Loyale 2.7 Turbo

I have faced the same situation, (Pig noise) in other cars, Not in EA82T, and then, the culprit from the horrid Noise, was Not the Belt, but the Main Pulley, as it has a Rubber inbetween the two metal parts, whose purpose is to isolate the engine, from the electrical current that could be created from the Serpentine Belt and the Pulley; as a "Van der Graaf" generator. So, if your EA82T has such kind of Pulley with Rubber isolation, I kindly suggest you to Change it with a New one, because the source of the noise, should be the Rubber isolation which shrinks with time, age and heat; failing to keep the Pulley rotating as a one piece, the Slipping from metal-to-rubber is the noise you hear. With a New pulley, the Noise should fade away. Kind Regards.

Yes, in that post, I shared the very Best Belts that works fine on my Subie; But mine is a Carbureted EA82; while this EA82T seems to be from the models that came with Serpentine Belts instead.

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Since this Subject is offtopic on this thread, I decided to answer on ~► This thread. Kind Regards.

I agree, it has been the very Worst demotivation in my Life. Prevents me from continue posting... Kind Regards.

That's Awesome! ... I will Love to see Photos of a Lifted Tribeca. So, the Crosstrek Lift Kit is next, isn't it? Great Job Scott! Kind Regards.

Update: The Chassis oil works Awesome, no more Old bed noise! In another subject, this new motor oil that I switched to use, (Chevron's DELO 400 with CK-4 / SN Quality class), somehow seems to help to reduce the fuel consumption, the "KiaStein" reached 280 miles with a full tank (11.7 gallons) when it used to barely reach the 240 miles before ... ... Kind Regards.

The only other thing I've done to this car, is its regular motor Oil & Filter changes. Kind Regards.

Since we moved to a Rural area where our cars are driven in muddy roads, my wife's car, the "KiaStein" started sounding like an old bed, from the rear suspension... No matter how many times I washed it to remove mud and debris, it still sounded awful; I used a can of white lithium Grease on the rear stabilizer bar, rubbers, etc... and still sounded the same. The salesgirl at one of the local spare parts' Shops, recommended me to use a special "Chassis" oil (as she called it), the Abro's Graphite oil, whose weight is 140 ... ... Long story short, I sprayed ⅓ of a quart of that oil, in the Undercarriage, after the last washing, and the "KiaStein" returned to be as silent as a new car. Nice idea, girl! ... ... Kind Regards.

Despite that the "KiaStein" already reached its Eighteen Birthday... ... it is working Flawlessly, thanks to God. Kind Regards.

The Blower motor spins happy, like new! Looks similar to the one from my old Subaru, because they're somehow... Generic. Now the blower works for five seconds more, after shutting off the car, like the Radiator's fan does; it is because I used the same ignition signal wire from it; the feeling of having five more seconds of A/C after shutting off the car, is weird, but nice to have, like a "Cool" Feature. I hope this writeup will be Helpful for other people. If so, let me know by hitting the "Like" button. I ask this as motivation to continue sharing my experiences, photos, etc... with you. Greetings from the Caribbean, Honduras.

The new Relay almost hides itself behind the "Relay & Fuse Box" and... ...it looks like a Factory one!!! The great news is that he Blower works Flawlessly again, thanks to God.

Found an empty hole on a metal tab, next to the brake's Booster... ...and attached the Relay using a ¼" Screw with locking nut, on it.

This is the Final product:

This is how I solder each wire... ...insulating them properly.

Added the Black wire with ring terminal, for the Ground: Now it goes to Relay's pin # 85

Then I searched among the wires on the Box, to find the ones that delivers ignition Power, in order to use one as ignition signal provider; found it among these: Now it goes to Relay's pin # 86

Then, I removed one single-Wire Plug for high current draw, from the Junk Yard's Box which I dissected, as shown in previous posts; and added it to the "B+" Power line of our Kia's Box; so I can use a Big fuse on one of its empty spots, and have a fused source of permanent Power: Now it goes to Relay's pin # 30

The wire for the Blower, was the one found with its end Burnt at the Box: Now it goes to Relay's pin # 87

So, to install a new Relay, I needed these Four wires: ► Fused, permanent Power, for relay's input = pin # 30 (+) ► The Blower's wire, for the relay's output = pin # 87 (+) ► The Signal wire, that comes on with ignition, # 86 (+) ► The Ground wire, to be connected at pin # 85 (-)

Closer view of the Relay and its part number:

I decided to place a new, stronger Relay for the Blower, outside the "Relay & Fuse Box", with stronger wiring; So, I obtained a used but good Relay plus its Socket and also a protective rubber hood, out from a newer Kia Spectra from the Junk Yard; this relay is Bosch style and is rated @ 30 Amps, enough for the Blower.

And I found that the wire that goes as Power Output from the Relay to the Blower... ...was Burnt; so I cut it from the Plug.

So, I searched among the Wires on the Relay & Fuse Box:

As I wrote before, the Blower on our "KiaStein" started to fail since a couple of months ago; sometimes it worked flawlessly, sometimes it didn't; always the rest of the A/C system worked as it should. Then one day, the Blower completely stopped working. There was a soft smell like burnt plastic, on the car everytime we used the A/C, since around six months ago... The A/C is a must here in the Caribbean; not due to the warm climate, but due to our huge downpours: It lets us drive safely, by keeping clear the windshield; so, I had to fix it.