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Re: Weird noise coming from under car..power steer (archive)
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Posted by cek2 on October 23, 2000 at 11:45:37:

In Reply to: Weird noise coming from under car..power steering? posted by Tony on October 22, 2000 at 23:05:30:

Check the two belt tensioners and the idler pulley by using a short piece of garden hose. Put the car on ramps the night before. Start it cold and slide underneath. Have some one start the car and (carefully) place the one end of the hose near the tensioner and idler pulleys and the other end very close to your ear. The noisy culprit will be easy to isolate. If it is not the pulleys, check the power steering pump, A/C compressor, alternator, etc., using the same method. This low tech troubleshooting method has served me well for years. regards.
cek2
92 325is
94 525it

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