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Debbie Lowell Posted on Aug 08, 2015
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Whirring noise when engine is running

I hear as constant whirring / whining noise when engine is running

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Power steering pump. low on fluid.

  • Debbie Lowell
    Debbie Lowell Aug 08, 2015

    It doesn't use fluid... Had electronic power steering?

  • Randy Ohler Aug 08, 2015

    OK. Then remove the serpentine belt. Check the pulleys by hand. They should turn freely. Then turn them with pressure by your hand. Feel for any roughness. Replace that pulley. Water pumps can be sloppy. No movement back and forth. Don't check the lower crank pulley. Also. when they belt is off, start the engine and listen if the noise goes away. Gone, pulleys. still there is an engine problem.

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