the characteristic "whining" sound... alternator ?

[cvega666]

yep, exactly the same sound
im starting to think that it's something whining in the cambelt area - but i dont know until i get someone to look at it. what was worrying me is that it dissapeared on cold mornings, then started with a looooud screech. like a pulley was stuck somewhere, or the belt was slipping on it... dont know.

[lemonyfresh]

yeppo, mines the same - when the noise stops the screeching starts :S

[Reechard]

Mine has been worse in the colder weather today, heard it in all gears.

Pretty sure its just the belts. A friend, who is on here said his does it after he has washed his car normally. So seems to be cold/and or water affecting the belt.

Going to try and look at it on the weekend.

[cvega666]

thats my suspicion as well, will keep an eye open for it. I recently had the thermostat changed the 'quick' way without draining the coolant, we might've gotten the coolant sprinkled over the belt, we shall see

edit: now that it's gotten more frosty then wet, it stopped screeching :p stupid weather.

[Driftlimits Performance]

it's going to be alternator/alt belt.

Everything on your cambelt is brand new

[cvega666]

LE SIGH! I'll give you a call later Luke....

[Kinsy]

Alternator - had it on both my 2's 6-12months before the alternator fully seized.

[cvega666]

yeah. thats getting replaced next. Hopefully it will last another month

this never ends

[8balls]

heres a (rubbish phone) video of mine making that nose

http://s810.photobucket.com/albums/zz28 ... 010001.mp4

It seems to rise with revs, stop at a certain point, then come back again at lower revs (or when i put the fogs on!!)

If putting your fogs (= more load on the alternator) on makes the noise come on it surely is your alternator belt. Or alternator. I say 99% of your alternator belt being loose.

[lemonyfresh]

siiiiiigh, i had my suspicions. Thanks for the help people! Ill get it sorted as soon as this crappy weather decides to stop - i can only imagine (with my 2 being non-garaged) that the moisture has caused this?

[cvega666]

im getting a new alt and doing that somewhere after xmas. better be safe than sorry

[cvega666]

just FYI, that's sorted - the sound was indeed the alternator, what a b1tch to get out. The bottom bolt was stuck solid and stripped, but some heat convinced it to come out. We discovered that it had a cracked housing aswell.
New alternator (thanks TCB) - no whining.And thanks to Pacific for another job well done.