stockgp Posted October 28, 2004 Report Posted October 28, 2004 why does my alternator whine? not when the car's running, but when it's just sitting there, ignition off, i can hear it whining. is this normal? i just thought of this, but it sounds like jim carrey in dumb&dumber when he makes the most annoying sound in the world, only really quiet anda again, the alt being part of the motor i figured this was the right section. if not, sorry Quote
stockgp Posted October 28, 2004 Author Report Posted October 28, 2004 ha figures. i just gave my spare to someone else. :? Quote
HokemBokem Posted October 28, 2004 Report Posted October 28, 2004 Yea your prob gonna need a new alternator in the near future. Quote
midnight rider Posted October 28, 2004 Report Posted October 28, 2004 your alt has a very short time to live. start looking for a new one. Quote
pitzel Posted October 28, 2004 Report Posted October 28, 2004 Mine's made the whine ever since I got the car, at roughly 96,000km. 11.5k later, its still whining, but now i am experiencing obvious electrical problems. Soon as my new iceberg alternator shows up (http://www.alternatorparts.com), hopefully my whine will be gone. Sounds sort of like a supercharger, eh? Quote
stockgp Posted October 28, 2004 Author Report Posted October 28, 2004 no the whining i'm talking about is with the car off, and it's very quiet. Quote
pitzel Posted October 28, 2004 Report Posted October 28, 2004 Yeah diodes probably then. Nevertheless the advice remains the same, replace the alternator. Quote
HokemBokem Posted October 28, 2004 Report Posted October 28, 2004 no the whining i'm talking about is with the car off, and it's very quiet. My friends maxima did the same thing. A couple days later and the alternator was dead. Quote
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