Phate
21-08-08, 09:21 PM
Hello all,
Right...my car has a rather annoying whining noise. When I say rather annoying I mean what I'm going to do to my car resembles something like this - :shoot:
heres a crappy video clip - http://www.je-design.co.uk/whine.avi (that'll play in quicktime in your browser :))
So as you can see and hear its annoying.
We thought it was the alternator or belt so we changed them, noise is still there.
So tonight I stuck my head RIGHT in the bay (as close as I could without touching the engine) - it's definately resonating from that corner where the 'nator is, closer to the back of the engine...
I'm 99% sure it's an air leak as when I turn the engine off and the engine slows down the whine turns into air hissing and then dies.
Also if you blip the throttle the noise goes for a split second.
Any ideas? Whats at the back there that could cause that? I've had a feel around the pipes for a hole in a pipe but nothing...
Thanks all.
Right...my car has a rather annoying whining noise. When I say rather annoying I mean what I'm going to do to my car resembles something like this - :shoot:
heres a crappy video clip - http://www.je-design.co.uk/whine.avi (that'll play in quicktime in your browser :))
So as you can see and hear its annoying.
We thought it was the alternator or belt so we changed them, noise is still there.
So tonight I stuck my head RIGHT in the bay (as close as I could without touching the engine) - it's definately resonating from that corner where the 'nator is, closer to the back of the engine...
I'm 99% sure it's an air leak as when I turn the engine off and the engine slows down the whine turns into air hissing and then dies.
Also if you blip the throttle the noise goes for a split second.
Any ideas? Whats at the back there that could cause that? I've had a feel around the pipes for a hole in a pipe but nothing...
Thanks all.