engine problem
4.0
definitely annoyingTypical Repair Cost:
$50.00
Average Mileage:
69,710 miles
Number of complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- camshaft synchronizer bearing replacement (1 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
Helpful Websites About 2002 Ford Taurus squeaking/squealing noise from engine
2007Oct 15
Taurus
- Automatic transmission
- 99,419 miles
I have a 2002 Ford Taurus. There was an intermittent squealing/squeaking noise coming from the engine and without checking it seems to sound like a belt so I didn't think much of it. When I got fed up with listening to the squeaking and lifted to hood to apply some belt dressing I realized that the noise was actually coming from the center of the engine rather than off to the side where the serpentine belt is. I tied pinning down where the noise was coming from by using a garden hose to listen through but I wasn’t able to narrow it down. I had it in to my local mechanic and they diagnosed a bearing issue with some type of pump in the front of the transmission. They pulled it apart and found that one of the bearing was gone and replaced it however it didn’t do anything for the noise. It seems to subside a little after running the engine for a while but it doesn’t really go away all together. Again it seems to come from the center of the engine and my mechanic doesn’t have any other idea what it would be. The car doesn’t run any different that it did before it started making the noise, engine, transmission all seem to be working the same.
Any idea what it might be? It has been suggested that it may be the CMP (camshaft position sensor)?
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2008Apr 11
Taurus SE 3.0L
My mothers car started to squeal really bad and we took it to several mechanics and no one could diagnose the problem. They kept saying it was a belt or pulley that was squealing. But the noise wasn't coming from the belts or pulleys. It was coming from the middle of the engine. The noise come and go. I finally took a hose and started to trace the noise, until I traced it to the Camshaft Synchronizer. I later found out that the Camshaft Synchronizer has a bearing that usually goes out on these cars. I went ahead and bought my part on Ebay, which was cheaper and brand new. It took me about two and half hours to replace it and the noise went away.
piloortiz
Del Rio, Texas, USA
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