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Post by idayab on Dec 16, 2013 8:23:44 GMT -6
Hi ,im new to the site :). I have a 1998 aurora with well over 200,000,00 and about a month and a half ago it got towed and sat for 3 1/2 days at impound,after going to pick it up I noticed there was slight rattle coming from engine but figured it was just from sitting for so long (it never sits more then 8hours a day I drive alot) but now its still doing it and getting alot worse to the point I can hear it a block away on cold starts???
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Post by bobsblue95 on Dec 16, 2013 15:50:49 GMT -6
My guess would be a bearing, such as idler or tensioner pulley.
Use a long screwdriver as a stethoscope to isolate it.
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Post by idayab on Dec 16, 2013 18:18:12 GMT -6
I didn't even think about that , my 95 grand prix did the same thing n it was the pulley. thank you for helping with the duh moment.
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Post by Paulaurora on Dec 18, 2013 22:31:29 GMT -6
lol" Duh moment nice one:)"
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Post by idayab on Dec 30, 2013 22:45:23 GMT -6
So I figured out what was wrong, the water pump was bent causing it to seize up ,there for breaking the crank shaft, melting the pully, and destroying the belt!
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Post by sall on Dec 31, 2013 8:37:52 GMT -6
Breaking the crankshaft...?
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Post by idayab on Jan 9, 2014 8:05:19 GMT -6
Yeah, the plastic pulley that's connected to the upper crankshaft snapped off
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Post by sall on Jan 9, 2014 8:20:01 GMT -6
... camshaft, but I got you now.
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Post by RCA1186 on Jan 9, 2014 9:29:11 GMT -6
I'm not sure if you have taken care of it or not yet but This Thread may help. Not the first time this has happened. |
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Post by idayab on Apr 19, 2014 15:41:49 GMT -6
Thank you for the response I got it all fixed for$600 , I'm thinking it was a good deal?
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Post by RCA1186 on Apr 20, 2014 17:32:21 GMT -6
If the actual cam broke then maybe
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Post by sall on Apr 20, 2014 18:15:10 GMT -6
Thank you for the response I got it all fixed for$600 , I'm thinking it was a good deal? If the actual cam broke then maybe I doubt it was the cam shaft itself. The pulley takes a few minutes to press off and press the new one on. The tensioner if broken another fifteen minutes. That's an hour job total IMO and probably <$200 parts/labor. If it was the camshaft broken then... |
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