...there's a weird noise coming around the P/S pulley and lower right valve cover. I can't really pinpoint it. Heck, it could be the crankshaft pulley itself for all I know since it's directly below. I don't know.
But what I do know is my timing is right on. Idles perfectly, pulls hard and shifts (auto) smoothly. A/C is working. Temp is dead middle. Coolant is not fluctuating. No leaks. Timing belt is tight but not too tight. I read somewhere where it said you shouldn't be able to twist the belt past 90 degrees.
Belt deflection is right on except for maybe the alternator which I'll tighten later tonight but check this out...I replaced the catalytic converter first and test drove it to make sure everything was perfect before I moved on to the next project. And it was spot on. No rattle, no anything. Bolts were torqued to specs.
Then I moved to the timing belt/drive belts/water pump. I tighten the drive belts as best as I could and put everything back together. There was one bolt I couldn't put back in on the lower timing belt cover. No big deal..everything else was secured tightly. I tried moving the cover around and it wasn't moving. It was secure.
I start the car and fill the radiator with coolant for obvious reasons. Anyways, fast forward, there's a weird noise coming from the lower right valve cover / P/S pulley. It's not a squealing noise. It's more of a soft rattle/squeaking (easy on the squeaking, more of a rattle) type of noise. It sounds like something is loose. I checked the P/S bolts/nuts and everything is torqued down. Heck, even loctited!
The noise only evident during idle. So, last night, thinking the belt's too loose on the P/S, I tightened it. Also tightened the A/C belt. In my eyes, it's within the deflection spec. I start the car up this morning and the rattle+squeaking noise is even louder. What gives? If I was to loosen the belts back to where it was the night before and loosen them some more the belt would be way too loose.
I'll double check the tensioner again but it was spot on so I didn't bother checking them again after I placed the timing belt covers (top & bottom).
One thing I failed to do is torque the crankshaft bolt/nut. I was following the 14 ft lbs + 90 degree method per manual service and only managed to get it a little past 45 degrees. That sucker was on there tight! Surely that should be at 130 ft lbs of torque, no? IDK. I'll double check again.
Anyone experience the same type of noise? I know you can't tell if your experience is the same as mine since you can't hear the noise but if it resembles anything like it please chime in and tell me how you fixed it.
Any suggestions on how to rectify this noise?
But what I do know is my timing is right on. Idles perfectly, pulls hard and shifts (auto) smoothly. A/C is working. Temp is dead middle. Coolant is not fluctuating. No leaks. Timing belt is tight but not too tight. I read somewhere where it said you shouldn't be able to twist the belt past 90 degrees.
Belt deflection is right on except for maybe the alternator which I'll tighten later tonight but check this out...I replaced the catalytic converter first and test drove it to make sure everything was perfect before I moved on to the next project. And it was spot on. No rattle, no anything. Bolts were torqued to specs.
Then I moved to the timing belt/drive belts/water pump. I tighten the drive belts as best as I could and put everything back together. There was one bolt I couldn't put back in on the lower timing belt cover. No big deal..everything else was secured tightly. I tried moving the cover around and it wasn't moving. It was secure.
I start the car and fill the radiator with coolant for obvious reasons. Anyways, fast forward, there's a weird noise coming from the lower right valve cover / P/S pulley. It's not a squealing noise. It's more of a soft rattle/squeaking (easy on the squeaking, more of a rattle) type of noise. It sounds like something is loose. I checked the P/S bolts/nuts and everything is torqued down. Heck, even loctited!
The noise only evident during idle. So, last night, thinking the belt's too loose on the P/S, I tightened it. Also tightened the A/C belt. In my eyes, it's within the deflection spec. I start the car up this morning and the rattle+squeaking noise is even louder. What gives? If I was to loosen the belts back to where it was the night before and loosen them some more the belt would be way too loose.
I'll double check the tensioner again but it was spot on so I didn't bother checking them again after I placed the timing belt covers (top & bottom).
One thing I failed to do is torque the crankshaft bolt/nut. I was following the 14 ft lbs + 90 degree method per manual service and only managed to get it a little past 45 degrees. That sucker was on there tight! Surely that should be at 130 ft lbs of torque, no? IDK. I'll double check again.
Anyone experience the same type of noise? I know you can't tell if your experience is the same as mine since you can't hear the noise but if it resembles anything like it please chime in and tell me how you fixed it.
Any suggestions on how to rectify this noise?