Weird Noise/Blue Smoke from driver side engine compartment

Tiny
MYRRHDEMARMION
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  • 2003 HONDA CIVIC
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I have a 2003 Honda Civic EX with auo transmission with 121000 miles. It has been making a very strange noise sounds like a belt. No vibration. It's running fine, no fluid leaks, no check engine light, no overheating. The noise gets better as the car warms up. The other night, I smelled a burning smell and pulled over. Blue smoke was coming from the driver side engine rjust to the left of the power steering fluid reservoir. I then noticed that my A/C had stopped working. The timing belt, all other belts and the water pump were replaced at 112000 miles. I don't know if this is related but I hit a RR Xing really hard on the way to a meeting. When I left that meeting is when I noticed this noise. It so happens I had a front end alignment scheduled for the next day and asked the mechanic to nose around and see if he could find a possible source. They said they'd need to take the front part of the engine apart.
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 AT 4:52 PM

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Tiny
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Did you maybe hit the AC compressor? You're going to have to get in there and look and see most likely there is a belt smoking mayb some pulley siezed up.
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 AT 5:11 PM
Tiny
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I was wondering if it was that. Is it safe to drive or do I need to get it in ASAP? I didn't look to see if I had the A/C on when it started smoking or if it only smokes when I have the A/C or the fan on.
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 AT 5:14 PM
Tiny
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I can't tell you if its safe to drive because I don't know what the problem is yet. Could be siezed pulley hopefully its not the timming belt.
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 AT 5:18 PM
Tiny
KHLOW2008
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It is possible the A/C or the tensioner pulley has seized causing the belt to overheat resulting the smoke and noise.
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 AT 5:20 PM
Tiny
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Thank you for your help! I'll take it from here.
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 AT 5:21 PM
Tiny
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Your welcome that's what were here for.
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 AT 5:32 PM

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