High pitch noise coming from engine.
 

So when my engine is warm and only at idle it starts to make this high pitch whistling/squeaking noise. I know that it is not any of the belts or the intake. It is also not any of the vaccume hoses on the intake manifold.

Heres a video to see what it sounds like. You can hear it really well towards the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VINMLaXpU4o



If anyone knows what it could be please help, it is the most annoying thing ever! And I cannot figure this out! Thanks.

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man thats a tough one gl

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Ya I know lol. thanks.

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Sounds like a bad pulley bearing. Use an inexpensive engine stethoscope to pinpoint the noise.

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Alright I'll try to check those out.

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Also check your alternator. If you can, start eliminating a/c, altrernator, p/s belts one by one, and see if the sound goes away. I hope this helps.

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Well I don't have a/c, and I ran the engine with the alternator belt off so it's not that.

I might try disconnecting the p/s belt to see if its that.

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cheap stethoscope = piece of hose.

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Hmm yes, good idea!

I'll try to pinpoint the noise first, but I did listen very carefully for a while the other day and it seems to be coming from the cam pulley area or just behind. The noise is clearly not from the p/s area.

Is it possible that the timing belt is to tight or something?

Or could the pulleys be making this noise?

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Try squeezing your pcv hose when it's making the noise.

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Agreed. And I wanted to compliment you on how clean the engine bay is! :thumbup:

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Honestly, it sounds like air whistling as it goes through the IACV passages. If you notice it only whines when the IACV opens up. I had a 5.0 Mustang that did that, as well as many other 5.0's. Take off your IACV and sand the sharp edges down slightly.

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yeah its definitely air. soon as you give it even the littlest throttle it goes away.

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I'll check the IACV, I was told it was a air leak or something for sure.

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Thanks! I try to keep it as clean as possible.

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The locations of the sound and IACV aren't a good fit.

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Yeah, well the sound is more towards the rear drivers side of the engine. It's not at all near the tb. So it's probably not that.

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Sounds like the alternator. As already mentioned, remove the alt belt to see if the sound goes away.

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Yeah I did that and the sound didn't go away!

A lot of people have been telling me that it sounds like a air leak, not bad bearings. I don't know tho.

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Someone said that it could be a intake valve leaking. Is this possible?

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Seriously, I paid only $4 for an engine stethoscope at Harbor Freight Tools.

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Well I'll get one it's just that I work everyday except sunday and I can only work on my car at night. Stores are pretty much closed when I'm off.

I guess i'll just wait until then.

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Any more Ideas as to what this might be?

Still haven't figured it out, and don't have the time to do anything big like take my engine apart. =/

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That's a clean ass engine bay
+1

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Thanks!