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Old 12-18-2013, 12:55 AM
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Originally Posted by BMWX5CHI View Post
Power steering is topped off. The noise first started when I washed my engine. I'm 99.9% sure it's the pulleys. Could be the alternator but I would have to manually spin it to confirm as bcredliner suggested.
I forgot to mention that I chased a noise like this for a while, changing out all the tensioners and idlers. Turned out to be the belt itself. New belt, no noise.
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