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egriley
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Apr 8, 2009, 3:07 AM

Post #1 of 3 (1372 views)
95 Sable Engine Rattle Sign In

Here are few symptoms that started about 1 week ago after driving back down to school in my:
Mercury Sable
year : 1995
trans: auto
3.0 L

Constant rattling when at idle
random squeel when accelerating into a turn or from stop

My buddy told me I might have gotten some bad gas but i let it go low ran some fuel cleaner and gum out then filled with Premium and still no change.

I havn't had anything major done to that care since i got it when i was 16 (for 5 years)
So no plug replacement, no tune up nothing major.

Just standard new tires, breaks and such.

any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks all

and by the way

I'm new
From Indiana i go to Purdue, not a crazy car lover but i've done my fair share of working on mostly my brothers cars after he finds a way to drift off the road. Very good with cooling/heating systems and car electrical systems as well as audio.


egriley
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Apr 8, 2009, 4:52 AM

Post #2 of 3 (1367 views)
Re: 95 Sable Engine Rattle Sign In

Update:

Just noticed that there is antifreeze leaking rapidly around the belts, and so much that i think it's causing the slip rattle and squeel.

If it's the water pump how much will it leak?

And about how much would it cost to replace.


Tom Greenleaf
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Apr 8, 2009, 7:42 AM

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Re: 95 Sable Engine Rattle Sign In

Waterpump looks like below and with the symptoms needs to be replaced NOW! How much? Part is $50 ish wholesale plus new hoses, antifreeze and misc for the job. I don't have a labor guide but the guess is this would be a chargable 3 hours of labor plus the parts used. Neglecting it will cost you the whole car. Just call and ask a shop of your choice how much they want for this job but do let them make the final diagnosis even though you are somewhat sure,


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