CJDZ24_Z28

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Just picked up a 00 Formula today. On other LS1 cars I have owned i have had belt squeal but never a metallic whine. Its hard to explain but my guess is it sounds similar to a bad bearing. What do you think?

youguessit

There are several pulleys this could be... The best way to check this is to take the belt off and jack the car up on stands in the front. All you have to do is spin the different pulleys and you will know when one is bad... you will hear the bearings.... Just make sure it is quiet so you can hear them when you spin them by hand... You will also be able to tell by the way it slows down.... slowly instead of all at once... Pulleys that usually go bad are the idler pulley, and tensioner pulleys for the ac and for your regular serpentine...

2000Hawk

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^ Im going to have to do that as well, my car seems to make some weird noises like that.
-Joel

BlackScreaminMachine

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Prob alternator, or a PS fluid with bad bearings, like said, pull the belt and spin by hand.

sixvi6-camaro

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Does it go away when you turn on the AC and the compressor is running? I had a metallic sound on mine that was the AC Compressor clutch going bad. eventually it got really bad and one night the clutch seized but I've heard several f-bodies with the same metallic sound all of which was a Compressor.

los bastardos

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my engine isn't running but the alt and the ac compressor are both gritty and I'd imagine they'd make that sound when running, the clutch is by far the worst of the two though.

1320 killer

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try starting the car witht he belt off. this way you can eliminate the crank pulley or water pump that is making the noise.

CJDZ24_Z28

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Thanks for the suggestions going to do this right now. after several dealerships i found a idler pulley but i have to read up and figure out how to get the dust cover off

WS SIKZ

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there were 2 for my car theres a washer on the outside and a shield on the inside i have a silver dust shield brand new one from gm before i put the new one in i noticed it was the water pump so i didnt bother 45 shipped i payed like 42 and i had to wait a week to get it

CJDZ24_Z28

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Got it fellas!! Thanks! Idler pulley was the culprit! Also just for note the dealership said there is a difference in series. One with a silver dust shield and one with black. My car looked different from the one in the box but it works fine!

CJDZ24_Z28

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gotcha i missed your post by a minute! Yea I got one from my local stealership for $58