Ok I have a problem that has been buggin me for a while now and I have to have a solution or its going to drive me insane! I have a noise in the front of the engine like a bearing is giving out, so I took it in and they said it was the power stearing pump. I replaced it and it was still there. Took it back a second time they said might be my alternator( I really didnt think so but replaced it anyway). It still make that noise and on certain days it just gets plain loud. I took a look under the hood the other day and I think I have narrowed it down to the pully right below and to the left of the opti on the passenger side. Does any one know if pullies go bad. I mean they do as does alot of things on our cars but to make this kind of noise?

 

that is the tensioner you are talking about and yes the bearings can go bad...

 

No actually its the one above and to the left of the tensioner.

 

I think thats your AC compressor.

 

you are correct unless its a 1LE model then its the pully