by swatvan » Tue Nov 08, 2022 1:37 pm
Thanks for the reply Yowie,
I played around with the belt tension for the alternator belt & ac belt but didn't have any luck directly affecting the sound.
Unfortunately my car died yesterday which led me to believe the 2nd hand alternator I purchased and installed wasn't charging the battery and could've had a bad pulley.
So, I put the old alternator in, jump started the car, but the sound was still occuring.
On a side note: the car not starting was a result of a dead battery so I'm under the assumption both alternators I have are working/charging but aren't causing the sound
Me and my mates thought it could be the exhaust heat shield so I checked that, but it was already tight as, and after a bit more tightening the sound was still persistent.
I'm getting my car looked at tomorrow morning so I should have a good idea of what it will be sometime tomorrow arvo.
I didn't end up putting my old belts back on as they were cracked and didn't want to risk hurting the engine.
I'll post my progress tomorrow incase someone else runs into this issue again and finds this thread.