Recent content by bbuoni8

OK guys... it ended up being the alternator going south... used a long screwdriver and listened to a/c compressor, power steering pump, and then alternator. Hands down it is the alternator. Going to order the new part tonight.

Am thinking that it could be the power steering pump or Air Conditioning Compressor. Is there a way that I can discern which it would be w/o removing belts? Thanks.

Hey guys, Thank you for the response. All the belts seem to check out OK... they are all between 9 months and a year old, with less than 15K mile on them. A few other details. I replaced the A/C idler pulley with a GATES pulley and Gates belt in the Spring, because I was getting a...

Hi everyone, I am a first time user on this site. I have a 2001 SR5 Sport RWD with 158K on it. In Central Ohio, we just had our first below zero weather, and am getting a strange sound that fluctuates between sounding like an old time fax machine, and the sound I have attached -- I have...