My car recently started whining- it seems to be the fan belt up front. You can hear the pitch get higher and lower based on how much gas you give it. Is this a sign of a dying belt...or worse?
2002 FE V8 XLT
Thanks!
Fan belt making weird revving up/down sounds.
Aug 17, 2006
5 Replies
2002 FE V8 XLT
Probably. Ever replaced the belt? Buy one. Take the old one off. Start the engine (don't run it very long) to check if noise gone. Hope so... Install new belt. Check for the noise again. Still gone? Happy day. Otherwise...
sdb
Its not the belt- I think it may be the alternator- thats the direction i'm heading in...the sound is definitely coming from the alternator (or extremely near it).
sylvan butler wrote:
Check out the idler and tensioner pulleys.
Carl
For future googlers this one turned out to be a failing power steering. Needed replacement. All fixed.
Carl wrote:
Thanks for the follow up.
Carl
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