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I would take a look at the crank and cam sensors. I once had an oldsmobile that did exatcly as you are describing (run for 30 seconds every couple of hours and then shut off) Not sure how to test them though.

I'm sure the new belt/old pulley combination contributes to the noise. I decided to remove the drivers side timing cover (closest to the water pump) to further investigate the noise. I saw no rub marks on the timing belt, and did confirm that the noise was comming from the water pump. That being the...

It was also brought to my attention that some aftermarket waterpumps will exhibit the whining noise I am describing. I bought mine from autozone. Anybody else have experience with these parts?

All idlers were in good shape. I will check timing cover clearance this evening just to make sure.

So I just put a new timing belt and water pump on my N/A 2.2 legacy. I also took off the oil pump and put in a new oil pump seal and o-ring. It all came back together just fine, but now I hear a very obvious, RPM dependent whining nose, most comparable to a jet engine or turbo charger comming from t...

Just to update the thread. With nothing else having changed. The AC is working better. Still not perfectly, but cool enough. I think its a combinatino of a slightly clogged expansion valve and an old comrpessor that was run with inadaquate refrigerant levels for some time. Its good enough so that i ...

The machine pulled a vacuum on the system and held it for 45 minutes within an allowable leak rate. After passing the vacuum test, the system was charged to the correct pressure, so I'm assuming the low/high pressures are alright. Although I have no way of verifying it, 26 oz of R134A were put into ...

I'm having some AC system issues I'd like to see if I can fix. The condenser had a hole in it, so I had the system completely flushed of refrigerant and oil and replaced the condenser and all associated o-rings. I would have like to replace the reciever but I could not get hold of the part on time. ...

I agree that using a puller is the best method. It is what eventually got my rotor broken free. But there is nothing inherently wrong with using a hammer especially when a puller is not available and I do not have the tools at my disposal to make one, regardless of the simplicity of the design. The ...

I would say that hammer mechanic is too general a term, perhaps in this case. The appropriate force was used when necessary in an appropriate location. It was not involved in adjusting valves or torquing cylinder heads. I would be curious to why you are against that method of rotor removal. More spe...

Judging by the amount of force required to pull the rotor off, I would have broken the bolts using that method if I understand it correctly. Although I will admit that I did not try it. I worked under a master mechanic for 4 years and the hammer was always his perferred method for stubborn rotor rem...

Yes, ideally one should not apply that kind of force to remove a rotor. But when penetrating oil fails and a torch is not an option, choices are limited. Especially if you want to finish the job in any timley manner. In the end, the heavy hammering wasn't even suffient to break the rotor free. I end...

Well I figured it out. For some reason, the inside lip of the e-brake surface on the rotor was rubbing against a raised section on the plate that the e-brake hardware is mounted to. I took a chisel and knocked that area in slightly. After reassembly, the noise was present, but to a lesser degree. My...

It was very hard, with a large hammer. Hard enough to leave many large divots in the rotor. I jacked the wheel up and there is abolutely no play. In addition, the car drives perfectly straight and vibration free at all speeds.

Hi Everyone, I have a 98 AWD legacy that is experiencing a strange problem after some brake work. I put new pads and rotors on all 4 wheels. The right rear rotor required quite a few blows with a large hammer to remove. The others came off fine. Ever since changing that rotor, when making right turn...