bad bearing in pulley ??

[sheldonh26]

hey all , i own a 98 awd tsi talon and just start hearing a metal noise coming from the right side of my engine, not sure if its a pulley but it sounds like its coming from down low . car drives fine and idles perfect and i can only hear this at idle or in high gear under a bit of a load , when im on the gas i cant hear it ! any ideas on this ? oh i have light weight pulleys on the car too but not sure if thats of any help thanks guys

 

[Hectorb25]

I have a similar sound and I'm sure its a bad bearing in the pulley from the ac compressor , try turning your ac on ( if you have one ) and see if the noise goes away Or not while its on

 

[kngofbrknprts]

Just to be exact, if your standing looking at the engine and the sound is coming from the belt area, that's the left side. I say this because if it's the "right" side of the car it would be the transmission making the noise.

I have sprayed some pb blaster on pullies to see if it quiets it down and if it does then I replace that part. How long after you put the pulleys on was it before it started making the noise

 

[sheldonh26]

hello again , sorry i never got to reply sooner but i have the problem solved and it was the plastic guard screws backing out of the alternator . thanks