jon71203

hey guys, ok so as of 2 days ago I started noticing a little bit of a squeaking noise, then today it turned into a slight grinding. I also noticed some kind of goo coming from what appears to be the thermostat housing. it doesn't look like its coming from the water pump.

on a possibly related note, about 3 days ago i noticed a grinding when accelerating from a stop.

any leads? thoughts? opinions?

thanks

the picture uploaded, the video did not, still trying to get it loaded

jon71203

and the video with the noise (ignore the wind noise)

jon71203

ok, so the coolant goo seems to have come from the upper radiator hose. still have no idea about the grinding, chirping noise

chipmaker

Sounds like the water pump.

jon71203

really? I replaced it a couple years ago.

any reason you say water pump?

chipmaker

The sound, there's not too much in that area that can make a grinding sound other than the pump. Also are you sure that the "goo" is not comming out of the front of the water pump and getting slung up on the t-stat housing by the pump pulley? Just because it is semi-new doent mean that it cant be bad. Bearings are'nt made like they used to be.

RTorrez1

Pull off the serp belt and give each of the pulleys a spin and see which one feels rough and doesn't spin smooth.

Bustedback

And even new puppies die.

jon71203

ok, so i took it into a shop to have them diagnose it.
they're saying its the power steering pulley.

can anybody point me in the direction of a good write-up or how to on this?
thanks a ton