i got a whining noise in the engine

xBIGxWHITEx · January 11th, 2009, 10:25 PM

ok heres my little story...i have a 2003 v6 5 speed mustang that has 43000 miles on it. i got into a wreck about a month and a half ago and the hood, bumper, headlight mount, headlights, radiator and the power steering pulley. there has been a high pitched whining in my engine when i accelerate and when i push in the clutch and let the rpms drop the engine whines down too. i was thinking the pulley is bad or maybe the whole pump ive been searching everywhere for a solution. but all i seem to come up with is idler pulley, power steering pulley(maybe) and transmission. so i got the tranny checked and had new bearings put in, as well as blocker rings but that 1200 bucks didnt seem to help.

so can anyone help me with a similar experience or might have a clue.

04mustang232 · January 11th, 2009, 11:24 PM

take it back to where you got it fixed at and see if they can spot it. Obviously they didnt fix it right.

But, it could be anything, and its super hard to tell through the internet. Check and make sure nothing is rubbing. Or, put someone in the car and give it gas while you are looking in the engine compartment. See if you can pinpoint the noise that way.

xBIGxWHITEx · January 11th, 2009, 11:28 PM

i did that and i figured that since the pulley was replaced that it could be a bad pulley i took it back to them and they said they werent sure what it could be. they said maybe the pulley was bad. the pulley does have a little wobble so maybe the shaft of the pump is bent or maybe just the pulley is bad or the bearing in the pulley

04mustang232 · January 11th, 2009, 11:37 PM

start with whats cheap, and work up from there.

xBIGxWHITEx · January 11th, 2009, 11:40 PM

sounds good to me

stephen · January 12th, 2009, 10:32 AM

You could remove the serpentine belt and run the engine briefly to see if the noise goes away. If it does then it's some belt driven part, possibly the PS pump.

The PS pump seems likely since the pulley got bent.

xBIGxWHITEx · January 12th, 2009, 11:27 AM

thats really a great idea thank you

January 11th, 2009, 10:25 PM	#1
xBIGxWHITEx Regular 2003 mustang v6 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: rineyville, ky Posts: 86	i got a whining noise in the engine ok heres my little story...i have a 2003 v6 5 speed mustang that has 43000 miles on it. i got into a wreck about a month and a half ago and the hood, bumper, headlight mount, headlights, radiator and the power steering pulley. there has been a high pitched whining in my engine when i accelerate and when i push in the clutch and let the rpms drop the engine whines down too. i was thinking the pulley is bad or maybe the whole pump ive been searching everywhere for a solution. but all i seem to come up with is idler pulley, power steering pulley(maybe) and transmission. so i got the tranny checked and had new bearings put in, as well as blocker rings but that 1200 bucks didnt seem to help. so can anyone help me with a similar experience or might have a clue.

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January 11th, 2009, 11:28 PM	#3
xBIGxWHITEx Regular 2003 mustang v6 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: rineyville, ky Posts: 86	i did that and i figured that since the pulley was replaced that it could be a bad pulley i took it back to them and they said they werent sure what it could be. they said maybe the pulley was bad. the pulley does have a little wobble so maybe the shaft of the pump is bent or maybe just the pulley is bad or the bearing in the pulley

January 11th, 2009, 11:40 PM	#5
xBIGxWHITEx Regular 2003 mustang v6 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: rineyville, ky Posts: 86	sounds good to me

January 12th, 2009, 10:32 AM	#6
stephen Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 785	You could remove the serpentine belt and run the engine briefly to see if the noise goes away. If it does then it's some belt driven part, possibly the PS pump. The PS pump seems likely since the pulley got bent.

January 12th, 2009, 11:27 AM	#7
xBIGxWHITEx Regular 2003 mustang v6 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: rineyville, ky Posts: 86	thats really a great idea thank you

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