allright, its right around the front passenger near the belts, idler pulley maybe going bad??? belts were replaced awhile back in feb?? i think he may have overtightened them cause they squeal at start up even in the warm weather, but only for a second. he adjusted them twice and still a small squeal, when the fans kick on, you hear a high pitched whine and it stops when the fans kick off?? ideas??? thanks pmohr, lol, i did check the fsm car runs fine

 

Might be your idler pulley cause I know I'm replacing mine soon cause of the same noise.

 

yo chris, you got a vid of your car making that noise?? would help me out greatly!!! thanks>>>

 

No vid. Take a vid of yours and I'll see of mine sounds like that.

 

you lazy ***, i dont know hot post a vid of it. never done it. tell me how and i will....

 

you all are both lazy asses

 

My dad took my 4th gen to work like usual so I have a legit excuse. Just record the vid and upload it on either Photobucket or YouTube.

 

allright, hopefully its not raining tomorrow and i get a minute to record it, and it actually makes the noise. does yours start when fans kick on??? does it start when your running ac or all the time?? mines random, i also noticed there was a wire hanging in front of the one fan and almost got caught when it kicked in!! i wrapped it around the other post next to it, going to fix that right tomorrow.

 

lol


even if you load on youtube i would still make a photobucket account just to post pics up

 

I can't see a connection between the idler pulley and the fans. If you say the noise comes when the fans turn on its not the pulley. I am not that familiar but it could be alternator? I mean, more load because of the fans and the alti stars making noise. just a thought

 

nah, alty would'nt do that, plus my belts were'nt adjusted properly when installed. been making a squeal almost every time i start her. im gonna play it by ear, maybe have my mechanic take a look at her tomorrow.

 

If it is not an idler pulley or bearing sticking, your belts may need to be tightened and rechecked. The noise coming when the fan comes on, may be due to the extra load on the alternator. The belts will then load up more and slip causing the squeal.

 

To fans come on when the AC comes on, whether for cooling or defog mode.

 

and to cool the engine, you know

 

supercharger?

 

only if yer donating one....

 

That's what mine sounds like when I'm idling at a stop light.

Anyway, OP when the car is on, pop the hood and look at the pulleys. If you see any of them sort of wobbling, that's the problem. Cause I know if I watch my iddler pulley, it wobbles.

 

an idler pulley wobbling doesnt mean its causing a squeal noise. im not guessing anymore, im heading over to my mechanic to have him check it right now. ill let you know what i find.

 

Alternator going?

 

Ha! Ha!