Well last night i began hearing a clanking sound so this morning i checked the engine out. the sound was coming from the 2 belts next to the alternator. they sounded as if they were touching at some point. then there was a loud screeching sound from the belts, but i didnt get to look at the belts when the sound occured because i was next to the drivers door so i just shut it off. the belts smelled like they burnt a little. so next with my sisters boyfriend i turned it on again and the clanging sound seemed to be back and a small shredded piece of thin metal flew out. about 4x2 cm.

Anybody know what happened and is it a bad enough problem that i shouldnt drive it?

 

Oh yeah i forgot to mention its a 94 es300

 

come on come come on helpp

 

Might need a photo of the piece that flew out.

 

2 belt next to the alternator.... could be pieces of your tensioner. highly doubt it though.. but if it is your whole belt could fly off any second.

 

sounds like a seized tensioner pulley.slight chance of seized acc.see if you can tell what belt has a different look to it(from the burning),if you can start the car one more time check to make sure your acc work.do you still have p/s?is the battery light on?does your a/c work?i would bet on the tensioner though

 

First i would take the belt off and check for play (manually with the car off) and loose bolts on all the pulleys (a/c, p/s, alternator, crank)

 

The crankshaft damper pulleys more likely cracked ?

You'll need to remove the right front tire to inspect.

 

Got a new alternator and belt. the clanking noise is still there so i had it looked at and they think its an ac condenser bearing

 

The air conditioning condenser does not have a bearing ... The compressor, perhaps ?

 

haha yeah i didnt mean to type condenser