Basttion

Does the timing belt usually squeal before it breaks?

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TT_Nuge

Probably the serpentine belt that drives the power steering/alternator. Could be the tensioner going bad too, two reported recent failures on here.

Basttion

D'oh! You almost made me feel better!

TT_Nuge

If it would fail it wouldn't hurt anything, you'd just lose power steering and your battery would die forcing you to fix the issue. Repair is a lot easier and there's nothing there that can damage your engine if you happen to do it a little bit wrong like a timing belt.

TTschwing

Seems to be a lot of Serpentine belt tensioners failing lately too..

McTTR

winter slumber for a quick trip in the sun. It made a bad squeal which temporarily went away when I turned off the heat. It came back an hour later as I pulled back into the driveway. This time it was nasty sounding and maybe even a bit of grinding.

I'm going to pull the plastic covers and see if I can find the source. If not, I'm getting towed to the indie shop Monday.


Related question. I'm having my timing belt, tensioners, and water pump replace Monday for about $850 including OEM parts. The water pump will be a metal impeller. No thermostat included. Does that seem high? Labor is about $400.
thanks
Rob

Basttion

That seems like about what my dealer quoted me, but I can save about one bill buying my own parts.

snowpunk_AGTT

about $150 cheaper. plus they are doing my springs at the same time for a little extra.

JustAdam

I know - right?