hey guys i have a 05 TL i recently bought. everything was at fine till about after a week i heard kind of a skipping rattling noise coming from the left side of the engine. ive gone to the dealership regarding the problem and no one seems to figure out what it is. i was wonder if anyone else had a similar problem like this and possibly knows wht is the problem

 

we need to be clear which side of the car you are asking about. The left side is the drivers side and the right side is the passenger side. The serpentine belt is on the right side and the transmission is on the left side. Where is your noise coming from?

 

it is coming from the pasenger side which would be on the left so would that mean there is a issue with the transmission? the dealer talked about the serpentine belt and how that is the problem. im also being told by my friends who have looked at it saying its a problem internally in the motor itself

 

noise is from the right side which is the passenger side which would be the serpentine belt area sorry i just cant read right

 

If you or someone you know is mechanically enclined you can easily figure it out. Take the serpentine belt off start the engine, if the noise is gone then its your belt, tensioner pulley, ps pump or the a/c. with the belt off, and the engine NOT running spin each pulley by hand and see which one is making noise. If the noise is still there with the belt off, then your problem is something else.

 

Had a similar noise in my 05 TL 3 weeks ago. It wasn't the belt. The belt tensioner was replaced and that didn't help. Tech with help from Acura found that the sprocket behind the belt tensioner needed replacing and they had to use a "spacer" with the sprocket. Acura said their findings would generate a TSR on the issue. Acura had no knowledge of this problem prior to my repair. Now it is just as silent and smooth as when I purchased it.

 

ahh thanks i now can go to acura and tell them whats wrong with it

 

bill could you possibly get me a link or something about hte problem acura fixed. my dealership said there is no fix by acura yet and i try to explain to them but they refuse to do anything about it. is there any link or something from acura i could show them?

 

yes, what he said. i think i may have the same issue. its more of a skipping sound, tick sound, when idle.

 

I have a call into my Dealer to get info for you. If they cannot provide anything beyond the service order description of the work, I will email that information. I expect to hear from them today.

 

I have the copy of the service order for this repair completed on my 05 TL. How can I email it as an Attachment?

 

um email it to me at sadman1990@hotmail.com if u can scan it and attach it as an attachment thru ur email provider

 

jlho1980@hotmai.com please.

 

This seems to be an issue lots of owners are fighting so I am typing the pertinent info from the service order. Your Acura Dealer should be able to access my record from my VIN as follows: 19UUA66215A071494. NEED TO CHECK FOR A WHINNING TYPE NOISE POSSBIBLE PULLEY BEARING MAKINE NOISE...ADVISE...LIKE A TENSION PULLY....DRIVE BELT NOISEY, DRY & DIRTY...REMOVED ACCY BELT-STILL NOISEY. REMOVED TIMING COVERS-NOISE COMING FROM TENSIONER IDLE PULLEY-REPLACED PULLEY & TENSIONER. NOISE STILL PRESENT. REPLACED TIMING BELT-NOISE STILL PRESENT. CONTACTED TECH LINE: REF# 2543572. WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE LOWER SPROKET BELTS & INSTALL SHIMS BEHIND TIMING BELT IDLE PULLEY-NOISE GONE.

 

so you are telling me, this write up is going to be enough? hmm....

 

i took the write up to the dealer today and this dealer said that they cant do anything so i took it to the toher dealer in town who called up acura tech about the problem and sure enough if the dealer calls acura tech about the problem, acura tech authorizes the fix makin it legit so tell ur dealer to call acura tech it worked with me

 

ok ill give that a try. sucks for me as i only have one acura dealer in my area.....

 

i had just went in for mine yesterday, i had a chirping/rattling noise comming from thepassenger side of the engine bay....i thought it was the serpentine belt issue as well.


Got the car aback at 5pm, my service advisor had told me it was a heatshield above the passenger side front axle, they had to bent it because it was hitting something, noise is all gone now....just saying that this MAY be another possibility.

 

Mines been doing this for 2 years... I hear this "warbling" sound, like a serpentine belt is vibrating while it's spinnning. I guess I gotta take it in.

 

well its been a grand total of 2 days since the sound was gone but its coming back again im not sure wht the problem is anymore and one of the dealers tried to fix it which they did but it only lasted 2 days so i dont kno

 

No tsb on the that noise yet but its coming...... Dealers dont know the fix yet so dont bother breaking stones about it yet.

 

I know this thread is old, but it's time to bring this thing back to life. The belt on my '05 TL is squealing, and I've had the serpentine belt, idler pulley, and belt tensioner replaced, but the squeal still comes back. The squeal is usually heard when the car is started, up to about 30 minutes into the ride, but sometimes it'll last even longer. Belt conditioner only makes the noise worse! Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

 

check and make sure none of the pulleys for the accessories on the belt like A/C, alternator, Power steering, etc spin freely and aren't binding. A bad bearing or accessory component could be putting extra stress on the belt causing the noise.

 

If it's making noise and the A/C is on, turn off the A/C and give it a try.