Re: What does a dying water pump sound like?/More brake q's

["A. Bjorkheim" <andreb@u.washington.edu>]

> 
> The past few mornings, I've noticed that the engine in my rocco is sounding 
> ummm, kinda like a diesel... (I'm afraid that's the best description that I 
> can come up with - an unusually loud, rumbling sort of noise.)
> 
> Upon closer inspection, the offending sound appears to be coming from one 
> of the belt-driven devices (water pump or alternator, I have no A/C or 
> Power steering...) or maybe from the timing belt. I thought that it was 
> because of the 20w50 I'm running, and the cold mornings, but it sounded 
> like that when I arrived at work after an hours' drive. The engine seems to 
> be cooling properly, but I'm unsure if the water pump is on its last legs, 
> or what's going on...
> 
   Sounds like it could be a bad tensioner bearing.  Mine has been bad for
  years now and it sometimes makes a diesel sounding noise.

 andre'

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