# Noise under hood

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-under-hood/68033>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, taurus\
**Created:** [September 18, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-under-hood/68033 "2011-09-18T23:42:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![pduffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce73a5/32.png) [@pduffy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pduffy)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-under-hood/68033/1 "2011-09-18T23:42:48Z")

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noise sounds like chirping ,was told it was idler tension pulley,changed it,and the idler pulley and still have noise.any ideas appreciated

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-under-hood/68033/2 "2011-09-18T23:49:11Z")

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Year, make, and model, please.

All cars are NOT the same.

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**Author:** ![mark9207](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mark9207](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mark9207)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-under-hood/68033/3 "2011-09-19T01:02:04Z")

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If you haven’t done so, try a new belt. Many times even a belt that still looks good can make noise. I have seen it many times.