My ranger has 179k on it..it had a new clutch and transmission about 60k ago. It has the 3.0 with the Mazda built trans. It's been making a constant squeaking that speeds up and slows down with engine RPM. I mistook it at first for a bad pulley, but then realized the sound was coming from the back of the engine, closest to the cab, not the front. The noise is constant..it's always there, regardless of clutch position, gear, hot/cold, vehicle speed etc.. The only variables are that it does get louder and softer (no pattern to it whatsoever) and it does change tone slightly when moving the shifter from side to side in neutral. It was diagnosed by one garage as a pilot bearing issue, but it was my understanding that a pilot bearing isn't moving with the clutch disengaged (or the other way around?). So if it makes the noise regardless of clutch position, I would suspect this isn't the problem. Any ideas? Thanks!!!
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18 years ago