Mine was caused by a fatigue fracture in the bracket on the center web in the casting. I would replace that assembly at 100k as preventative maintenance. I did the bearing not the bracket.
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Type: Posts; User: PetesZ
Mine was caused by a fatigue fracture in the bracket on the center web in the casting. I would replace that assembly at 100k as preventative maintenance. I did the bearing not the bracket.
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Daughters car did. Exactly the same thing.
No coolant leak. But the belt could have hit a hose or reservoir
Check your serpentine belt. The belt tensioner is a known failure point.
You will lose charging cooling and power steering.
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