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ive scoured these forums looking for advice, couldnt find one relating to my issue.
Once the car warms up starts to sqeal only when i add enough gas to get it around 2k rpm
above 2k no squeal
below 2k no squeal
2k squeal?
sucks because thats exactly where i need to be for most city driving and its pretty annoying
no lack in power or anything acting strange.
seems too be coming from passenger side of the car right near the belts
To describe the noise best it sounds like a spun bearing/whine
alternator bearing maybe?
any help would be really appreciated
its an auto by the way

 

[tweety2300]

Does the ac work ok? You need to put strain on each pulley individually to determine which one it is. It does sound like a pulley issue

 

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yeah the A/c works, it has the classic 'only works on #1 and sometimes #4 speeds' doesnt make a difference whether A/C is on or off or if I turn on all electronics. Just happens around 2k RPM it sounds like a rattle/bad bearing sound.

 

[tweety2300]

Can you make a vid and post it?

 

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Yeah ill do that and get back to you.

 

[JiggaBro]

does it get louder if you have your headlights on

 

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[video]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/339/m58wyencwjyqvuvapkpjbk.mp4/[/video]

 

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let me know if that works
im uploading a few more

 

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[video]http://imageshack.us/clip/my-videos/854/wvokhhtoxvzfciuzhjmzka.mp4/[/video]

 

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[video]http://imageshack.us/clip/my-videos/31/lp8ryosiqswebjvetftdkp.mp4/[/video]

 

[JiggaBro]

double check to make sure your exhaust heat shield is not rattling

 

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I removed it a week back because I thought that might have been the issue. Not the case.
Do the videos works?
Seems to sound more like a belt squeal

 

[tweety2300]

I can't really hear it...

 

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2nd video its a pretty blatant squeal

 

[JiggaBro]

it might just be because of the quality but i hear more of a rattle then a squeal.
can you take video from the engine bay and rev it by hand?

 

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thats the thing, when i try to reproduce the sound while stopped, barely happens, its a quiet chirp rather than the full rattle/squeal

 

[tweety2300]

Are you 100% sure it's coming from the pulleys?

 

[pkane]

Alternator belt is more typically a problem under load. Someones asked about more frequent with headlights on? If somewhat predictable and you think it's about to start squealing; turn on headlights and defroster. If it starts squealing; then alternator. At that point you have to determine if it's the belt or a bearing.

ADD/EDIT
If it's squealing and stops when you turn ON the AC, It's a clutch bearing on the AC unit.

 

[tweety2300]

He says it only does it around 2000 rpms so I doubt it's the actual belt or it would squel all the time. But so would a pulley...