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Blood curdling sound coming from the engine

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  1. Feb 19, 2021 at 9:29 PM #1
    ULTM8Z

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    I'm out driving today and all of a sudden a feel a loss of power while on the freeway...

    I get off the freeway and I hear this metallic screeching sound emanating from the engine. When I got home I opened hood and it's a very loud high pitched metallic screeching sound whose frequency seems to correspond to one cylinder firing. But with so much other noise under the hood, I can't really pin point where on the engine it's coming from

    I have good oil pressure.

    When I rev the engine, the sound seems to go away until it gets back down to around idle speed.

    I don't have a noticeable misfire or anything like that.

    I took off the valve covers and the rockers seem to be ok. No broken valve springs. Pushrods seem fine. Nothing seems to be rubbing on anything else.

    Ugh...anyone have any thoughts?
     
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  3. Feb 19, 2021 at 9:41 PM #3
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    wag water pump / alternator bearing seizing... stethoscope (bubba's golf club shaft)
     
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    Brand new Stewart stage 1 pump...

    Its the loss of power that's scaring me too... mechanical noise could be anything, but what could that be and cause power loss.

    I'm going to drain the oil tomorrow. If it looks clean with no metallic particles, can I rule out the bearings?
     
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  5. Feb 19, 2021 at 9:45 PM #5
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    stuff happens, check it anyway /rule it out ... same for alt

    wag also, crack flexplate (but that won't suck power)
     
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    Just disconnected the serpentine belt and the noise is still there.

    That rules out all the accessories.
     
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    Yeah tomorrow I'll get under the car and take a look at the flex plate and stuff.
     
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    hope not, but maybe you spun a bearing
     
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    I have bad feeling its something like that....
     
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    if drain oil is clean tomorrow, bearings probably ok
     
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