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Hey guys,

My Timing belt is making a whining noise and i want to know if it is something to worry about? It's sitting at ~140,000km now and has had the noise since when i first got it ~126,000km. I have proof of the 100,000km major service done at Giant Nissan in Wangara (Perth) so i know it wasn't just said by the previous owner. The noise only occurs within the first ~20 seconds of starting the car and i haven't noticed it at any other times.

I took it to my mate today at auto masters who quoted me $800 cash job to service it and do a 'rebuild' to an extent on the timing belt which meant all new seals and bearings and belt etc... which he said cost ~$300 for the 'timing belt kit' and then the water pump ~$100, a Full service on it (oil filter, oil etc...) and the labour, he was confident it would get rid of the noise and was worried that it might give at any moment because he cannot see the belts without taking the cover off and all that...

Does anyone get this noise? Is it something i should be getting fixed or a common problem not to worry about? I know that if the belt snaps or slips my piston will smash the valves and cause a few grand in damage, correct?

Cheers all,

Jacob.

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yeah well the only difference is i don't get a auto masters reciept, i only get parts reciepts for warrenty and yarda yarda.

Know much about this problem though? Do you know if it is even a problem or just a common noise which doesn't hurt anything? The whining coming from the timing belt cover at the top in front of the cams.

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mate make sure that u r sure that its the timing belt! it could be a number of things, my mate had the a simular problem execpt it would be noisy all the time. Turned out to be the trust bearing lol (not sayin u as bright as him though).

Another mate had a racing timing belt and it was just always noisy! But considering that it only happens for the first 20 sec of driving i would say its not the timing belt (at most it could be a tention issue).

Next time drive the car and its really hot turn it off and turn it straight one, does it still make the noise? i know my friend had an air con compressor issue in his car, it make like 20 sec worth of really had noise and then goes away (its really loud!!!)

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i know it is under the timing belt cover for sure because when i start the car and put my hand on the casing of the timing belt it is making the noise and vibrating to an extent, more like a rubbing noise but still whining, nothing from the belts or compressor.

The date of the 'major service' which included timing belt and water pump at 106420km was done 10/04/2006, so 3+ years ago... this was done before i owned the car. The spark plugs were changed then along with bunch of other things. This is the 100,000km service yeah?

The belt was later found to be noisey and once looked into was found to be too tight, doesn't say if it was fixed or what happened.

I think because it is 3+ years ago i should be spending the cash and getting it done now to save the hassle. My mate has guaranteed the noise will be gone and this will also include at idle, first switched on and running. Also it's getting a general service and a full engine bay clean to make it look prettier. haha. Going in on thursday...

Anyone disagree? Please i want to hear it if you have a good reason :(

Cheers all.

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i know it is under the timing belt cover for sure because when i start the car and put my hand on the casing of the timing belt it is making the noise and vibrating to an extent, more like a rubbing noise but still whining, nothing from the belts or compressor.

I had that exact same symptoms afew months ago, it was my crank angle sensor making the noise because of the clear timing cover I put on, the CAS was alot more forward thus putting more load on the CAS drive key itself..

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I had that exact same symptoms afew months ago, it was my crank angle sensor making the noise because of the clear timing cover I put on, the CAS was alot more forward thus putting more load on the CAS drive key itself..

hmm ill have a word to them today when i drop it in and let them know cheers guys

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It could also be a bent timing gear making the belt rub on the casing, saw that once, someone had tried to stop the pulleys moving by jamming something in there. Or a stuffed tensioner bearing its not unheard of having one of those noisy from new. Price sounds good to me it is a bit of work.

EDIT - just realised how old this post is!

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