Fixing that annoying timing belt tensioner noise
If you're hearing a strange timing belt tensioner noise coming from under your hood, you definitely shouldn't ignore it. It's one of those sounds that usually starts small—maybe just a little chirp when you start the car on a cold morning—but it can quickly turn into a total engine catastrophe if you let it go for too long. Your timing belt is basically the conductor of your engine's orchestra; if it loses its rhythm because the tensioner is acting up, the whole performance comes to a crashing halt. ...