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Daniel B Reese MD (Dbr328gtb)
Junior Member
Username: Dbr328gtb
Post Number: 92
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, April 06, 2002 - 9:44 pm: | |
Rob,
Correction. I started my car for the first time in the cold since FOW tightened the belts and it does NOT make the sound anymore. This is the first time since I've owned the car in two years that it doesnt make the sound in the cold so the problem was probably benign anyway. Mine sounded exactly as you described. |
Daniel B Reese MD (Dbr328gtb)
Junior Member
Username: Dbr328gtb
Post Number: 91
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, April 05, 2002 - 9:52 pm: | |
Rob,
My car makes this sound too. FOW tightened all belts and listened to the sound. They said they hear this on all 328s- a high pitched whine in cold weather on start up- and said it was normal. |
Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator
Username: Rob328gts
Post Number: 1402
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Friday, April 05, 2002 - 10:43 am: | |
nt |
Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator
Username: Rob328gts
Post Number: 1401
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Friday, April 05, 2002 - 10:40 am: | |
Thanks everyone, just making sure she wasn't about ready to blow and cost me $20k. |
magoo (Magoo)
Intermediate Member
Username: Magoo
Post Number: 2256
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Friday, April 05, 2002 - 10:16 am: | |
Exactly Ed the Alt. will whine noticeably until she shuts down after a charge. |
Mark C. Gordon (Markg)
Junior Member
Username: Markg
Post Number: 157
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Friday, April 05, 2002 - 8:39 am: | |
My 82 GTSi sometimes sounds just like a turbine jet engine at idle... |
Edward Gault (Irfgt)
Member
Username: Irfgt
Post Number: 966
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Friday, April 05, 2002 - 7:51 am: | |
After starting your car the alternator is working at it's maximum to recharge the partially discharged battery from the starting process and after charging the amperage is reduced and the noise is less. This is a good posibility of your noise. You will also notice the same noise if you have your headlights on or any other high current accessory on. |
BobD (Bobd)
Member
Username: Bobd
Post Number: 347
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Friday, April 05, 2002 - 7:41 am: | |
Mine whines for a few minutes during warm up too... then goes away. |
Mitchel DeFrancis (4re308)
Member
Username: 4re308
Post Number: 473
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Friday, April 05, 2002 - 6:59 am: | |
My accessory belt used to make snapping and popping sounds until I sprayed some stuff on it. |
TomD (Tifosi)
Member
Username: Tifosi
Post Number: 480
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Friday, April 05, 2002 - 6:40 am: | |
accessory belts, had mine replaced and still does it when cold, goes away when warm |
Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator
Username: Rob328gts
Post Number: 1400
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 11:34 pm: | |
Especially when cold, my engine has a whine that sounds like a belt or something. It's almost like a whistle. After a few minutes and warm it goes away. Anyone else experience this? |