Will the bering inside the alternator start to growl before the alternator is toast?
Aug 03, 2009 by Phoenix | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
I am noticing a noise under my hood coming from around my alternator, however I have never heard an alternator go out like that before, I have just seen them die and then you have to replace them, is there even a bering inside the thing?
YES THERE IS A BEARING INSIDE THE ALTERNATOR AND IT IS COMMON FOR THAT BEARING TO START GROWLING BEFORE IT FAILS COMPLETELY YOU SHOULD VERIFY THAT IS THE NOISE AND IF SO REPLACE THAT ALTERNATOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
scott c | Aug 03, 2009
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Review: 2011 Hyundai Sonata a sweet addition to mid-size sedan segment
Is being placed right back into the middle of the hotly-contested family sedan segment, already occupied by such established players as the Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Nissan Altima, Ford Fusion and Chevrolet Malibu, to name just a few.
Completely redesigned for 2011, the Sonata is freshly styled and more spacious than its predecessor. It brings a few innovations to the game, including a new direct-injected four-cylinder powerplant mated to a six-speed automatic – yet it has no V6 option. We put a couple hundred miles on the new Sonata in San Diego. The weather was nice, but how was the car? Does Hyundai’s all-new family sedan have what it takes to be an outstanding sweet in the candy dish? Find out after the jump…
Erase everything you know about yesterday’s Sonata. Forget those memories, delete the images. Reformat the hard drive. About the only significant things the all-new 2011 model has in common with its predecessor is the name badge on the decklid (now moved to the other side of the trunk) and the fact that they both burn a liquefied petroleum product and roll to their destination on pneumatic tires.
Now in its sixth-generation, the newest Hyundai dumps its consistent ho-hum styling in favor of what the automaker calls a “fluidic sculpture design.” Created by the Hyundai Design Center team in Irvine, California, the sleek new four-door is a fresh face in a segment full of cookie-cutter sedans. Interesting and stylish, the Sonata offers an engaging mix of traditional sedan and four-door coupe rolled into one. Take special note of the chrome strip running from the tail of the headlamps clear to the base of the C-pillar, and the door handles deliberately positioned at different heights to aesthetically complete the bold character lines. The exterior is unique, rather exhilarating, and it looks downright expensive. We like it.
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