well, im gonna saythat you have a timing belt tensioner going out, and you should fix that, or get it fixed immediately. if you dont fix it ASAP, your engine could end up needing replaced..
if the tensioner seizes up, the belt snaps, and these engines, being extremely interference engines, there is ALWAYS damage when the timing belt breaks..
sometimes as much damage as to warrant a whole engine swap. sometimes the valve heads break off, and go thru the cylinder wall (i found an exhaust valve head in a water pump housing once) or taco the rod, and break the piston.. either way, the engine would have to be replaced afterwards..
so, fix the tensioner..