Dealer and the high pitched noise at high rpms and idle

[muhundy21]

Well I've been getting that high pitched whining noise that a lot of you have seemed to be getting, and I took it to the dealer and they said they think it is coming from the belts. Does that sound anywhere reasonable to you all???

 

[ek1nspeed03]

My car started making that noise a couple of months ago. It went away and now it came back, this time it's doing it every morning when the idle is about 1k and below. The noise gets louder when I take off and it stop at about 3.5k rpm. I've noticed that it only happend in the morning when it's cold. Could this be the same problem you're experiencing? And did the dealer fix it? I am trying to find time to work on it myself..let me how you fix it. Thanks

Ekin

 

[ASmitty]

It's pretty easy to see if your belts are bad, just get a flashlight and inspect the underside, look at the grooved surfaces for dry rotting and cracking. You can also take a bar of soap, no pumice please, and hold it on the belt to coat it, then go for a drive to check for a change in noise, confirming if it's the belt or not. If the belts look good, they may just need to be tightened up. You could have a dealer or a mechanic do that for you, or give it a shot on your own. I've adjusted my own belts before, and there isnt a great way get at some of the set bolts to loosen up the bracket though, might be best just to pay.

I have 73.5k miles on my car, and just recently had to have both the belts changed out, they were starting to squeak horribly. For belts and labor it around 120 bucks or so,

Good luck!