Hey all,
Title says it all. Basically my LC engine was making a squeaking sound when the engine got warmed up. Then the higher the rpm's the faster the squeak got.
I took it to a local shop here in Austin, explained the symptoms to the mechanic. Coincidentally on my 16mi drive to the shop the sound did not start (how fortunate ). Initially I thought it was the idler pulley after reading some other's symptoms on here... he said he was going to turn the belt by hand to see if he could replicate the sound.
Fast forward an hour later he told me that the coolant reservoir lid is missing and there's some residual coolant on the belt and area and it could be sloshing around and dripping on the belt causing the squeak. I didn't remember the lid ever being missing (I just purchased this vehicle about 6 weeks ago), but acknowledged and said I'd purchase a new lid and left. When I got back in the car there was a slight smell of coolant in the car, didn't give it much thought at the time.
After I got home I remembered I had pictures of the car when I purchased it which shows the lid on the container (albeit aftermarket), I purchased a new OEM one today. Also, about 10 days ago I recorded the hood open and the video shows clearly the lid on the reservoir.
So my question is, why would the mechanic toss the lid and not investigate what the issue was?
He didn't charge me for anything either. But it was pretty annoying still because I had to drive 30min during a workday in traffic just to get it checked out.
(Picture taken after coolant reservoir lid "disappeared", can also see some white dried up residual coolant on the radiator)
(Picture at time of purchase showing aftermarket coolant reservoir lid- lid was also in video taken 10 days ago)
Title says it all. Basically my LC engine was making a squeaking sound when the engine got warmed up. Then the higher the rpm's the faster the squeak got.
I took it to a local shop here in Austin, explained the symptoms to the mechanic. Coincidentally on my 16mi drive to the shop the sound did not start (how fortunate ). Initially I thought it was the idler pulley after reading some other's symptoms on here... he said he was going to turn the belt by hand to see if he could replicate the sound.
Fast forward an hour later he told me that the coolant reservoir lid is missing and there's some residual coolant on the belt and area and it could be sloshing around and dripping on the belt causing the squeak. I didn't remember the lid ever being missing (I just purchased this vehicle about 6 weeks ago), but acknowledged and said I'd purchase a new lid and left. When I got back in the car there was a slight smell of coolant in the car, didn't give it much thought at the time.
After I got home I remembered I had pictures of the car when I purchased it which shows the lid on the container (albeit aftermarket), I purchased a new OEM one today. Also, about 10 days ago I recorded the hood open and the video shows clearly the lid on the reservoir.
So my question is, why would the mechanic toss the lid and not investigate what the issue was?
He didn't charge me for anything either. But it was pretty annoying still because I had to drive 30min during a workday in traffic just to get it checked out.
(Picture taken after coolant reservoir lid "disappeared", can also see some white dried up residual coolant on the radiator)
(Picture at time of purchase showing aftermarket coolant reservoir lid- lid was also in video taken 10 days ago)
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