01GPGT Posted December 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 got a brand new alternator in there...and altho not as pronounced IT STILL WHINES!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schurkey Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 I think a failing alt. could also be what is causing the stiff gear selector because art those cars shifter electronically controlled? That would explain both problems. Ummm...No. The transmission may shift among the forward gears electronically; but the shifting from Park to Reverse, Neutral, or forward gears is still done mechanically. Your shift cable might be bad. Try to check if the cable has any damage to it that could let water in it or ice to form onit. Good advice. I suspect moisture INSIDE the cable; it takes very little. Melts when the engine compartment warms up; re-freezes when the vehicle is shut off--providing of course that the outside temp is low enough. Either way, that's my guess: Ice on the cable linkage; or ice inside the cable sheath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangeStang Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Ummm...No. The transmission may shift among the forward gears electronically; but the shifting from Park to Reverse, Neutral, or forward gears is still done mechanically. Ummm...I, was just saying that because that is how 90% of the new ford vehicles are. When the battery goes dead you can't get it out of gear/park what ever you may be in at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangeStang Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 got a brand new alternator in there...and altho not as pronounced IT STILL WHINES!!!!!!!! I say screw it tell everyone it's your supercharger. You might want to get a stethoscope and try to pinpoint where the whine is coming from though. Ummm...yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euro Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 got a brand new alternator in there...and altho not as pronounced IT STILL WHINES!!!!!!!! yep, same thing happened to me. It went away for the first day or so, but now it's back. Doesn't bother me too much since the heat/radio are always on. I just pretend it's a blower......lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schurkey Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 when i go to shift it into reverse or drive, the shifter is really stiff...thats all i can really say...i dont know if its the cold, or what, but it will be stiff when i first start going, but then, after a few minutes of driving, its fine Ummm...I, was just saying that because that is how 90% of the new ford vehicles are. When the battery goes dead you can't get it out of gear/park what ever you may be in at the time. If he can drive the car--which he says he can do in his first post--I guess it clearly is NOT the brake pedal/shift interlock. He says it's stiff--not "impossible". If the battery has enough power to start the car--it should have enough power to pop the interlock solenoid. Right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89GP_SE Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 the inter lock is controlled by the brake pedal on gm's. Yes in most new fords , if the batt is dead even if you turn the key on to unlock the wheel it still wont let you take it out of park, in fords case tho, they have the little shift lock thinger you just press and it will let it go into a gear. I suspect your whining car will probably still have a power steering fault somewhere. Most gm's have that and its normal. Your stiffness in gear selections IS caused by the cold. Let your car warm up before you drive it and you shouldnt have any problems. Automatic transmissions have to pump the fluid around and warm up for a little bit. My gp was really picky, You could move it into reverse, but if it was extremly cold, it would take 10 seconds for the tranny to shift into gear. Standard trans have the same problems when they are cold , but fortuneately you can put thinner gear oil in most so they warm up faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schurkey Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 I suspect your whining car will probably still have a power steering fault somewhere. Agreed. Could easily be PS. Aerated fluid (low fluid level, for example) will make it whine. That said; it's going to take some investigation. What tests were run on your battery/starting/charging team when the alternator was replaced? A fried battery or high resistance in the harness could cause excessive current/voltage demand from the alternator, for example. Most gm's have that and its normal. Whine in the PS system is common, maybe, but I wouldn't call it "normal". PS whine when cold is a common problem with TrailBlazers, GM has a special ps fluid to fix it. I have an '88 work truck that whined when cold, a rebuilt ps pump took care of that. I expect the pressure relief valve had problems. If it whines when warm--except at full lock--there's a problem. Let your car warm up before you drive it and you shouldnt have any problems. Automatic transmissions have to pump the fluid around and warm up for a little bit. My gp was really picky, You could move it into reverse, but if it was extremly cold, it would take 10 seconds for the tranny to shift into gear. I guess that depends on your definition of "extremely cold" My experience is that at any temp above zero, the trans should drop right into gear. No muss, no fuss, no long delay. If it doesn't hit gear immediatly, there's something wrong. There may be some slight delay at -20; and there's sure to be a short delay at -40. Ten seconds at -40 wouldn't scare me. Ten seconds of delay at zero indicates issues somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89GP_SE Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 Yeah my definition of extremely cold is minus 25 or more (celcius). I do live in an igloo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01GPGT Posted December 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 well once again thanks everyone!! yea, idk...i guess i'll take it over again and have them look at that PS...and demand on the alternator tooo....but for now, i'll just pretend its supercharged haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990lumina Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 Yeah my definition of extremely cold is minus 25 or more (celcius). I do live in an igloo. -25 is nothing dude lol.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89GP_SE Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Yeah my definition of extremely cold is minus 25 or more (celcius). I do live in an igloo. -25 is nothing dude lol.. For us it may not be, but for them ppl in the States, hell they dont even know what that is LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangeStang Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Hell no 40*F is cold for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted To Boost Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Yeah my definition of extremely cold is minus 25 or more (celcius). I do live in an igloo. -25 is nothing dude lol.. For us it may not be, but for them ppl in the States, hell they dont even know what that is LOL It was -28* a couple weeks back here in MN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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