Help diagnosing clicking noise coming from engine. (Video)

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Old Oct 20, 2018 | 01:02 PM
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Help diagnosing clicking noise coming from engine. (Video)

So 2 weeks ago I changed the oil and the power steering fluid too because it was making whining noises. I change the o-ring a year ago and that fixed it for a short period of time but the whining noise came back.
Now the engine is making this clicking noise that is probably unrelated to the oil and power steering fluid change but I just thought I would throw it in there for reference.

I checked the oil level and it is in between the lines. I used the same engine oil I have been using for the last 3.5 years of owning this car(pennzoil platinum).
I used the turkey baster method for the power steering fluid change. I put newspaper all around and was very careful not to spill anything.

https://streamable.com/4ljzz

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Old Oct 20, 2018 | 01:29 PM
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sounds like a bad pulley or one of your belts (timing or serpentine)
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Old Oct 24, 2018 | 03:16 PM
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Not too bad of a noise but definitely sounds like one of the pulleys, most likely tensioner
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Old Oct 28, 2018 | 12:09 PM
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What's more likely to fail? There's the alternator pully, air compressor, power steering and serpentine tensioner. Is it common for the serpentine tensioner to fail after a certain period of time?
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by budbudford
What's more likely to fail? There's the alternator pully, air compressor, power steering and serpentine tensioner. Is it common for the serpentine tensioner to fail after a certain period of time?
I've seen all fail at some point in time. Rather than worry about the statistical analysis of previous failures as a method of troubleshooting, you should focus on your current situation to determine the failure appropriate to your car.
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by dngo
So 2 weeks ago I changed the oil and the power steering fluid too because it was making whining noises. I change the o-ring a year ago and that fixed it for a short period of time but the whining noise came back.
Now the engine is making this clicking noise that is probably unrelated to the oil and power steering fluid change but I just thought I would throw it in there for reference.

I checked the oil level and it is in between the lines. I used the same engine oil I have been using for the last 3.5 years of owning this car(pennzoil platinum).
I used the turkey baster method for the power steering fluid change. I put newspaper all around and was very careful not to spill anything.

https://streamable.com/4ljzz

Thanks.
I had the exact same sound coming from my engine. I recently replaced the timing belt tensioner, water pump, etc. I picked up a serpentine belt and also a new belt tensioner. Put in the belt first, but no change. Put in the new tensioner, and my quiet engine is back. Hope this helps but a new tensioner works for me. Second part of today’s project was sanding down and adding clearcoat to the headlights. Nice and bright again. Although those aftermarket ones in another thread caught my attention.

Now back to the LED conversion on the inside.
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