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gruesom grinding noise - 1.3 sierra

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gruesom grinding noise - 1.3 sierra

Post by islandvitara »

i drove my sierra 1.3 from townsville to mundubbera last thursday - 1400km's in 14hrs roughly..on the way down i noticed this howling noise under the bonnet, kept driving hoping it would go away it did but came back worse :bad-words: i was on the marlborough stretch in the middle of nowhere when i decided to pull over n have a check what the noise was and it was LOUD!! it sounded as though something was loose and grinding inside something..i thought it was a pully but they all seemed tight...it was loud when idling even louder n worse when i rev'd it. couldnt seem to find anything broken or damaged, fan belt was tight and NOT slipping..

(besides the bottom radiator hose had bulgded out almost to burst - undid it and slid it up further on the pump shaft n tightend it again. fixed for now).

so as i couldnt find where the noise was comming from i assumed it was a pully bearing? or somewhere near there? pump shaft? alternator? i just got in and drove the rest of the trip on the hope nothing would go wrong and id get home ok..which i did the noise went away again and hasnt returned..although i can still hear that its making a howling noise from the engine still.........


got me stuffed i have no clue what it is... :?
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Post by droopypete »

These aren't that expensive, they work better with a trained ear though, as everything sounds stuffed (watch out for spinning parts :) )


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Post by islandvitara »

yeah thats what i thought of i couldnt remember what they were lol i cant pin point the noise so thats what i need :armsup:
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Post by islandvitara »

So after replacing the timing cover on the Sierra, I found where the noise was comming from - alternator bearing shit its self...still works but will need replacing asap! 110amp falcon upgrade =D
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Post by PJ.zook »

Yeh thats the first thing when trying to find a noise in engine. Disconnect the belt, as engine runs fine without it, and you can then establish its not water pump or alternator.
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Post by islandvitara »

yeah as found out :armsup: alternator pully is loose and has fair bit of movement!! it still spins freely-ish but i will replace it with the 110amp falcon alternator.. :armsup:
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