pwebb Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 I've noticed that during the first few minutes of a cold-weather start, there is a strange clunking noise coming from near the timing belt side of my engine. After popping the hood for further inspection, I can see a small metal piece directly next to the bottom right corner of the radiator expansion tank (when looking into the engine from the front of the car) seems to be slipping, and popping out of place. It makes a quite unsettling sound until about 1-2 minutes or so, and I wonder if this is just a cold weather symptom or could this be a sign of something worse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesoam Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 the power steering pulley?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwebb Posted January 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 I'm not sure what pulley it is, as I'm quite unfamiliar in that area. But like I said, if you're looking into the engine bay, its to the bottom right of the radiator expansion tank reservoir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lax01 Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 picture? I can't see in my head what you are talking about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWinkey Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Naahh...sounds like your looking at your serpentine belt tensioner and it will move back and forth...but if it's noisy you may want to replace it...I'm sure it's fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8501995 Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Hi!I have the same kind of "problems" lately, namely strange noises when starting the car when cold.But then I thought about it and it is -20C without the wind chill effect ,which drops the temperature down to -35C, and it has been like this for a few days now!So it is normal that everything is just frozen up, and I am just happy that the car starts without a hitch!The accelerations are hard, the brake pedal is really stiff and the gear shifts aren't smooth for the first few minutes, but that's normal too, the oil is just so cold and lost its viscosity.So I guess what you are describing looks like what is happening here!I haven't opened the hood to check anything, and don't feel like it with these temperatures.Happy winter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
854TGA+ Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 A/c compressor kicking in & out. Bet the a/c doesn't work in the spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwebb Posted January 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 the a/c took a dive this summer. <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesoam Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 lax01 Posted Yesterday, 05:27 PM picture? I'll second that notion. Just circle it in P-shop so we know what part you are refering to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyROTech Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 cold weather makes the car have weird noises and electrical problems with alot of cars. When around -25c my vans interior lights flash on and off for the first 5min of driving. And i also get a screeching noise when pressing the brake and also other noises, but after car warms up everything goes back to normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MrWinkey Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Aahhh ...looks like what I said previously...your tensioner :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwebb Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Is that going to cause a problem? Perhaps something is already wrong? Boy, I hope not! :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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