Pulley bearing noise, slower than RPM
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 4:17 pm
Just thought I'd throw this one out there to see what people know.
For the last few months when I start my engine there's a fairly typical pulley bearing squeel, it's not very loud. I've tracked it down to the back of the supercharger.
The thing is though, its squeeling noise is in relation to the engine revs, but it's no where near as fast as the engine revs. As in at idle, say 800rpm, it squeels probably 3 or 4 times a second. As you rev it, the frequency of it pics up. But it maintains that relation to the engines, much slower.
Just wondering why a bearing, if on its way out, would may a slow sounding squeek only every few revs, not each one? If that makes sense.... While the pulley connecting it to the crank is probably 1/3 the size of the harmonic balancer, so it should be 3 times as fast if anything....
Also, it goes away after 5-10 min when warm
For the last few months when I start my engine there's a fairly typical pulley bearing squeel, it's not very loud. I've tracked it down to the back of the supercharger.
The thing is though, its squeeling noise is in relation to the engine revs, but it's no where near as fast as the engine revs. As in at idle, say 800rpm, it squeels probably 3 or 4 times a second. As you rev it, the frequency of it pics up. But it maintains that relation to the engines, much slower.
Just wondering why a bearing, if on its way out, would may a slow sounding squeek only every few revs, not each one? If that makes sense.... While the pulley connecting it to the crank is probably 1/3 the size of the harmonic balancer, so it should be 3 times as fast if anything....
Also, it goes away after 5-10 min when warm