# Toyota Tercel makes chattering sound

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-tercel-makes-chattering-sound/130557>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota, tercel\
**Created:** [December 10, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-tercel-makes-chattering-sound/130557 "2018-12-10T03:00:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Riley\_Preston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Riley\_Preston](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Riley_Preston)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-tercel-makes-chattering-sound/130557/1 "2018-12-10T03:00:29Z")

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I have a 1998 Toyota Tercel with around 250,000 km that is making a chattering sound that seems to be coming from the timing belt side. Im thinking it could be the timing belt or a bearing or something like that. Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-tercel-makes-chattering-sound/130557/2 "2018-12-10T13:17:52Z")

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Take a sound clip of the noise and post it here. We cannot tell without it.

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**Author:** ![Riley\_Preston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Riley\_Preston](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Riley_Preston)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-tercel-makes-chattering-sound/130557/3 "2018-12-10T14:07:48Z")

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I will definitely do that later today.