went out tonight to head to game. Start the car very loud squeaking noise From belt area. i have checked for tightness and even bout some belt dressing(oily silicon stuff) that was suppose to help some. turn car on last about a second on then shuts off. try again stays on very loud squeaking. rev alittle car warms up and sound goes away. began leaving like 2 blocks down i realize every time i hit 3k rpms the sound comes up. i ***** it dies out then when i hit 3k in 2nd gear again. pull over and white smoke coming out of cat area. cat was replaces recently and the belts are brand new so is the alternator. need some help. thanks.
white smoke had a weird smell so i decided not risk any more harm and drove the car back home i hope its nothing big cause i need it monday for school

 

You need to not drive your car until you figure this out. First, what codes are you getting? DO you have a check engine light? Is it blinking? Do you have an EPC light?

 

k we began taking apart my dads friend(mechanic) said its the fan clutch. we took that off and it seems to be the fan clutch bearing check engine light is on and i dont have any thing to read codes. i had one code befors hand which was a MASS air flow sensor or vacuum leak. so just a summary we belive it is the fan clutch

 

Uhh, the fan and CEL are totally different. Simple check for the fan. Take it off and see if the squeak goes away

 

can i still turn the car on with the fan off cause the fan is off but so is the biggest belt(serpentine i believe its called). yea i know cel is not related. i will begin takin bumper and rediator off tomorrow any diys for doing ths?

 

ok so we went down to autozone they told us its the waterpump thats failing. mechanic says its the power steering pump. car is driving me crazy. which freaking pump is it? ill try and post some picks of what im talking about. (what is connected to the fan clutch) and what can cause the Serpentine belt to squeak/whine? (belts are new alternator is new)

 

the fan attaches to the spot filled with the red powder. how can we replace this. or atleast get it fixed so that horrid sound will go away.
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how she sits now
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