Well, yesterday morning I was driving around, and I stopped at a stoplight. I heard a whining sound coming from my engine, but it was only there when I was idling. If I gave it a little gas, it went away. Last night I heard the noise again, so I don't think it's going away. The car is driving normally apart from that. Any ideas guys? I'm guessing it has something to do with a belt or something.....

 

could be a belt or a vaccum leak...you need to pin point the source

 

alternator?

 

My alternator made some strange noises before it lit on fire! Be careful!

 

my alternator did the same thing before it went out....mine did not catch on fire, but I had it checked out and the diodes had gone bad.

 

ac compressor

 

what's weird about it?

 

what?

 

you had a "weird" sign in your response above

 

WERD

There isn't an 'I'.

 

I had my alternator replaced a few months ago, so I don't think it's that. I like how I didn't get ONE notification about this thread....I had to find it and see. How should I pinpoint the problem?

 

"Needs non-maxima friends" needs to be replaced with "clueless n00b"

 

i had the same problem on my 95 i just changed the belts and it was fine i think they got to tight not sure but check your belts. after awhile if u dont change them you will hear that noise at idol and when your driving.

 

you can spray the belts with a lubricant while the car is running....if the whining goes away then its your belts....I used some kind of silicone spray when I checked mine.

 

Its your alternator, Run it by Autozone and have them test it or do it with Multimeter. I will bet that is what it is..... Sounds like what happened to me on my old 95......

 

are you sure? i had it replaced within the last 6 months. i havent been having any troubles with my electrical system either. i dont know if the music has been too loud lately, but i havent heard the noise in 2 days or so.

 

Don't matter, they can go anytime....

 

I had the SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I crawled underneath and figured out that the deflection was off in the belts(one more than the other). I adjusted the idler pulley tensioner and viola, problem solved

 

What about the PS pump being low on fluid? Although it's not under load when you're not turning the wheels...

TOM