Whining noise!?

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

 

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?

 

Does it happen when you press or release the clutch pedal?

 

^^I was thinking the same as both mine make that noise but its not a whine.

 

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.

 

When I push the clutch down the noise changes its pitch a little, sometimes a little softer.

 

pilot bearing

does it go away when driving?

 

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

 

take it over to Andy at Killshot

 

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

 

Mine did the same. New clutch and bearings took care of it.

 

Yep same here. Don't use cheap stuff, use subbie parts.

 

Any final conclusion on this? It sounds similar to a problem that I had, which turned out to be a tensioner.