Hello, im having this sound every once in a while the car is 2005tl base, and it has 73000 miles on it, it comes from the timing belt area and it is a weeeeeeeeeeeee sound, i was thinking in changing the whole time belt, water pump, etc,etc.

but wanted to know first if it might be something else.

the sound comes from this area, the top pulley thingy.



Thank you for your help.

 

Have you checked the serpentine belt and/or tensioner pulley?
You can always remove the serpentine belt and start the engine for a few seconds to check and also check the pulleys for any unusual sound.

 

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ok thank you very much, i will have those replaced, it pretty much sounds in the morning when the engine seems to be cold and is specially louder when the steering wheel is turned to either side.

 

wait a minute, that sounds like power steering issues. Check the PS fluid level.

Also, there is a TSB for an O-ring replacement and a recall for the PS hose.

Lots of threads on these two items. Do a search and you'll find them.

 

dont scare me now, what does that means???? am i going to be on the road and lose steering or something like that?

which one is the power steering fluid level???? im think i better take it to the dealer then or what do you recommend?

Thank you.

 

ok so i checked the levels of the steering wheel fluid and they are ok.

 

ok i think i found the problem which most likely is this im going to try this and see if it goes away.

Thank you very much on the ps hose thingy, it pointed me in the right direction.

if anyone needs to know what i think its the problem here is the link to what might be the solution.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...highlight=hose

 

Glad you found the thread OP.