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10-08-2006, 08:46 AM

Knowklew

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Cricket.......Cricket......

In the mornings my car sounds like it has a damn cricket under the hood. What the hell is making this sound so that I can replace it?

10-08-2006, 11:41 AM

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More detail on the sound... when is it... idle? throttle? etc.

10-08-2006, 12:43 PM

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archemedes street rep is low. keep going

would you like a list? Pretty much anything with a bearing can make that chirp sound (if I understand what your trying to get across)

10-08-2006, 12:50 PM

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Check the condition of your belt. I had an issue like that and sprayed some wd 40 on the belt while running to confirm it went away. Then I just replaced the belt.

10-08-2006, 01:31 PM

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Ya im gonna get a new serpentine belt and replace that...if it doesnt go away i will try something else

10-09-2006, 12:28 AM

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replace teh tensioner too, whenever you replace a serp belt you are supposed to replace the tensioner

10-23-2006, 10:14 PM

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NoRiceInside street rep is low. keep going

youve got an LS1 so its probably piston slap...

10-23-2006, 10:15 PM

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the noise was the belt tensioner

10-23-2006, 10:22 PM

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Mike Jones street rep is low. keep going

Glad to hear you found the problem.

How have you been doing?

10-24-2006, 07:43 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jpack

Check the condition of your belt. I had an issue like that and sprayed some wd 40 on the belt while running to confirm it went away. Then I just replaced the belt.

me too! I had the same squeaking sound so i used wd40