As of a couple of weeks ago my Accord has been making a "whizzing" sound coming from the engine, it makes this noise after the engine has warmed up (when the engine is cold the noise isn't there).

I'm wondering if this could be a sign that the Timing Belt is due to be replaced? The car has 134,000 miles. (I got it with 120,000 miles, so I'm not sure if the Timing Belt had been replaced with the previous owner, or not).

Thanks.

-S.

 

of course it has a 'whizzing' sound after all it's a pissed in engine LMAO
Try to see if the sound changes when moving the steering wheel or you can turn on the rear glass defroster to load the Alt. It could be the tensioner bearing or the A/C clutch bearing, A long screwdriver used as a stethoscope will help you track down the noise; I'd like to pinpoint the noise for you, but I can't hear it from here.

 

Sometimes the Power Steering Pressure Pump can cause a 'whizzing' noise which can also be described as a whine or a buzz.

You are correct if you can not confirm the Timing Belt having been replaced. It was scheduled somewhere around 90,000m mark. The belt usually will not cause a 'whizzing' noise as it wears. I have (however) heard them make a flapping noise. It happened (ironically) as a customers' car (appointed for a t/belt replacement) was being driven into the shop. Several of the reinforcing strands decided to give up the ghost, and started whacking things under the belt cover as it ran around and around.
Happily, it got into the stall b4 nasty things started happening.

If nothing else, you should have it looked at. With any luck, you'll find a Dayco belt or other such indicator that it's been changed out.

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Hmm...I'll go get it checked out after work today.

I doubt that it could be the power steering, as this noise seems to "change in pitch" as the engine revs (and it's definetly not a tranny whine, because it's still there when I have the car in park and accelerate the rpm's).

 

Well, contrary to (what appears to be) popularly held dogma, both a whine (whizz) noise from a Gravitating Power Steering Pump, and a defective Torque converter will change pitch as the RPM increases (and regardless of being in neutral or in gear)

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