2 Questions (car whine )

[wyldnwoody44]

First off, I had my car in for an inspection the other day; my mechanic tightened up my fan belt as it had been squealing; he passed it for me; I need inner tie rods, a R trailing arm; but he did me a favor and got me the sticker anyways. When I got home I changed the front pads and drove off; I started noticing a whine when I got above 35MPH, It sounds like its coming from the front driver side tire, but im not positive where, maybe under the hood. This whine went away when I hit the gas, as soon as i let off the accelerator tho, there it is again; No other real symptoms tho. Any ideas? could the tie rod ends cause this, is it someting to do with the belt system? is it dangerous to drive, or just a small annoyance.


Secondly, unrelated; anyone know where to find a replacement battery for the svx keychain?

any help appreciated; I gotta make this car last until I graduate in December; its been going 4 years strong. Thanks Guys

[Conn SVX]

I got my battery at Radio Shack.wine I will let the others field the wine question.
Wine as in high or low pitch.

[icingdeath88]

There's no such thing as a "fan belt" on the SVX. The fans are electric motor driven. The alternator/power steering belt and the A/C compressor belt can both be tightened, so I'm going to guess that it's one of those that your mechanic tightened. There are bearings in all of the pulleys that the belts turn; any of these can whine if they are bad. The alternator bearings sometimes will whine after a lot or miles are on the car, maybe tightening the belt made it worse. Or maybe it's overtightened enough that it finished off a bearing that was already starting to go.

Did you "turn" the rotors (have the rotor resurfaced, which can be done if there's enough meat left on it) when you changed the front brake pads? That or replacing the rotors should always be done when you change the pads. If not, then that might cause a whine (?).

Does the whine seem to change with engine speed or wheel speed?

A stock SVX keyfob wants an "A27" size battery. Radioshack.com has them, and the brick-and-mortar stores do too sometimes, but not very often. Amazon.com also sells them.

[Conn SVX]

I am going to post this even though I promised not to do any more advice. I do think this is good advice . I have been there before and done that . Icingdeath88 mentioned the belts. I found if they slip don't tighten them just buy new and replace . Your trying to stop a belt from slipping that has lost its traction( glazed, Cracked stretched ) by over tightening it and putting undue stress on all components involved. Cheaper to change the belt than ruin the bearings in the alternator of PS pump.

[dannmarr]

You can also try belt dressing (conditioner). It stops the squealing and adds traction to the belt. If it doesn't work, then it might be the bearings. Good luck.

[oab_au]

Originally Posted by wyldnwoody44

First off, I had my car in for an inspection the other day; my mechanic tightened up my fan belt as it had been squealing; he passed it for me; I need inner tie rods, a R trailing arm; but he did me a favor and got me the sticker anyways. When I got home I changed the front pads and drove off; I started noticing a whine when I got above 35MPH, It sounds like its coming from the front driver side tire, but im not positive where, maybe under the hood. This whine went away when I hit the gas, as soon as i let off the accelerator tho, there it is again; No other real symptoms tho. Any ideas? could the tie rod ends cause this, is it someting to do with the belt system? is it dangerous to drive, or just a small annoyance.


Secondly, unrelated; anyone know where to find a replacement battery for the svx keychain?

any help appreciated; I gotta make this car last until I graduate in December; its been going 4 years strong. Thanks Guys

The whine could be a vacuum leak from a hose somewhere. Have a listen with a piece of hose around where it seems to be coming from.

Harvey.