Dan94Z34 Posted January 10, 2004 Report Posted January 10, 2004 when I started my z34 this morning, I heard a high pitched sound comming from the engine. Its not very loud. The best way I can describe it is a high pitched tone in a hearing test. The sound is steady, and can only hear it at idle. any ideas what it could be. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 10, 2004 Report Posted January 10, 2004 Belt? Alternator? I would check the belt first. Quote
scorpion_x9 Posted January 10, 2004 Report Posted January 10, 2004 I think I know what you're talking about. I have a 3100 but maybe it's the same situation. I think it may be, what I call, an "intake wheeze". When ever I shut of the engine, the "wheeze" will dissapate. Quote
Dan94Z34 Posted January 10, 2004 Author Report Posted January 10, 2004 could be the generator, i just hooked my subs up to the car god i hope not. Quote
phantomFE3 Posted January 10, 2004 Report Posted January 10, 2004 when its colder out my powersteering pump makes a godawful whining noise, i have a feeling im gonna need a new one by this summer, that could be your problem, does it go away after the car is warmed up or after its been running a while? Quote
quaddriver Posted January 10, 2004 Report Posted January 10, 2004 when I started my z34 this morning, I heard a high pitched sound comming from the engine. Its not very loud. The best way I can describe it is a high pitched tone in a hearing test. The sound is steady, and can only hear it at idle. any ideas what it could be. clearly the motor is possessed by demons.....the nasty type. Id sell it and buy a minivan if I were u Quote
Dan94Z34 Posted January 10, 2004 Author Report Posted January 10, 2004 still there after being warmed up Quote
Dannymik Posted January 10, 2004 Report Posted January 10, 2004 when you open the hood can you point out what part of the engine compartment its coming from? Quote
supreme_style21 Posted January 11, 2004 Report Posted January 11, 2004 when its colder out my powersteering pump makes a godawful whining noise, i have a feeling im gonna need a new one by this summer, that could be your problem, does it go away after the car is warmed up or after its been running a while? Mine does that too... I doubt his problem is the PS pump.. thats really loud. Mine went out last winter and due to the fact I was supposed to leave on a trip that afternoon, a used pump was thrown in there. Its been a year and it still works, except when its cold, like you said.. it whines and groans like a mofo. Quote
93CutlassSupreme Posted January 11, 2004 Report Posted January 11, 2004 my alternator makes a high pitched squeal on start up when it is cold cheap rebuilt parts oh well Quote
SigEpCutlass Posted January 11, 2004 Report Posted January 11, 2004 when I started my z34 this morning, I heard a high pitched sound comming from the engine. Its not very loud. The best way I can describe it is a high pitched tone in a hearing test. The sound is steady, and can only hear it at idle. any ideas what it could be. clearly the motor is possessed by demons.....the nasty type. Id sell it and buy a minivan if I were u hahahaha!!! I know my PS can be a little noisy sometimes in the cold too. I'd still say check the alternator. My friend has a GP with 145k on it and his alternator has gone 3 times. I luckily still have the original one! Quote
Bolt_Crank Posted January 11, 2004 Report Posted January 11, 2004 when I started my z34 this morning, I heard a high pitched sound comming from the engine. Its not very loud. The best way I can describe it is a high pitched tone in a hearing test. The sound is steady, and can only hear it at idle. any ideas what it could be. clearly the motor is possessed by demons.....the nasty type. Id sell it and buy a minivan if I were u hahahaha!!! I know my PS can be a little noisy sometimes in the cold too. I'd still say check the alternator. My friend has a GP with 145k on it and his alternator has gone 3 times. I luckily still have the original one! yeah, it sounds like the alternator... I think mines original (hey hey! just like my t-belt ) does it speed up with the engine? it souds kinda like a supercharger, lol Quote
Dan94Z34 Posted January 11, 2004 Author Report Posted January 11, 2004 yeah there u go, it does kinda sound like a supercharger, it does increase with engine speed, but u rev the motor high u can't hear it over the engine. It diffently somthing spinning in there. Quote
LukeZ34 Posted January 11, 2004 Report Posted January 11, 2004 Yup.. Probably your alt. I always joked that my Cutlass was supercharged because of the obnoxious whine the alternator emitted. Quote
Bolt_Crank Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 Yup.. Probably your alt. I always joked that my Cutlass was supercharged because of the obnoxious whine the alternator emitted. fun, isn't it btw.... how long does the alt usually last when it starts making noise? (I think it's time to get a new one... and once I have parts for t-belt change, I'll change the alt at the same time ) Quote
LukeZ34 Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 My Cutlass's alt was whining when I bought it, and it finally died a week before I sold it. So it was whining for 5 months before it killed itself. The guy who bought it was lucky since it had a new alt installed already. Quote
manitcor Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 mine just started doing this about 2-3 days ago, car has the stock alternator (almost 10 years old) one the car warms up it goes away, guess its time to replace the alt. Any reccomendations so I dont get a rebuilt pile of crap? Quote
4spdz34 Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 my old motor used to do it and then it went away my new motor with 1000 miles and evrything brand new on it does it louder and at all rpms cold or hot. i kinda like the noise Quote
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