2001 Civic LX Whining at Start
07-16-2006 | 10:57 AM
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Re: 2001 Civic LX Whining at Start
Steve Mackie wrote:
> > I have a 2001 Civic LX automatic that whines (similar to R2D2 from Star
> > Wars getting shot across a room) at the first start of the day and then
> > goes away after about 5 minutes of driving. I took to a dealer, who
>
> My '06 does the same thing.
is the sound comming from the radio speakers?
it may be alternator whine ,, the alternator re-charing the battery?
Mark
07-16-2006 | 10:57 AM
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Re: 2001 Civic LX Whining at Start
Steve Mackie wrote:
> > I have a 2001 Civic LX automatic that whines (similar to R2D2 from Star
> > Wars getting shot across a room) at the first start of the day and then
> > goes away after about 5 minutes of driving. I took to a dealer, who
>
> My '06 does the same thing.
is the sound comming from the radio speakers?
it may be alternator whine ,, the alternator re-charing the battery?
Mark
07-17-2006 | 11:58 AM
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Re: 2001 Civic LX Whining at Start
I wish the whine was coming from the radio speakers-unfortunately it's
coming from under the hood.
I think it's a belt or a pulley, but all of the checks show them as
fine (for right now).
Mark wrote:
> Steve Mackie wrote:
> > > I have a 2001 Civic LX automatic that whines (similar to R2D2 from Star
> > > Wars getting shot across a room) at the first start of the day and then
> > > goes away after about 5 minutes of driving. I took to a dealer, who
> >
> > My '06 does the same thing.
>
> is the sound comming from the radio speakers?
> it may be alternator whine ,, the alternator re-charing the battery?
>
> Mark
coming from under the hood.
I think it's a belt or a pulley, but all of the checks show them as
fine (for right now).
Mark wrote:
> Steve Mackie wrote:
> > > I have a 2001 Civic LX automatic that whines (similar to R2D2 from Star
> > > Wars getting shot across a room) at the first start of the day and then
> > > goes away after about 5 minutes of driving. I took to a dealer, who
> >
> > My '06 does the same thing.
>
> is the sound comming from the radio speakers?
> it may be alternator whine ,, the alternator re-charing the battery?
>
> Mark
07-17-2006 | 11:58 AM
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Re: 2001 Civic LX Whining at Start
I wish the whine was coming from the radio speakers-unfortunately it's
coming from under the hood.
I think it's a belt or a pulley, but all of the checks show them as
fine (for right now).
Mark wrote:
> Steve Mackie wrote:
> > > I have a 2001 Civic LX automatic that whines (similar to R2D2 from Star
> > > Wars getting shot across a room) at the first start of the day and then
> > > goes away after about 5 minutes of driving. I took to a dealer, who
> >
> > My '06 does the same thing.
>
> is the sound comming from the radio speakers?
> it may be alternator whine ,, the alternator re-charing the battery?
>
> Mark
coming from under the hood.
I think it's a belt or a pulley, but all of the checks show them as
fine (for right now).
Mark wrote:
> Steve Mackie wrote:
> > > I have a 2001 Civic LX automatic that whines (similar to R2D2 from Star
> > > Wars getting shot across a room) at the first start of the day and then
> > > goes away after about 5 minutes of driving. I took to a dealer, who
> >
> > My '06 does the same thing.
>
> is the sound comming from the radio speakers?
> it may be alternator whine ,, the alternator re-charing the battery?
>
> Mark
07-17-2006 | 11:58 AM
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Re: 2001 Civic LX Whining at Start
I wish the whine was coming from the radio speakers-unfortunately it's
coming from under the hood.
I think it's a belt or a pulley, but all of the checks show them as
fine (for right now).
Mark wrote:
> Steve Mackie wrote:
> > > I have a 2001 Civic LX automatic that whines (similar to R2D2 from Star
> > > Wars getting shot across a room) at the first start of the day and then
> > > goes away after about 5 minutes of driving. I took to a dealer, who
> >
> > My '06 does the same thing.
>
> is the sound comming from the radio speakers?
> it may be alternator whine ,, the alternator re-charing the battery?
>
> Mark
coming from under the hood.
I think it's a belt or a pulley, but all of the checks show them as
fine (for right now).
Mark wrote:
> Steve Mackie wrote:
> > > I have a 2001 Civic LX automatic that whines (similar to R2D2 from Star
> > > Wars getting shot across a room) at the first start of the day and then
> > > goes away after about 5 minutes of driving. I took to a dealer, who
> >
> > My '06 does the same thing.
>
> is the sound comming from the radio speakers?
> it may be alternator whine ,, the alternator re-charing the battery?
>
> Mark
07-17-2006 | 11:58 AM
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Re: 2001 Civic LX Whining at Start
I wish the whine was coming from the radio speakers-unfortunately it's
coming from under the hood.
I think it's a belt or a pulley, but all of the checks show them as
fine (for right now).
Mark wrote:
> Steve Mackie wrote:
> > > I have a 2001 Civic LX automatic that whines (similar to R2D2 from Star
> > > Wars getting shot across a room) at the first start of the day and then
> > > goes away after about 5 minutes of driving. I took to a dealer, who
> >
> > My '06 does the same thing.
>
> is the sound comming from the radio speakers?
> it may be alternator whine ,, the alternator re-charing the battery?
>
> Mark
coming from under the hood.
I think it's a belt or a pulley, but all of the checks show them as
fine (for right now).
Mark wrote:
> Steve Mackie wrote:
> > > I have a 2001 Civic LX automatic that whines (similar to R2D2 from Star
> > > Wars getting shot across a room) at the first start of the day and then
> > > goes away after about 5 minutes of driving. I took to a dealer, who
> >
> > My '06 does the same thing.
>
> is the sound comming from the radio speakers?
> it may be alternator whine ,, the alternator re-charing the battery?
>
> Mark
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