Thank you very much for the timely and informative reply, Joe! I have not done anything with the serpentine belt; the only reason I suspected it was reading of online posts, and the noise at idle. I try fix my own toys but I am very ignorant at this stage. Did you think the belt is any likely to be the culprit at all without considering my poor guess?
About noise when turning, generally no, except [1] I have heared the same noise as expected from accelerating, when turning left at intersections, but you know I had to press the accelerator in these cases:) [2] occasional squeaking from the steering wheel when I am frantically parking.
Tldr I did not find any correlation in that “ engine “noise and steering action.
The noise upon acceleration was worse earlier in the year when it was colder, but still shows occasionally now. (( Back then the engine power also felt inadequate simultaneously, hence the plug and ATF change at 150,000 km. Power issue was fixed but noise remained)). I drove to my mechanic 15,000 away one morning and by the time I reached him the noise was all gone.
Thursday, August 27th, 2020 AT 12:48 PM
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