High pitch whining... Pwr steering pump?

[Ollie]

Hey guys
jst wondering I have this high pitch whining noise in my engine bay. Now I feeling it my pwr steering pump, bt thers no leak or air getting to it. I flushed it and replace the fluid bt the sound is still ther. Does anyone Noe if this is the corse of the noise. because I don't wna buy a part that I don't need.

[I8A4RE]

Well very hard to diagnose without hearing the sound mate but it could be the pulley itself or one of your other pulley's or it could be just a loose or worn belt. To be honest it is not something that can be diagnosed over the net.

[Cassf88]

does it happen during the colder mornings or its constant?
does it speed up when the car accelerates or is it a constant regardless?
does it ever stop, eg: if youve been driving for half an hour, an hour, etc?

you can never give too much info

[vipfto]

Hey guys
jst wondering I have this high pitch whining noise in my engine bay. Now I feeling it my pwr steering pump, bt thers no leak or air getting to it. I flushed it and replace the fluid bt the sound is still ther. Does anyone Noe if this is the corse of the noise. because I don't wna buy a part that I don't need.

most likely to be alt or pwrstr belt mate esp if high pitched like a squeel

[Ollie]

Well yes when engine has not be started let's for for 4 hr it makes a sqeaking nosie. But the belt is tight, I have tried losing n tightening n still the sqeaking does nt stop until the car is warmed up.
Nw the whining nosie is constant and does nt disappear. when I do accelerate it does get louder. The fluid is at its max n has not come down.

[vipfto]

shall be one of the belts then. (there are two and one tensioner on top one underneath)

can be either too loose, too tight or just stuffed for the sake of $30 per belt just replace them

[dstocks]

I think itll be one of the idler pulleys. They squeal like bastards when the bearing in them starts to go.

[Cassf88]

i believe it is your pulley because my car has the same issue and it was diagnosed that its my A/C pulley. With the way that it sits in the engine bay, its closer to the ground (or so i was told) and therefore that is the reason

get a new pulley if it irritates you too much

edit: poorly constructed sentences

[vipfto]

as its only happening when car is cold my money is on belts, IMO replace them first as cheaper option if still makes noise then start with pullys

[I8A4RE]

Hey has two issues squeeing and whinning

Squelling will be belt definitly
Whinning I would think would be the actual power steering unit itself.

Ok first, take off power steering belt and start car. Has that removed either noise, both or none?

[Ollie]

Hey has two issues squeeing and whinning

Squelling will be belt definitly
Whinning I would think would be the actual power steering unit itself.

Ok first, take off power steering belt and start car. Has that removed either noise, both or none?

I'll try that n see what happens. Bt I have a very gwd feeling itS the whole unit.

[Ollie]

Yeh guy I got my pri bar and had a listen defenitly pwer steer pump.
Also my tension roller is pretty banged up.

[Bennoz]

PS pump aint too bad to swap out. Very messy thou..

[Ollie]

Ben would u have the assembly of the pump. Like wher to unbolt n stuff

[dstocks]

Its pretty easy to unbolt. 3 bolts hold it on, but from memory you might have to remove the aircon compressor as well to get it out. There are 4 bolts on that. Easiest to remove from under the car IMO. The power steering fluid makes a mess though and unfortunately you have to unplug the pipes to swap the unit over.

[vipfto]

dont need to unbolt a/c compressor

think its 3x bolts 1 from engine of it 2 from belt side whick you need to acces through pully holes

[Ollie]

Thanx guys. Big help

[Ollie]

Argggh I fixed the pump. Btw thanx dawyne!
Bt the tensioner and the compressor is noisy too. If anyone has these parts please pm me need them.