hey guys
i went to cali for a few weeks and basically my friend took care of hte car starting it every few days or driving it around and shit...i guess thats care lol.
anyways, i came back and i started it and there's this LOUD whirring humming kinda noise. not clattering or knocking, THOUGH, if you listen closely, there is a really rapid ticking. faster than like knocking kinda clattering, its like really rapid, but very very faint, i dunno if im really hearing it or being paranoid. anyways, my engine sounds like a loud diesel, its horribly annoying. i did a search and another member seems to have had the same problem. he said it was his alternator so maybe mine is getting old?
ive also heard suggestions that it could be water pump, oil pump, power steering (somehow), pulley's not turning, a jammed compressor (my a/c lines aren't connected so i haven't used the a/c for a while), old belts, something about the timing chain tensioner, or MAF/Vacuum related.
is the alternator the same b/w the b13's and b14's? what about b/w ga16's and sr20's, i mean im not sure how they bolt up so i just want to make sure b4 i go junkyard hunting. thanks!
i went to cali for a few weeks and basically my friend took care of hte car starting it every few days or driving it around and shit...i guess thats care lol.
anyways, i came back and i started it and there's this LOUD whirring humming kinda noise. not clattering or knocking, THOUGH, if you listen closely, there is a really rapid ticking. faster than like knocking kinda clattering, its like really rapid, but very very faint, i dunno if im really hearing it or being paranoid. anyways, my engine sounds like a loud diesel, its horribly annoying. i did a search and another member seems to have had the same problem. he said it was his alternator so maybe mine is getting old?
ive also heard suggestions that it could be water pump, oil pump, power steering (somehow), pulley's not turning, a jammed compressor (my a/c lines aren't connected so i haven't used the a/c for a while), old belts, something about the timing chain tensioner, or MAF/Vacuum related.
is the alternator the same b/w the b13's and b14's? what about b/w ga16's and sr20's, i mean im not sure how they bolt up so i just want to make sure b4 i go junkyard hunting. thanks!