/dev/null Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 i had a similar noise on my car and it turned out to be the alternator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 98,000 miles? Viagra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 I don't think so, but I'm not sure. Based upon your question, I just went out to the parking lot here at work and fired up the car. No whistling noise! I'm wondering if it's truly a matter of temperature -- it's a warm day here in Northern California, and the temperature under the hood of my black car is pretty high, even with the engine off. Another clue? Or perhaps just more confusion? I gotta find time to bring the car into the shop. 357395[/snapback] I was referring to engine operatring temperature (210 deg F+), not ambient temperature. And how could this be happening to a Japanese car in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frez Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Waterpump or surpentine belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyMannn Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 It's an Infiniti G20, automatic transmission. 357100[/snapback] Buy AMERICAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffal0 Bill5 Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 serpentine. It'll probably run ya $100.00. I just had mine replaced. 357072[/snapback] Wow, $100, I just had mine done for $60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 It all depends on what kind of a car it is. If a timing belt does go it's not good but it doesn't destroy all cars engines. 357121[/snapback] If it is an Infiniti... It is a Nissan, almost all Nissan's utilize interference engines. If it is the timing belt and it goes, most likely you can encounter valve damage? Most of the time there WILL BE more engine damage than just the timing belt crapping out! Probably not a chain? Might not be plastic either? Is it a whistling chirping noise for sure?.. Or is the oscillating a thumping noise? Sometimes a thumping noise can be caused by the diaphram in the EVAP canister (if the car utilizes one)? If you do do the timing belt... 75-100k is recommended... Change the water pump also... While they are in there it won't be a problem and they almost always go if you don't change it. Most of the labor is getting to the front of the engine, through all the crap... The pump is under 100 bucks and makes sense to change it while they are in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 I'm no car expert, but that's probably the result of your radio telling your belts the verdict in the Michael Jackson trial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Tate Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Wow, $100, I just had mine done for $60 357895[/snapback] Holy crap you guys, it's a serpentine belt, not a flux capacitor. I bought a cross-cut one a couple weeks ago for about $25 - it takes one wrench and about 10 minutes to swap it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Holy crap you guys, it's a serpentine belt, not a flux capacitor. I bought a cross-cut one a couple weeks ago for about $25 - it takes one wrench and about 10 minutes to swap it out. 357954[/snapback] Depends on how hard it is to get to... What kinda of stuff is packed around the alt. belt and the tensioner pulley. I guess if the belt goes for 30-50 bucks... under a 100 or so doesn't sound too unreasonable??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 it takes one wrench and about 10 minutes 357954[/snapback] I'll take "What does it take to screw Paris Hilton" for two hundred, Alex." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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