1992 Mercury Topaz Loud rattle from side of engine

1992 MERCURY TOPAZ
100,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DVDGAUDETTE
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there is a loud rattle coming from the side of the engine but when I remove the drive belt it stops
Nov 26, 2008 at 3:10 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

one of the external driven accessories has failed, you can listen to it with a long erode you should be able to pick up what has failed.

Mark (mhpautos)
Nov 26, 2008 at 10:15 PM
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