Please help..... Whining Noise from the front of the engine

[Devin 97 Blue GTS]

Please help..... A Whining Noise from the front of the engine appeared out of the blue ,sounds like I have a blower ( I know what the smoothed tubes sound like) Not it.

PS I forgot just had a new belt installed a week ago

 

[Fred(DrivingSchool)Kinder]

Check the power steering fluid level.

 

[Devin 97 Blue GTS]

Thanks , checked the level seems ok.( This all started the same day I brought home a Mini Cooper "S" and parked next to her)

 

[Jim Sullivan]

Every now and then when I'm running the air conditioner my alternator will whine just like I have a supercharger. It's been doing it for about two years now.

 

[Matt M PA]

Could it be the alternator. I know on older Mopars, when the bearings start to go, it can whine.

 

[snowmann]

I had the same think, you probably just need to replace a belt. Did you car recently get wet?

 

[HP]

2 things to try, first belt dressing(in the spray can),
then if there is still noise you might use a digital aim and
shoot, temp. gun, to check temp of bearings on pulleys(you might
have a dry or bad bearing).

 

[Devin 97 Blue GTS]

Now that I think about it this started at the same time I installed a new belt and got rained on.

 

[Qualitywires.com]

I bet it's your belt. Some belts glaze over a little bit which causes the whinning noise. I've taken dawn soap before and washed the belt down with a scrubber and it worked. I think if you get the newer belts, they prevent the whine. Stay with Mopar belts. I think the ones from Napa or anywhere else will cause the whine.

 

[Devin 97 Blue GTS]

The belt I used is Mopar product direct from Tator Dodge.

 

[snowmann]

Same thing happened to me, your car now sounds like a 84 Ford station wagon. I would recommend you get a new belt, if your car is under a service contract Dodge will fix this for free.