[afi1]

I have a '90 MX 6, beat up, leaking oil from the valve cover. noticed a lout squeeling sound from the front right of the car, what the hell???

 

[afi1]

sorry about the "lout", i ment loud.

 

[realruffryder]

sounds to me like one of your drive belts are loose. either that or they have oil on them causing them to slip. does it squeel when you first crank the car up? does it go away?

 

[afi1]

I dont think its a belt, but ill check it out. it doesent sound like a belt, more like a hydrolick wine.

 

[Mazda_MX6_Turbo]

check power steering fluid, might be low, that will casue a crazy whine when u drive, also check your water pump, is your car over heating?? also is your car auto or 5speed?? if its auto, check transmition fluid.

 

[magik8]

If you're sure it isn't a loose/damaged belt, it could be the a/c compressor or power steering pump making the noise. I would check the power steering fluid first. If it is full of fluid, the problem is most likely a dragging a/c compressor clutch. Open the hood and see if you can located the component that is squealing.

 

[Methman]

Well I think you have the same problem as me, A bad bearing around the timming belt area. I have no idea where it is (yet) my mechanic sourced it out for me (I had the same squealing or skweeking comming from the right side of my engine also), he said it was a bearing around the timming belt going bad, he said that Mazda wanted $100 for one...so he just squirted some oil on it and the skweeking went away for almost a year...but now its back.
Can someone help me out and explain where and how many bearings there are around the timming belt area???

Thanks

Methman

 

[Guest]

There are two pullys on the timing belt that have bearings in them. The idle and tensioner pully. Mazda wants $50 a piece for them, I'd replace them both.

If they end up siezing, you might throw the belt.

 

[KraZe151]

and then we go back to wondering if we have an interference motor

 

[Guest]

and then we go back to wondering if we have an interference motor

Read: http://www.mx6.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=73522

 

[Methman]

Thanks Flyswat..after reading the link that was posted, I have come to the conclusion that the F2 and F2T are NON-interfaced (er however its spelled), so I will replace my timming belt and pullyes when I can afford it, and if it breaks before..oh well... I choose to believe the guys who have torn these motors apart before and say that the valves do not hit the pistons when the T-belt breaks.

Thanks

methman

 

[Caffeine]

Does it go away when you push the clutch in?

 

[mx6man89]

squealing

check your brakes, i've owned 2 and the brake pads have a tendacy to all of a sudden wear out and shoot out and lodge themsevles between the caliper and rotor.

 

[crusty]

$20 it's a loose nut on your exhaust manifold studs or the stud has shat itself. Really, this needs to be in FAQ's everyone always says belts & its always manifold studs.

 

[jamin]

rarely have i read so much speculation on a sound.

since the only asso. problem mentioned was an oil leak my 2 cents is:
oil on alternator belt that squeels briefly when cold then goes away. fix is stopping oil leakage at valve cover and maybe cam seal, cleaning belt area and perhaps adjusting alt. belt.

 

[afi1]

thanks.

i went to meinike the other day and they said that i had som bad break problems. they said they wanted 750 bucks to put shoes on the rear drums and change the front roters and pads and fix the front right axle seal witch had broken off and slung all the oill out. i checked up on the parts, the total for the parts was about 200 bucks. most of witsh can be instaled by me and my dad, the rest im haveing my car mechanic frend fix. the squeeling sound seems to have gone away for now. the rear right drum was grinding and it doesent realy need to be replaced but i decided th chip in the extra 80 bucks to replace them. i guess i can count this as the first step in building my 6.

 

[jamin]

sounds like your cv boot-axle seal?= has broken. my #2 bitch on these cars.

learn to do your own work, particularly brakes, coolant system work and cv boots- this model. you can save a ton on labor and 1/2 on parts cost via web purchase.

you might consider beginning a new thread since your original "squeal" topic has changed.

 

[wezel]

maby the tensioner or the other wheel that holds you'r timing belt. They should be replaced every 100.000 kilometers.. but aren't always

good luck finding you're probs