Whining noise!?

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  1. D_K

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    Wow! been a while since I've been on:wavey:. So here's the situation, there is this whining sound coming from the engine bay. From time to time it would go away, and certain days it wouldn't happen. The noise stops when I turn the car off, and back on immediately. I thought it was the timing belt (could it?), because I just had it replaced.. but the sound is VERY loud from the bottom of the car, compared to the top. HELP
     
    #1 D_K, Nov 16, 2010
  2. Mike@TTR

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    Tensioner? Had mine go out on my WRX at like 80K miles. Other than that, hard to tell from the description....power steering fluid level good?
     
    #2 Mike@TTR, Nov 16, 2010
  3. AutoxSTi

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    Does it happen when you press or release the clutch pedal?
     
    #3 AutoxSTi, Nov 16, 2010
  4. techlord

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    ^^I was thinking the same as both mine make that noise but its not a whine.
     
    #4 techlord, Nov 16, 2010
  5. D_K

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    Sorry about the description, I don't know how else to describe it..you can say it like a winding sound. Could it be the tensioner? I just had my belts done too.
     
    #5 D_K, Nov 16, 2010
  6. D_K

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    When I push the clutch down the noise changes its pitch a little, sometimes a little softer.
     
    #6 D_K, Nov 16, 2010
  7. b reel

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    pilot bearing

    does it go away when driving?
     
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  8. D_K

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    Yeah it does. But if I listen closely I can still hear it a little..

    ehh I might just have to take it to SOG
     
    #8 D_K, Nov 17, 2010
  9. b reel

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    take it over to Andy at Killshot
     
    #9 b reel, Nov 17, 2010
  10. Cool_____

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    What's the hooker doing closed up under the engine bay?
     
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  11. C_wagginz

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    Mine did the same. New clutch and bearings took care of it.
     
    #11 C_wagginz, Nov 17, 2010
  12. AutoxSTi

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    Yep same here. Don't use cheap stuff, use subbie parts.
     
    #12 AutoxSTi, Nov 17, 2010
  13. Dacula Dean

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    Any final conclusion on this? It sounds similar to a problem that I had, which turned out to be a tensioner.
     
    #13 Dacula Dean, Dec 24, 2010
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