# 2002 Subaru Impreza Sedan WRX - Engine getting louder **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** subaru\ **Created:** [February 8, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-subaru-impreza-sedan-wrx-engine-getting-louder/174836 "2021-02-08T16:23:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jackwierz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/22d042/32.png) [@Jackwierz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jackwierz)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-subaru-impreza-sedan-wrx-engine-getting-louder/174836/1 "2021-02-08T16:23:59Z")
My engine bay sounds louder than normal. Not sure how to describe it. It’s like a higher pitched noise that sounds like squeaky bearings but I’m not sure what it would be. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-subaru-impreza-sedan-wrx-engine-getting-louder/174836/2 "2021-02-08T17:08:49Z")
Best bet have your regular mechanic listen to it and diagnose the problem/source of the noise. Too many possible causes and sources to make a guess. ---
**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-subaru-impreza-sedan-wrx-engine-getting-louder/174836/3 "2021-02-09T00:35:23Z")
One guess would be one of the pulleys driven through the fan belt. (Forgive the antiquated term). ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-subaru-impreza-sedan-wrx-engine-getting-louder/174836/4 "2021-02-09T13:04:27Z")
> [@tcmichnorth](#): > > One guess would be one of the pulleys driven through the fan belt. +1 My first suspect would also be a bad idler pulley, but as Purebred stated, there are other possibilities, and all we can do from afar is to speculate. ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-subaru-impreza-sedan-wrx-engine-getting-louder/174836/5 "2021-02-09T21:29:23Z")
One way to identify the squeak is to undo the drive belt to each belt-driven accessory, one by one. The engine can be safely run briefly this way. Resist the urge to lean in and listen - hair or clothes can get pulled in and it’s serious what that can do. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-subaru-impreza-sedan-wrx-engine-getting-louder/174836/6 "2021-02-09T21:32:29Z")
> [@shanonia](#): > > Resist the urge to lean in and listen - hair or clothes can get pulled in and it’s serious what that can do. From my childhood, I recall a particularly awful incident that took place when a man wearing a necktie leaned over his fan belt while the engine was running. Not pretty… 😬 ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-subaru-impreza-sedan-wrx-engine-getting-louder/174836/7 "2021-02-09T23:00:07Z")
For some reason I watch videos from subi performance in Germany. Yes the motors are extremely well machined and assembled. But I can’t figure out how they have 400 hp, 600hp and 800 hp 2.0 L motors. Big ole turbos? Truth be told, 99% of the videos are identical.