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Anonymous Posted on Jan 16, 2011

Continued battery drain and high pitched noise when car started

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Maybe the alternator is bad. A high pitched whine could mean that the alternator is not working properly.

One can test, by removing the belt to the alternator and running the engine and seeing if the whine goes away.

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    Duane Wong Jan 16, 2011

    Or one could bench test the alternator and see if it whines.

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