$200 whine help
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From: Littleton, CO
$200 whine help
I need some help. I have a 98 explorer 5.0L that whines like a B.... at idle and louder at low to mid rpm. I have turned the steering wheel and the noise only changes because of the load on the engine not because of the pump. I can load the elec. system and change the noise, but again because of the load on the engine. Today I removed the belt and started it and had no noise, so I replaced the alternator and the belt because it was the loudest while listening through a screwdriver. I started it back up and the noise is still there. ($200 waste) I saw a couple threads of guys w/same problem but no results posted. I posted a thread about this a month ago and was told MAF, MAP, IAC, air filter but there is no noise w/belt off. Should I replace tensioner and idler pulleys (3) ? I hate throwing money away. Any help is appreciated.
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From: Littleton, CO
mileage is 83K, maintenance is unknown, just purchased at 80K and previous owner said it has always had this noise. ( you know how that goes) . there are no driveability problems, I am just worried that it will show itself when my wife is driving it home from work at night, or it will break and damage other things.
