Whining noise M43

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Post Sat Jun 01, 2013 7:48 pm

Whining noise from the front pulley areas,speeds up and slows down with exceleration,any ideas?
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Post Sat Jun 01, 2013 8:45 pm

Probably a pulley or waterpump. Get a squirty bottle with water and spray on the pulleys one by one, when you wet the offending pulley it should stop squeaking momentarily. Then you know what you need to change.
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Post Sun Jun 02, 2013 2:10 am

Alternator bearings if its not the idler or tensioner pulley.
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