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99 Malibu 2.4L engine Idles very strange:(

Old Jul 26, 2011 | 11:43 PM
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Default 99 Malibu 2.4L engine Idles very strange:(

My 1999 Chevy Malibu 2.4L has 176K the engine
idles very rough as if was going die out, and the engine makes
a screeching noise, I took off the belt and the noise was still
present the same screeching noice and the engine seems
as if it was running on 3 cylinders..

I checked for codes there is no codes..
in my scanner the rpm was between 700RPM and 800RPM

Whats wrong with my car????
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Old Jul 27, 2011 | 11:07 AM
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Squeak or squealing noise from the lower front of the engine is usually a worn crankshaft damper (harmonic balancer, if you will). Check for cracks in the elastic material between the hub and outer ring of the damper.
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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by EinST
Squeak or squealing noise from the lower front of the engine is usually a worn crankshaft damper (harmonic balancer, if you will). Check for cracks in the elastic material between the hub and outer ring of the damper.
I took off the Harmonic balancer, I didn't find cracks, elastic material
the pulley is made of steel not plastic, I took off
the timing cover I found the Timing chain was loose
thats why my engine would shake and screech almost as if the engine
was going to die out
Im going too buy a Timing kit, water pump
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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 6:36 PM
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Thanks for the update. Keeping my fingers crossed that you caught it in time.
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