Q: What is the most common belt pulley bearing to fail?
Recently purchased used vehicle; ticking noise from right front of engine near serpentine belt/pulleys. Does not seem to be coming from the engine block/valve covers. Will it help to spray on white lithium grease to help lube it until my scheduled shop appointment next Monday?
My car has 159000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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