alternator whining?

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06-09-2004, 04:20 PM

AnitRiceSuperStar

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alternator whining?

I notice at idle my car has a slight whine and when I rev it it goes away. I open the hood and it sounds like its my alt. How do I fix this? Is the belt to tight? Alt going bad? Or am I hearing something else?

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06-09-2004, 04:30 PM

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Re: alternator whining? (AnitRiceSuperStar)

Probably your belt. Take it off and put it back on, only 1 bolt, and 5 mins.

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06-09-2004, 05:16 PM

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Re: alternator whining? (Luserkid)

Mine made noise it was the alt.Hope it's not the alt because there not cheap to replace.

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06-09-2004, 05:50 PM

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Re: alternator whining? (AnitRiceSuperStar)

could spray some belt refresher on the belt (while the car is running) you can get it at autozone or another auto parts store...

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06-09-2004, 06:12 PM

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Re: alternator whining? (AnitRiceSuperStar)

is the stater rubing against the alternator plate..... get a new alternator.......

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06-09-2004, 07:15 PM

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Re: alternator whining? (SleepyCx)

whining should be the belt is too tight. This happened to me when i put on a new belt. but it shouldnt happen if its not a new replacement because the belt cant be getting tighter as you put more mileage to it.