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Brando
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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Location: Michigan, USA
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 4:51 pm Post subject: Just changed the air filter... |
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Yeah :shock:
Seems to run a little better, the one that was in there was a little dirty..
Used a FRAM Air Filter CA3916, what do you guys use?
Just bought a Purolator or something rather filter but noticed this one in the garage so I used it...
And also, one more thing....near the pulley system (belts)....it seems to make a squeaky sound every once in a while....you can really only hear it when you open the hood, and it comes from that general area....could it be the belts themselves? Or something else.... :?
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73Delta88
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Location: Western Massachusetts
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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I have a K&N air filter.... I don't know if it actually helped get more power out of the engine, but I like the fact that it is reusable. Just wash, oil, and reinstall!
it may have boosted the power a bit, but it's hard to tell because the last paper filter I used was pretty clogged up.... so changing to a clean paper filter at that point may have produced the same result. |
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Psyco Diver 69
Joined: 21 Sep 2003
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Location: South NJ
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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I use Napa gold series, I don't know who makes it for them.
Your belts are either loose or bad. retighten them up, if they still sqeak then you need new belts |
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Brando
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Location: Michigan, USA
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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Yea...they might be loose, I'll have to check that out tomorrow...
Along with all the other things I have to do... :roll:
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BigBlockOlds
Joined: 04 Jan 2004
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Location: Ohio
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| Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 3:39 am Post subject: |
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I have used a 14"x5" K&N filter and Xstream air filter lid back when I had the cowl hood on my car.
Now I just use a normal paper filter. Mostly because I was changing my intake/carb setup so often (using a 2" carb spacer, no spacer, etc) that it was just getting expensive buying all of those K&N filters. I believe I own 3 of them and have never put enough miles on any of them to need to clean them. |
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86Delta
Joined: 06 Nov 2003
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Location: NJ, USA
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| Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 5:53 am Post subject: |
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| brando, your belts aren't loose, your car has an automatic tensioner. i have never seen a tensioner go bad on these cars, mine is still the original after 272,500 miles. i say check the belt, it might need replacing. and don't use any of that "belt dressing" crap on it, all it does is make a mess, just replace the belt if it's cracked or glazed over (shiny). |
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88delta88
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| Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 10:28 am Post subject: |
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| Mine's making the same sounds... serpentine belts are sweet in my opinion... You break one on the road, you dont even need tools to replace them! I carry a spare everywhere I go. They're also not cheap (compared with old style). New belt should solve your squeekiness - I should think about doing that to mine soon aswell, car starting to sound like mouse! |
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Brando
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| Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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86Delta wrote: brando, your belts aren't loose, your car has an automatic tensioner. i have never seen a tensioner go bad on these cars, mine is still the original after 272,500 miles. i say check the belt, it might need replacing. and don't use any of that "belt dressing" crap on it, all it does is make a mess, just replace the belt if it's cracked or glazed over (shiny).
Yea...I just read up on my Hayne's Manual last night... :D
I read about that tensioner, you just check it and if it's out of line you replace the belt....sounds pretty easy... 8)
And they do look kinda "glazed" over....
What's this belt dressing all about? Never heard of it.... :shock:
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86Delta
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| Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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| belt dressing is like a quick fix for belt squeak. you spray it on belts and it quiets them down. it may quiet them down, but it also flies all over when you run the engine. |
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Cutlass95Ciera
Joined: 27 Jun 2003
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Location: Portage, Michigan
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| Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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86Delta wrote: belt dressing is like a quick fix for belt squeak. you spray it on belts and it quiets them down. it may quiet them down, but it also flies all over when you run the engine.
And if your like me, all over you too!! My car seams to have more trouble with breaks then belts, whit squeaking that is. I need to walsh out the break dust about once a week to keep them quite. It's usually not to much of a problem, except for the winter months. :lol: Sorry it's kinda :offtopic: but oh well |
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88delta88
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| Hmm... sounds like your pads are glazed. Go on the high way, and (check your mirror before) and apply the brakes slowly, but progress to full out braking (without skidding the tires). This will heat your pads up, and wear off the glazing. (was told to do this by a mechanic when I had the same problem...) Unless the sound is more a metallic grinding; in which case you'll need new pads. |
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73Delta88
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| sometimes if ya roll backwards at a good clip and jam on the brakes it'll knock the glaze off |
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