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Engine Whine ('94) - 3/12/2007 6:12:12 PM

tennesseesaturn

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My wagon has a really loud, high pitched, engine whine. It's been doing it for a while. The whine increases as the engine revs up in all gears, including park and neutral. I replaced the power steering pump since it was going bad and a likely source of the whining, but that didn't help. The car has 90K miles on it. Is it the timing belt?

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RE: Engine Whine ('94) - 3/12/2007 8:28:47 PM

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Is it an Escort? Is it turbo? What size engine?

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RE: Engine Whine ('94) - 3/19/2007 8:16:49 PM

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Sorry - forgot to tell you about the car! It's a '94 Taurus GL. It's got a 3.0L V6. It's the regular engine, not the 24 valve one.

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RE: Engine Whine ('94) - 3/20/2007 8:38:13 PM

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Could be dry alternator bearings. You could try greasing them.

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RE: Engine Whine ('94) - 3/22/2007 7:20:04 PM

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Hey thanks - you were right on target. I took it to my mechanic's shop and two of his men listened to it and said gave the same diagnosis. Bearings are shot - so I'm getting a new alternator put on it in the morning.

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RE: Engine Whine ('94) - 3/22/2007 7:20:25 PM

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