whining sound when i press on gas

Gravija · #1 12-20-2006, 12:37 AM

hey
my 93 SVX makes a weird whining noise when i press on the gas and it increases in volume/pitch as the RPMs do
what could this be?
it has done this before but only on occasion, now it is every time i drive the car and it is getting kind of annoying

anything i can do to fix it?

thanks

Budfreak · #2 12-20-2006, 02:02 AM

Sounds like an idler going bad or maybe power steering? Take a listen and see if you can find the general vicinity of where the noise is coming from.

dwd1985 · #3 12-20-2006, 02:28 AM

Depending on what the "whining" actually sounds like, it could be an exhaust leak.

drivemusicnow · #4 12-20-2006, 11:47 AM

Sounds like some alternator whine to me.

SubaSteevo · #5 12-20-2006, 11:54 AM

Do you have a stereo amplifier installed?

Gravija · #6 12-20-2006, 12:23 PM

i just replaced my power steering a couple months ago
i will check where the sound is coming from later, but i do not have an amplifier installed, everything is stock

what would it sound like if it were an exhaust leak?

dannmarr · #7 12-20-2006, 12:28 PM

Check all your vacuum hoses too.

dwd1985 · #8 12-20-2006, 04:18 PM

I cant really describe the exact sound of an exhaust leak, but what you should try would be warm up your SVX, leave the door open, stay in park and hit the gas, and if the sound is coming from directly underneath you, it would probably be an exhaust leak.

Trevor · #9 12-20-2006, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by dwd1985

I cant really describe the exact sound of an exhaust leak, but what you should try would be warm up your SVX, leave the door open, stay in park and hit the gas, and if the sound is coming from directly underneath you, it would probably be an exhaust leak.

Better still, block the tail pipe with a rag in order to produce back pressure.

It's Just Eric · #10 12-20-2006, 05:48 PM

If you have a younger sister, you can have her take the bus to school. now you can accelerate as much as you want and not here whining.
(Sorry, couldnt help myself)

If it's an electrinic, "Your grandma's old tv withy the volume all the way down" kinda whine, its alternator whine. I have NO idea what causes this, but Im sure Trevor does. If its more of a mechanical thing, I'd suspect first a bad bearing on the power steering pump, ac condensor, or alternator.

Trevor · #11 12-20-2006, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by It's Just Eric

If you have a younger sister, you can have her take the bus to school. now you can accelerate as much as you want and not here whining.
(Sorry, couldnt help myself)

If it's an electrinic, "Your grandma's old tv withy the volume all the way down" kinda whine, its alternator whine. I have NO idea what causes this, but Im sure Trevor does. If its more of a mechanical thing, I'd suspect first a bad bearing on the power steering pump, ac condensor, or alternator.

How the hell would I know, who where or what nasty thing is objecting. If alternator, you are right to first suspect bearings, but is it the alternator or a girl friend,

Karl · #12 12-20-2006, 06:57 PM

hmmmm yes...sounds like you need to replace your muffler bearing:

Trevor · #13 12-20-2006, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Karl

hmmmm yes...sounds like you need to replace your muffler bearing:

Edit ---- With a muffled muffler bearing!

msvx95 · #14 12-21-2006, 04:06 AM

Could be your tires...Mine make a higher vibration whine...I think a belt shifted inside the tire tread...I rotated the tires and the sound minimized from the front where it was originally coming from.

Gravija · #15 12-21-2006, 12:51 PM

could it be from a tape ipod adapter?

after i took it out i didn't hear the sound but i only took it once around the block and back, so i don't know if its really gone...will update later

thanks