My car is making noises in the timing belt area, what can be the cause?????

Question

Well, to make a long story short, my timing belt for my mazda car slipped last spring. I had the timing belt and tensioner replaced at the dealership. Then the car started to make a noise after i drove it on small roads for 10 to 15 minutes. I took it back, they said it was the idler bearings. The car made noises again after driven for 10 to 15 minutes. Then winter came, the car no longer made any noises. Now spring time is here, and the weather is warm again, the car now makes noises again in the timing belt area after it is driven for 10 to 15 minutes on small roads. When the car is driven on freeways, it doesnt seem to make as much noise if not any, this usually only happens while it is driven on small roads, where there is stop and go and during warm seasons such as spring, summer, and fall, but not winter. Does anybody have the solution to this problem? My car is 2000 Mazda Protege Es with 1.8L engine and 4 cylinder.

Answer 1

well i would say that u never had the noise until the dealership did your timing belt. which means either they have assemnled it wrong or when the belt broke it damaged something.
it may have hit the timing belt covers & warped them. or it may have wrapped around a pulley & damaged the bearings. it is hard to say but i would take it back to the dealer & show some concern about having the "same exact noise" that it made the 1st visit (idler bearings?).

Answer 2

Take the belt off and wiggle everything the belt went around ie: pulleys. See which one wiggles or makes noise. If thats not it. Its probably a bearing behind one of them. Probably the water pump. Noting the climate change.

Answer 3

check youre coolent over flow and stearing fluid and make sure that you don't notice any thing els weird then dissessemble stuff to see if barings are bad