Growling type of noise????

dbailey · 05-19-2008, 10:30 AM

I have all of a sudden starting getting this growling type of noise from the area around the water pump/power steering pump.

I put new radiator hoses on and properly bled the system so I don't know if coincidently the noise started right after I did that or what. Anybody ever had a growling noise like a dry bearing kinda sound before and figured out what it was? Went by the dealer and they used one of those stethoscopes and said it could be either the power sterring pump or the water pump but was hard to tell since they are both on the same bracket. Wasn't ready to pay them a $78 diagnosis charge yet until I asked you guys what you thought. One friend of mine said to pour some limited slip additive in the power steering resevoir and if it was that, that the additive would shut it right up. Went to NAPA and bought some and added it but it didn't work immediately. May have to drive it around awhile to determine if that is what it is. Anybody? Thanks guys.

dbailey · 05-19-2008, 10:38 AM

P.S. Don't hear it at idle. Only when you rev it if that helps.

cherrington17 · 05-19-2008, 11:01 AM

have a werewolf stuck in your flywheel?

05-19-2008, 11:02 AM

Iv'e got it, you have a small dog in your'e engine! ok maybe not, but i had to say.

jackal2000 · 05-19-2008, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cherrington17

have a werewolf stuck in your flywheel?

the transmission doesnt have a fly wheel.

it has a flex plate.

dbailey · 05-19-2008, 12:48 PM

Well it doesn't look like the limited slip additive worked. Hmmm.....

jackal2000 · 05-19-2008, 12:55 PM

power steering usually whines when it is going bad. you can get a new water pump for like $20, not sure how much the ps pump is.

dbailey · 05-19-2008, 01:32 PM

It's more like a grind/dry bearing sound than a whine. You can hear it when you drive and when sitting still and revving the engine. For sure is coming from the water pump/power steering pump area.

dbailey · 05-19-2008, 08:08 PM

Water pump is bad. Pulley loose and bearing clicks a bit. Gonna get the ASC pump from Advance and hope it is a decent one. They say its new with a limited lifetime warranty. $25. Anybody know about it?

bryan213 · 05-19-2008, 08:17 PM

maybe bad bearings in water pump shaft. remove belt and pully check for play in the shaft.

dbailey · 05-19-2008, 08:33 PM

Yeah its bad. Pulley moves while under the tension of the belt. Fortuntately I have the 3.4 so should be easy to replace. Got 135,000 miles out that water pump so I don't guess it owed me anything.

dbailey · 06-06-2008, 10:39 AM

Put new water pump in and that fixed it.