Accessories Whinning
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Accessories Whinning
Ok, i got a 350 TBI and i am getting a whinning from one of the accessories, what i have is a AC unit, water pump, alternator, smog pump delete pulley, and power steering. Now the whinning is only audible (to me) while idling, once i give it gas and start going, it goes away. The smog pump delete pulley was put on about 400 miles ago, and the tensioner pully i just put on last weekend, the alternator and water pump where new at engine build 7 years ago, but it has only been 3-4000 miles ago (yes, thats all i have driven it in the past 7 years). So does anyone have any ideas on how to isolate the problem, and what does a water pump sound like if it s going bad inside? Does it whine?
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Recently had a similar issue. Could have swore it was a water pump. Finally, I thought to remove the belt and start the engine. Still had the whine. Turns out it was a vacuum leak in the gasket under my tbi adapter. Something you might want to check for.
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ac condessors whine when they are about to poop themselves. some will start whining on friday and die on saturday and some will whine for over a year before they kick the bucket. try checking the pressure and maybe puttng in some ac lube.
also-check to make sure your idle tensioner is where it needs to be. the pointer needs to be in the middle of the two marks
good luck--i hate chasing noises
also-check to make sure your idle tensioner is where it needs to be. the pointer needs to be in the middle of the two marks
good luck--i hate chasing noises
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Also wanted to add that about the same time that the whinning started, when i got on it i could smell a little burning rubber (not coming from the tires) from under the hood, like something was locking up and letting the belt slip over it instead of running it.
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i bet it is the AC condensor-had one start going south and it did the same thing although it was in my diesel....
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Is there any way i can check for sure, could i get a small belt and a drill with a pully on it and try to run the pulley and see if it makes the sound, any other ideas?
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take the belt off and check all the accessories by hand.
make sure the alternator pulley isnt wobbly then check the ac compressor-it should spill easily with the ac clutch disingaged.
and water pumps do whine-i also just remembered that the seals in the pumps go bad even if they arent driven<---could possibly be the problem
ohhh-heres an idea
make sure the car is cold then get in and scream up the road and back-then get out and see which pulley is hot-that will be the one that is letting the belt slip.<-------------dont know if it a work but it makes sense
Last edited by cranknrods; 03-19-2007 at 12:08 AM. Reason: i think its the water pump
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take the belt off and check all the accessories by hand.
make sure the alternator pulley isnt wobbly then check the ac compressor-it should spill easily with the ac clutch disingaged.
and water pumps do whine-i also just remembered that the seals in the pumps go bad even if they arent driven<---could possibly be the problem
ohhh-heres an idea
make sure the car is cold then get in and scream up the road and back-then get out and see which pulley is hot-that will be the one that is letting the belt slip.<-------------dont know if it a work but it makes sense
make sure the alternator pulley isnt wobbly then check the ac compressor-it should spill easily with the ac clutch disingaged.
and water pumps do whine-i also just remembered that the seals in the pumps go bad even if they arent driven<---could possibly be the problem
ohhh-heres an idea
make sure the car is cold then get in and scream up the road and back-then get out and see which pulley is hot-that will be the one that is letting the belt slip.<-------------dont know if it a work but it makes sense
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Re: Accessories Whinning
ok, i had to use a big battery charger/starter to get the car to start because it has sat all winter long, and i noticed as long as the battery charger was on and connected to the battery the car didnt whine, but when i turned it off it would whine, so i found my receipt from the parts store that i bought my alternator from in 1998 and saw that it had a lifetime warranty so i took it back and they flipped me another one and i put it on and the whine is all gone, so it ended up being my alternator, thanks guys!
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