Re: whiny engine

[jtrealty@xxxx]

A couple of things to check before you go looking at the clutch. Make 
sure the trans has the correct amount and type of oil. Check the idler 
bearings for the a/c belt. These are simple to do but it does sound 
like the throwout bearing and or the pilot bearing. If you go in there 
you will be replacing everything anyway so it doesn't matter exactly 
what's wrong. These seem to go bad soon after driving through deep 
water or after taking the car out of a long period of storage. Noise 
when depressing the clutch is a throwout bearing, noise when not 
depressing the clutch is transmission. (Generally).
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, aaron_t_graham@xxxx wrote:
> I've noticed over the past couple months that my engine has had a
> slight grinding whine to it. I didn't know if it had always been 
that
> way and I had just never noticed it before. I believe it's getting
> louder.
> 
> The pitch of the whine depends on the RPM's of the engine, and it 
gets
> higher as the RPM's go up. It's hardly noticeable while I'm driving
> on the road, but when I put the clutch pedal to the floor to slow
> down, it's suddenly very noticeable as the engine revs down.
> Also, the transmission will squeak occasionally while I'm 
accelerating
> in 2nd or 3rd gear. Does this mean some clutch replacement parts 
are
> in order?
> 
> I've been at work about 12 hours a day lately, so I haven't had time
> to look at it. I thought I might throw the problem out there for
> suggestions before diving into it myself.Aaron
> #1506