I have a '95 saturn sl1 5speed and it has 167,000 miles on it. lately i have been hearing this awful grinding type nosie that is coming from my passenger fron tire i have popped the hood and tried to find it but cant. the noise stays the same when idleing and when im dring any ideas

 

Not sure of the name but there is a pulley that is mounted to the head. You may loosen your belt and see if is worn out. Think it may be the idler pulley, maybe

 

okay everytime that i rev my engine the noise gets louder and when im driving if i accelerate the nosie stops but once i slow down the noise is back

 

I believe you are referring to the tensioner pully that keep the serpentine belt tight. The bearing can fail, and it'll make a gosh-awful noise. While you're at it, check the serpentine belt as well. If you see wear and/or dry rot, replace it too ....

 

na, the tensioner pulley sets back and below. It is the idler pulley. It is stationary and non-adjustable.

 

HHmmmmmmm.......

Lessee here -- water pump, crankshaft, A/C, alternator, pwr steering, tensioner. That's six round thingys, and I'm outa thingys

 

Let's see,

I have an 95 Saturn SL1 vin code 8 (SOHC)
What I see and what AllData list for that model is 7 pullies

I have the following :

Crank pulley (at bottom), alternator, power steering, belt tensioner, idler pulley, A/C compressor and water pump

the top center pulley is the idler pulley.

 

Here is a sugestion...............
Get a long,( really long) screwdriver, or wooden dowel, touch it to a part you think is too noisey and then to your ear lobe and the noise will be transfered to your ear. keep searching till you "find"/ "hear " the noisey part.
They accually sell a steth-a-scopes for mechanics you can buy too !

 

I like your recommendation there Scott. Forgot the ol broomstick approach. Is very handy to run those thingy's down sometimes.