Something is dying in my engine

Wikedjuggalo · #1 03-05-2008, 08:29 AM

Well I have a video of it, but i will do my best to describe it. Honestly to me it sounds like I have a freaking desiel under there. The F-350 or what ever the Ford ones are but it is really loud and something is dying in there. It doesnt do it all the time mostly it occurs when i'm idling. I hope I wont hear bad news. I hope the video can help. I know its not great but if any of you have heard a normal running EG33 you'll notice it being much louder and different. Thanks for any help.

TomsSVX · #2 03-05-2008, 08:46 AM

wow... cannot really make out where or what it is comming from. Sounds are a little foggy due to vid quality but it sounds like a bad bearings in an accessory or an idler...

Tom

Wikedjuggalo · #3 03-05-2008, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by TomsSVX

wow... cannot really make out where or what it is comming from. Sounds are a little foggy due to vid quality but it sounds like a bad bearings in an accessory or an idler...

Tom

I am going to take off the belt cover and investigate when I get home from school and work. There is some vibration coming from it and I just have to be careful beacuse well all the moving parts/electricity running through it. Anything specific that I should look for ?"

lhopp77 · #4 03-05-2008, 10:08 AM

Its hard to determine much of anything from the vid, but signs around your radiator indicate that you may have had an overheating problem. If that is the case then it could explain the noises. It sounds a bit like a car that I bought that had overheated and ruined the engine, but the sounds were primarily from only one side of the engine--passenger side head. Can you isolate the sound such as one side of the engine or the other or engine sounds from possible accessory failure sounds. Do all the accessories such as power steering pump, alternator and AC compressor work without strange noises.

Lee

nextse7en · #5 03-05-2008, 10:11 AM

Again, hard to make out, but it sounds a bit like bearings in the alternator/PSpump.

TomsSVX · #6 03-05-2008, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by lhopp77

Its hard to determine much of anything from the vid, but signs around your radiator indicate that you may have had an overheating problem. If that is the case then it could explain the noises. It sounds a bit like a car that I bought that had overheated and ruined the engine, but the sounds were primarily from only one side of the engine--passenger side head. Can you isolate the sound such as one side of the engine or the other or engine sounds from possible accessory failure sounds. Do all the accessories such as power steering pump, alternator and AC compressor work without strange noises.

Lee

Thats a new silla radiator and I cannot see what you are talking about when you say signs of overheating?? its clean.

Try and take the acc belts off the car for a few seconds and start it up... tell us how it sounds then.

Tom

Wikedjuggalo · #7 03-05-2008, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by TomsSVX

Thats a new silla radiator and I cannot see what you are talking about when you say signs of overheating?? its clean.

Try and take the acc belts off the car for a few seconds and start it up... tell us how it sounds then.

Tom

I think he was talking about the let over sealent they used to seal the old Radaitor. Its new and I havent had problems since I replaced the old one. Heck even before I replaced it, It had split back open a bit instead of attempting to drive it i waited on my replacement. I have a good idea it might be the alternator just from what I seem to think the noise is coming from.

Now can you kindly explain how I go about doing testing to see if the bearings are failing. Thanks for the help and advices.

As far as everything working without noises it does. I have a fan that is cracked and when it turns on it makes noises but thats not the noise. AC works, and PS is fine, I have a leak in the Steering rack or something but besides that works fine.