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Trampisjr

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Mar 12, 2006
Grundy, Virginia
I don't post on here much, but I'm about giving up hope in locating the sound of my problem. I nailed it down to three things, the timing belt, alt. or water pump.
I'll try to describe the sound. When I get in my car and start it up I hear a skiting sound. It sonds something like if you were filing a knife. Sorry, just trying to describe it best as I can.
Anyway, when I start the car I hear it and when I lay on the gas I hear louder and faster.
I open the hood the sound can be heard really good at the passnager side tire and right in the timing belt, alt. water pump area.
I have a lil over 100,000 miles on my car....Timing belt is going to be changed soon and a turbo kit i brought is going on. I just want to get my car runing the best I can before I put the turbo on.
Any advice, opinions will be aperciated.

I'm sorry for the long post
 
I had the same problem it turned out to be the thin piece of metal between the balance shaft sprocket and the timing belt sprocket.Balance shft belt broke and bent it causing it to rub on timing belt.
 
Pull the accessory belts off and see if the bearings for the alternator, water pump, and power steering pump spin freely or if they feel messed up.
 
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