Scraping/Squealing noise

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    Odd noise from my wife's 2005 - youtube video in the link above. Just over 108k miles. Any ideas?
     
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    ow! my ears!:eek:

    welcome, is the serpentine belt okay?
     
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    Runs true, also - no deviations from side to side on any of the pulleys.
     
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    Thanks for the welcome! And yes - belt seems ok. No cracks, not dried out.
     
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    does it only happen with engine running? iow, driving ev?
     
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    Correct, only with the engine running - nothing heard otherwise.
     
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    are there radiator cooling fans? i can't remember.
     
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    There are, but the sound seems to come from further back of them - closer to the belt.
     
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    have you looked underneath? maybe some of the plastic cowling is vibrating.
     
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    Just double-checked for pulley movement, now I'm seeing quite a bit of movement out of the water pump pulley. Tightened bolts on top, still saw the movement - could a bad bearing be the cause? Seems like that could produce that noise, right?
     
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    absolutely, good catch.
     
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    Just to follow up, that was the culprit! The internal fins had started to grind, hence the noise. Replaced the whole pump.
     
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    thanks, well done!(y)
     
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