Help: engine bay noise
05-06-2011, 03:17 PM
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Help: engine bay noise 1998 ws6 m6 with 51k on it.
Ill describe sound as best as possible
Sounds like a faint school girl bicycle bell ringing. Car idles and you can hear it every 2-10 seconds. Popped hood, seems to be below the belts on the left side of the engine bay. car runs top notch, no leaks, lifter issues, nothing. Just this very faint bell sound lol.
I googled the bell sound and found this to help describe what i hear. Its not nearly as loud or profound, just very faint and it would probably sound like this bell if you were to shake it in your hand, not flick it.
http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/ju...warning/#33090
Sounds is becoming more consistent and less faint. Im pretty sure its maybe a semi loose pulley? it goes away if i give it some throttle
Thanks all
Ill describe sound as best as possible
Sounds like a faint school girl bicycle bell ringing. Car idles and you can hear it every 2-10 seconds. Popped hood, seems to be below the belts on the left side of the engine bay. car runs top notch, no leaks, lifter issues, nothing. Just this very faint bell sound lol.
I googled the bell sound and found this to help describe what i hear. Its not nearly as loud or profound, just very faint and it would probably sound like this bell if you were to shake it in your hand, not flick it.
http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/ju...warning/#33090
Sounds is becoming more consistent and less faint. Im pretty sure its maybe a semi loose pulley? it goes away if i give it some throttle
Thanks all
Last edited by Stoianoff31; 05-31-2011 at 12:52 PM.
05-09-2011, 04:32 PM
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Hehe that video was kind of funny. Usually it's a pulley. Since I don't know SPECIFICALLY what the noise I can't sure for sure, but I'd bet money it's just a squeaky pulley. As a quick fix, I've gotten a coffee-stirrer straw and filled it with out and would wedge it behind the pulley and let the oil out as a temp fix. Worked every time, but I'd never do this to AC compressor, alternator, water pump... Well, to anything but the idler I guess haha. See if you can't trace it back to a pulley.
