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Got a little squeeky wheel. Is this indicative of water pump bearing or just pulley?

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YOUR RESEARCHGot a little squeeky wheel. Is this indicative of water pump bearing or just pulley?

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Replace alternator and all three pulleys

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Last week I replaced my alternator and all three pulleys on my car.

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Water pump was replaced at 96k miles.

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Replace with oem water pump, or aftermarket

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JYO, did you replace with OEM water pump, or aftermarket?

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Replace water pump

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Water pump was replaced at 96k miles.

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Got a little squeeky wheel. Is this indicative of water pump bearing or just pulley?

Replace with oem water pump, or aftermarket

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JYO, did you replace with OEM water pump, or aftermarket?

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Anything to be concerned about? Water pump was replaced at 96k miles. Car has 138k miles on it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arCKz6lq028

POST 2Original post

Use a stethoscope or the old long screw driver held against the cheekbone to isolate the noise. But be careful around the belt and pulleys that are moving. Sounds like a pulley to me. Last week I replaced my alternator and all three pulleys on my car. The old metal pulleys were squeaking and rattling when spun by hand. All the new ones are 997 xxx xxx xx numbers and are nylon/plastic with center bearings.

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I agree, kind of sounds like a squeeky idler pulley, but it's really impossible to tell from a video. Remove the serpentine belt and spin each pulley & accessory by hand (except the engine crankshaft). That should help you isolate the bad one. belt replacement DIY: http://www.renntech.org/forums/tutor...-polyrib-belt/ (login required)

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thanks all. Will do this next weekend.

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My water pump failed last month, 12.5 years old, just 45,300 miles. The bearing went bad and it made a heck of a racket, banging like crazy. I refused to drive the car it sounded so bad.

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JYO, did you replace with OEM water pump, or aftermarket? Sounds like pulley, but if WP, you've got 2 years warranty if genuine..if not, I've heard of those going in the timeframe you listed. Cheers, DS

POST 7 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

The replacement is OE with metal impeller. I changed it proactively with all new hoses around the engine when the motor was apart. The original water pump was fine at 96k miles

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Did OE pumps come out with metal impellers ?? I thought that the "composit" plastic impellers were the default option. Just pray that the pump bearing hasn't failed & the metal impeller is eating its way into your crankcase..... After saying that, the sound clip is similar to when my idle roller bearing failed.

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