Malibu 2000 v6 3.1. I heard a ratteling noise around the serpantine belt area. It came out loud once & gradually faded away. Now no noice is heard. Can you pl let me know what it could be. What area should I be looking into. Can it be ignored or looked into immediately. Kindly help. Vernon Jay (senior Citizen) Toronto. 416 498 9722 [email protected]

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Without a general description of what the noice sounds like, squeal as compared to knocking, it is impossible to help you. Engines make a lot of different noises, so try and help by describing noise. I would suspect it is belt related, or tension pulley related as these are RPM variable noises, belts tend to slip when you accelerate and can be quite loud with a serpentine belt as example.
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If the noise was coming from around your belt area there is one of two things it could be. The first thing it could be is your belt automatic tensioner. Another thing it could be is that another one one of your pulleys may be starting to go bad. This happens when the bearings start to fail. If you are no longer hear the noise I would say you should be fine for now, but if you are planning on taking any long trips I would have it checked before I left. I hope this helps you, and if you have any more questions please feel free to ask.

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