terrible whine.
Fellow first geners, I have a noticeable whine coming from somewhere around the engine I couldn't pinpoint exactly from where because it whines when im accelerating between 0-20 . Have any of you had something like this & can help me out with a probable cause ?
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Check your belts.
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what would be safe to use when lubing belts if that were the case?
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i couldnt wait & checked again. I narrowed it down to the alternator. It seems to have some kind of chirp when spinning.
can't drive it like this , its embarrasing :tomato: |
Bar soap. Don't use belt dressing, it melts the belt.
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^ I actually heard that one but never took it seriously.. Tell me how to do that im gonna go ahead & try it.
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It happened to mine once before. I dont know if its the same noise as yours but mine was because of loose timing belts.
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mine is kinda like a chirp as one of the belts runs
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Normally those noises are most of the time associated with belts. If your belts arent loose, check the pulleys, rusty old pulleys will do that noise.
I'm interested in a quick fix as well, mine do it but only for a couple seconds on cold start up. How do you use that soap bar? |
If it's chirping, it's the pulley. Hit the bearing with some silicone lube and see if it goes away.
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Originally Posted by Go90go
(Post 12913863)
If it's chirping, it's the pulley. Hit the bearing with some silicone lube and see if it goes away.
~Cheers~ Would lithium based or multi-purpose lube be just as good if not better? I just emptied up my silicone lube doing all the rubbers and wires on the car. |
White lithium should be fine, it's just that I've found that silicone lube is a bit better if you don't have everything taken apart.
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Will do as soon as it stops raining outside, I take it that you only spray the pulley bearing without hitting the belt (at all if possible) right?
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You can hit the belt, it shouldn't do anything.
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Just started having the same issue but only does it when I start the car but seems to quiet down as I drive then stops. Hope its not the timing belts, sounds expensive
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