hey, everytime i have the a/c on (or today i had the heat on early morning to defost windows)

and the fan is on any speed (1,2,3,4), i get engine noise!!!

why is this

 

Alternator drive belt loose???
A/C Compressor drive belt loose ???

Obvious first answers

 

k, i know i will be a pain

but how do i go abouts checking those things?

 

any help?

 

Although others may suggest spraying belt dressing on then, I don't advise it.
It was originally developed for v-belts, but improvements in the rubber compounds which now make up most belts have made it problamatic at best.
Being a spray stick-um, it does more to attract dust and dirt than permenetly quieting belts.
I suggest several ways.
1) Pick a spot on the belt eqa-distant from two pulleys and push against the belt. With reasonable force, it should deflect only about 1/2 to 3/4 inch (depending on length between pulleys.
2) Spray water on the belts with the engine running. If they are tight enough, you will hear no change. If they are too loose, they'll start squawking pretty good until they dry out.
Tighten as required

P

 

do you mean alternator whine? like through your sound system?

 

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and the fan is on any speed (1,2,3,4), i get engine noise!!!

why is this </TD></TR></TABLE>

have you opened up the hood and try to pin point where the noise is coming from???

 

yea its does sound exactly like alternator noise (i refer to it as engine noise)

it goes higher as I accelerate to a higher speed.

DESERTHONDA....i can't open teh hood and find the noise...cuz it only comes as i drive away...if the car is just idling, they will not be any noise

 

The radio antenna for the '96 and '97 Accords really bite the big one if you get any distance from the radio station you're listening to.
The constant whine I listen to is the fuel pump when I'm in fringe areas.
Never had this problem with my '88

P

 

If it's alternator whine, then it could be one of two things. As P_Adams stated, the antenna can be a source of alternator whine. This is often a problem for those who have any aftermarket audio installed. Antenna cables, RCA cables, and other signal cables can act like an antenna, picking up your alternator noise by induction. This is usually fixed by spacing these cables from power sources accordingly, and/or correcting a ground if any of the two share a common ground point.

 

DESERTHONDA....i can't open teh hood and find the noise...cuz it only comes as i drive away...if the car is just idling, they will not be any noise[/QUOTE]

car parked and running, open the hood, grab the accell cable and accellarate the engine ,,can you duplicate noise this way???? if so try to pin point the area ..

 

my system wire are fully spaced....the power cable runs along the driver side and all the rca's etc run along teh passenger side.

the ground i have in the spare tire area, i just sanded off an area and attached it there

i only hear this noise with the blower/fan is on either when i have it on heat, or a/c....if i just turn the fan on blowing the outside air...i dont get this noise