My 97 LeSabre needs a new water pump because it is leaking. At the same time that the leak started I began to hear a new, fairly high pitched whining sound which I assumed was a bearing in the pump. The service shop told me that the new noise is actually coming from the tension arm because the bearing on the tension arm's pulley is bad.
How could these two problems occur at the same time? Could coolant be leaking onto the tension arm, and could that cause the secondary problem?
Also, if coolant has been getting onto the belt for about a week, does the belt need to be replaced. The service shop thinks that they can salvage the belt.
Cal.