Cold weather whirring D16Z6
#1
Cold weather whirring D16Z6
Noticed today I had a loud whirring noise coming from the engine area after starting (current temp is about 30F).
The sound changed with engine speed, but went away after the vehicle had warmed.
Could this be my power steering fluid needing a change? Or something more serious?
Thank you!
The sound changed with engine speed, but went away after the vehicle had warmed.
Could this be my power steering fluid needing a change? Or something more serious?
Thank you!
#2
B*a*n*n*e*d
Re: Cold weather whirring D16Z6
Might just be an old beLT. My ej1 has an old alternator belt and when i decelerate in cold or wet weather it slips on the alternator pully and screeches loudly. I watch as my volts drop from 14.2 to 13, sometimes much lower. It makes me sad.
#3
Honda-Tech Member
Re: Cold weather whirring D16Z6
Noticed today I had a loud whirring noise coming from the engine area after starting (current temp is about 30F).
The sound changed with engine speed, but went away after the vehicle had warmed.
Could this be my power steering fluid needing a change? Or something more serious?
Thank you!
The sound changed with engine speed, but went away after the vehicle had warmed.
Could this be my power steering fluid needing a change? Or something more serious?
Thank you!
#4
Re: Cold weather whirring D16Z6
Its sounds so odd when it happens. Heck, today after 5 min of driving it went away. During that time though, I would get a super high pitched ring that went away if I let off the gas. The high pitched ring happened randomly a few times. Any ideas what that high ringing could be?
Before the sound went away, I stopped and popped the hood. For sure coming from the belt/pulley area.
The ringing is a pitch very similar to this, just that it correlates with the gas pedal and disappears/reappears randomly.
Before the sound went away, I stopped and popped the hood. For sure coming from the belt/pulley area.
The ringing is a pitch very similar to this, just that it correlates with the gas pedal and disappears/reappears randomly.
#5
Honda-Tech Member
Re: Cold weather whirring D16Z6
Loose pulley or bearing, I've head a few cars do that before. Take the belt off and see if it recurs. It sounds too high a pitch to be a diode squeal, but the alternator could have a bad bridge.
#6
Re: Cold weather whirring D16Z6
Cancel that, uploading a recording of the god awful noises its making.
Last edited by combos99; 11-24-2013 at 07:05 AM.
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Re: Cold weather whirring D16Z6
The fix starts with precisely pinpointing the noise source. The stethoscope will block out background noise and allow you to pinpoint the source.
#10
Re: Cold weather whirring D16Z6
Warning, its pretty loud. The high pitch noise starts at 39 and very clearly at 1:10.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0s2ggTlT6lp
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