JP
Hero Member
- Joined
- Jan 28, 2007
- Messages
- 758
- Points
- 18
- Make
- Chevy
- Model
- Cruze
- Year
- 2014
- Miles
- 100K
- Engine
- 1.4l turbo
Right, so this is a distance diagnostic. Son sent video from across the country; bearing squeak coming from under the hood, one of the components running off the serpentine belt, can't tell which bearing is going from the video:
Alternator
Belt tensioner
Water Pump
A/C compressor
My GUESS is that it's the belt tensioner, based on my quick internet survey those have been reported to go bad with that engine. They look like they were engineered by a third-grader, cheap as hell.
Anyway, yes, I know what I'd do to diagnose the problem and I told him to get a cheapo stethescope to localize the noise for a start. No weeping noticed from the water pump, but water/coolant evaporates quickly in Phoenix.
So...based on the wisdom of experience of the mechanics here on the forum with this engine, if you were to GUESS what would be the most likely bearing to fail, which would it be? He will go (hopefully) about diagnosing it properly, but I'm curious about your experiences.
Alternator
Belt tensioner
Water Pump
A/C compressor
My GUESS is that it's the belt tensioner, based on my quick internet survey those have been reported to go bad with that engine. They look like they were engineered by a third-grader, cheap as hell.
Anyway, yes, I know what I'd do to diagnose the problem and I told him to get a cheapo stethescope to localize the noise for a start. No weeping noticed from the water pump, but water/coolant evaporates quickly in Phoenix.
So...based on the wisdom of experience of the mechanics here on the forum with this engine, if you were to GUESS what would be the most likely bearing to fail, which would it be? He will go (hopefully) about diagnosing it properly, but I'm curious about your experiences.