Thanks for all the great suggestions. Mom took the car in for a timing belt change this morning (didn't know she was bring it in so soon) and they found the problem. Apparently there are two vacuum pumps on the car and one of them was leaking while charging up the system (or something like that). Getting that replaced was about $800 since it's nowhere near the timing belt, it's somewhere on the back of the engine. The car is whine free now (and I bet her brakes work better too).
Cheers, Mark On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 6:45 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the whining sound could be the alternator bearing on the pulley, or the > differential. My guess is that something is too tight or dry when cold, > then gets lubed or expands in the heat, quieting the noise. New belts are > sometimes overtightened when put on the alternator and drive pulleys, and > this puts pressure on the pulley bearings and may actually cause them to > wear prematurely. Proper alignment is necessary between alternator pulley > (or other items using pulleys) and the drive pulley. > > > > ------------------------------ > Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy > Football > today<http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020> > . >
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