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    Weird Screech When Driving Through Water?

    Today was a particularly wet day where I live and I noticed an odd sound when driving through heavy water and I was wondering if anyone had an explanation. It was like a screech with vibrato. I have no idea what that is, I was guessing it was something to do with the disk brakes; I have little experience with that.

    Does anybody have a more complete idea?

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    It's the serpentine belt that runs the alternator. You got it wet momentarily so there was some slippage

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    Quote Originally Posted by inuvik View Post
    It's the serpentine belt that runs the alternator. You got it wet momentarily so there was some slippage
    That would be my guess also.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Car Nut View Post
    That would be my guess also.
    I concur. Happens to me sometimes in the soggy Pacific Northwest.

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    Is that something to be worried about?

    Somewhat of a design flaw when you consider the vehicle was made initially for tropical climates haha

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spadesheart View Post
    Is that something to be worried about?
    Sure! All puddles are a threat to any car, if you don't know the depth (behold the voice of experience...) The Mirage is not the only car to suffer this problem.

    Quote Originally Posted by Spadesheart View Post
    Somewhat of a design flaw when you consider the vehicle was made initially for tropical climates haha
    Well, I wouldn't say the Mirage was designed for tropical climates. It is considered a World Car design, if I recall Mitsubishi announcements correctly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eggman View Post
    Sure! All puddles are a threat to any car, if you don't know the depth (behold the voice of experience...) The Mirage is not the only car to suffer this problem.

    Well, I wouldn't say the Mirage was designed for tropical climates. It is considered a World Car design, if I recall Mitsubishi announcements correctly.
    They can say what they want, but it was designed first with a market in mind, released first there, and then begrudgingly brought over because the stars aligned. It was definitely designed for the home climate, and then retrofitted for ours hahaha

    Had a bad run in with a pot-hole there Eggman? haha

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spadesheart View Post
    They can say what they want, but it was designed first with a market in mind, released first there, and then begrudgingly brought over because the stars aligned. It was definitely designed for the home climate, and then retrofitted for ours hahaha

    Had a bad run in with a pot-hole there Eggman? haha
    Oh, yes. The wrecker driver didn't want to come out because he knew how bad that place was. I was four-wheeling in my CJ7. Tough lesson.

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    Water hitting the inner wheel well?

    Makes a terrible racket on mine, may have to apply some sound deadening

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    Quote Originally Posted by poorman1 View Post
    Water hitting the inner wheel well?

    Makes a terrible racket on mine, may have to apply some sound deadening
    That's what I thought it was, but we have a pretty experienced consensus for the alternator serpentine belt. Is it really that easy for water to get up there though? It happened multiple times.

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