I have a 95 Aurora. Ok I dnt know where to start ok so yesterday my car started makin a weird sound something like a rattling by the passenger side. Ok so today wen I came home I pulled in made a left turn and like my steering wheel locked up but my car was still on. So I drove it to the parking spot and cut it off. So heres the problem I started back up and it makes a loud really loud sound and clanks, also rattles. I have no idea whats goin on I jst want to know what direction to go in now!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!
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By the "right" side I'm assuming you mean the passenger's side. It's a good habit to get into to refer to the sides as passenger and driver. It leaves no grey area. Anyway, I digress. With the engine off, open the hood and see if you can turn the alternator easily about a half turn in either direction. I'm telling you this because these engines were notorious for breaking the harmonic balancer. At idle it sounds like there's something loose and rattling but, when accelerating the noise goes away.
Check it out and if it is what I said, you'll need special tools to replace it. There are other parts that should be check and replaced if necessary with this repair.
You may be having AC problems but that is not what happened when the Steering locked unless the AC is on the same belt as the Power steering unit. That whining you are hearing when you turn is actually the power steering unit being low on fluid or the power steering pump going out. Based on what you have described my guess is that the unit has gone out and needs to be replaced. As far as the AC compressor is concerned, if the unit is low on Freon it will not engage once it gets too low unless the clutch goes out. When you look at the center of the AC compressor when the engine is running and the AC is off you should see the pulley free spinning and the very center of the pulley won't be spinning, that is the clutch Dis-engaged. When you turn the AC on the Clutch should engage and allow the compressor to work. You will hear it kick in and kick out repeatedly if it is low on Freon. If it is too low it will never kick in because the low pressure switch won't allow it.
if the car sat for two years and was never started.... the motor could very well be seized.... to get at the starter .... is usually done from the bottom. If you can removed the starter... test it to see if it's working.... something else you can try if you can see the starter ... is to tap it gently with a hammer while someone attempts to start it...
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