Sunday, July 22, 2012 - 05:19 pm, by: James Buchan(Jrbuch)
Hi all.
in the last two days my vvti 1J has developed a squeaking noise, kind of like a bearing needing replacement on the front of the motor. Seems to come from near the power steering pump. However once the car has warmed up and has had a good drive, the squeak goes away - why would this be? I hate this noise, especially on such a new quiet car where everything else works perfectly.
Guessing the only way to find out would be to take off the serpentine belt, see what's making the noise? Guessing this is the best place to start looking?
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - 07:45 am, by: Matthew Sharpe(Madmatt)
Also check the harmonic balancer. The rubber that holds the inner ring to the outer perishes and separates, and it'll make a squeaking noise like a belt slipping (until eventually it comes right off - and that's a bad thing)
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - 12:14 pm, by: James Buchan(Jrbuch)
I will get to the bottom of this. Thanks both for your help. I'll take a look at the previous owners service history to see what's been changed and what's not been changed.
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