Originally Posted by
HungarianHunter
Hey everyone. First off let me thank you all who helped me with my previous problem, the "clicking" which turned out to be the lifters. I got some of that additive, the Ristone I believe was the name, and it has improved a lot. Now here are my new problems:
1. I hear a repetitive, rhythmic sound when the car is idling, and the frequency of the noise increases with higher RPM's. It is sort of like a squeaking sound, I'm assuming a belt? I've already tightened the first belt which helped the previous noise, but not I think it might be my larger, (serpantine?) belt. Any suggestions on fixing this? Tighten it, or buy a new one possibly?
**I would suggest new you dont want to risk belts snapping unless it was recently done and they didnt make it tight enough like my alternator was last year -.-**
2. My BRAKE indicator light near the gauges is on constantly, even though my e-brake is completely down, depressed totally. Any Ideas?
**Low brake fluid, could be an indication of your pads as well. Our cars may have a light when pads are shot, not sure. But most likely i would check brake fluid and rebleed system if it seems low. My truck got a brake light when the brake lines blew but thats different all together I had no fluid then. The easiest way to check is look see if its low if it is put some in and see if u constantly depress brake if it bubbles then you may need to bleed cause there is air in there.**
3. I hear a horrific sort of "metal grinding metal" sound, just when the car starts and for a few feet after I drive, it is also a rhythmic sound, I guess I could describe it as if you were to take a dremel to an aluminum can with a grinder bit and moved it back and forth.... I think the closest issue posted on the sticky was
"Crankshaft bearing noises caused by excessive clearance are heard as deep metallic knocks. Noise is loudest under load, acceleration, or when the engine is just started. May be accompanied by low oil pressure which can be checked with an oil pressure gauge."
But this doesn't really tell me how to diagnose or fix the problem, just that it COULD be accompanied by low oil pressure. Any ideas on that? Or is it a completely different problem?
4. My brakes squeak. Get new pads/shoes?
**Why not they're like 50 bucks combined when was last time you replaced them. Also clean out the drum and resurface rotor **
5. My steering wheel shakes at speeds aproaching and exceeding 65-80 MPH, what to do about this? Get my wheels realigned? (I believe that was the term)
**Could be an alignment possibly wheels if your wheels arent completely centered. Alignment is best bet though.**
THANKS SO MUCH GUYS!!!!!
Everyone on here is an insanely helpful resource, so if anyone could take a few mins and help me out that'd be great. I'd much rather do any fix myself as opposed to taking it to a shop, I can save money and learn something :)
Thanks again everyone!
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