Rattle noise on idle on 2008 Acura TL?
07-23-2013, 11:43 PM
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Rattle noise on idle on 2008 Acura TL?
I hear this rattling noise when the car is in idle, I don't hear it inside my car but I can hear it loud and clear when I stand next to it, mainly the passenger side. So I looked it up on youtube and found out this one other guy was having the same problem and some one commented it was the bad timing belt tensioner. Then last week I took it to my local mechanic, and he also said the noise was from either the serpentine belt tensioner or the timing belt tensioner. My car only has about 23K miles on it. Has this happened to anybody else's TL before?
Here's the video I found, mine makes the exact same sound like that:
Here's the video I found, mine makes the exact same sound like that:
07-24-2013, 05:15 AM
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04-22-2015, 08:21 AM
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It is at least $1000 only if you do it through the dealership. My mechanic quoted me for $600 including parts and labor. (Parts don't include serpentine belt and the tensioner since I had it replaced two weeks ago). The dealership quoted me for $1550 for exactly the same thing...
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10-15-2015, 02:05 AM
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That's my video actually. In my case, it was not the accessory belt tensioner. I had the car running without the serpentine belt, and the noise was still there. It was coming from the timing belt cover, which was changed at 100k. The invoice from Acura only showed the timing belt being replaced, nothing else.
Don't cheap out when changing the tb, make sure the pulley and tensioner are replaced.
Don't cheap out when changing the tb, make sure the pulley and tensioner are replaced.
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2008 Acura TL rattle noise front passenger side area
hey guys I'm having the same issue my seems like it's coming from around the passenger side wheel area ? Please help it's really annoying thanks
04-18-2017, 05:25 PM
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TB tensioner is in the video.
10-07-2018, 10:17 PM
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2008 Acura TL rattle noise
hey guys I have a 2008 Acura TL 145,000 miles there is this rattle noise coming from the engine bay can’t figure out what it is I have the belt tensioner in mind ? Video attached below thanks
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10-07-2018, 11:42 PM
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Can't view. upload to Youtube and post link please.
10-08-2018, 11:03 AM
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at least open the hood so we can get a not so muted sound clip you lazy ass
There's a lot of background noise that could be the cooling fans kicking on but it sounds like it could be the tensioner for the TB or the drive belt, gotta do some more analysis.
10-08-2018, 03:54 PM
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something must be wrong with your speakers stop buying those androids 😂 the video is plenty loud and you can obviously hear the sound but thank you anyways I will look into that 👌🏼😎
10-09-2018, 08:37 PM
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Yeah but without the hood open all out can tell is what side it’s coming from. So all we hear is A SOUND. Can’t pinpoint anything from a video you took on your phone without the hood open.
PS pump, auto tensioner, timing belt tensioner are all possible
PS pump, auto tensioner, timing belt tensioner are all possible
10-10-2018, 11:56 AM
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video attached above with hood open.
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Rattling Noise coming from under 06ACURA TL HELP??
Its usually when it’s in drive or reverse
Im just now joining the Acura Gang so please all advice is welcomed !
10-10-2019, 10:47 AM
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Tensioner rattles even on young parts
Hey there all. It is likely that your timing belt tensioner has failed even fairly young. I recently replaced the timing belt, water pump, hydraulic tensioner, and the tensioner pulley on a 2002 Acura TL 3.2L. However, after only about 2 months and 2000 miles, the brand new hydraulic tensioner had leaked oil and wasn't providing proper tension to the timing belt. Sometimes these tensioners last 200,000 miles. Sometimes it's only 2,000 miles. When you get the new part, buy the warranty.
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