hi, my 91 ford fiesta is making a horrible noise,

i located the problem to the engine, there is a belt that is attached to the starter motor, the area with the problem is on the actual engine it has 3 bolts in it, these bolts were LOOSE! when i tighten them the noise go's.

can i just tighten them up or is this a serious problem?

bob, July 2005

ty, i tigtened them up and all is back to normal.

bob, July 2005

There shouldn't be any belts on the starter motor ! Sure you don't mean the alternator or maybe the water pump ?

Was it a kind of squealing noise ? If so then sounds like the belt has been slipping because of the loose bolts.

Linz, July 2005