high pitched whine at idle - Hyundai Performance Forums

rogerroger · 11-26-2003, 01:21 AM

recently my car developed a high pitched squeal at idle. it happens after a few minutes of idleling. any touch of the throttle, even very slightly, causes it to go away.. until the idle settles down again. i have FX couple without aircon. I thought it might be dried out belts. but i sprayed some RP7 on them and it didnt help. any ideas?

camds78 · 11-26-2003, 05:55 AM

How many K's has your coupe Done? It could be the waterpump, Powersteering or the Timing Belt. Mines up to 90K (about 56miles) and it has just started a squeek :cry: Apparently it's the Timing Belt. I haven't had mine changed yet, I'm waiting for a pulley kit from Kspec before having it changed.8D

rogerroger · 11-26-2003, 06:44 AM

i've done close to 100,000kms but I've had the timing belt replacment service done already.

nyne · 11-26-2003, 07:26 AM

check your serpentine(spelling) belt. see if it has any cracks in it.. could use a replacement, or just put a bit of ajax (what i've read from dsm.org) on it

Padelis · 11-26-2003, 12:09 PM

I have the same problem. It happens sometimes when the engine is cool and runs idle. I get this queeky sound. As soon as I touch the gas or the engine warms up a bit the noise is gone.

Timing belt you say? Could be. I checked and re-strapped mine and the problem comes a lot less now...