Hi all,

I had so much luck with my last question (about the rearview window
rattle) that I'm going to go for broke and try to get an answer to
another question

In my '02 Elantra VE, when I step on the gas, I'm starting to hear a
strange sound, like a belt grinding "whine" or "squeal". It is only
apparent when I am accelerating, giving the car gas. In fact, the
harder and more quickly I try to accelerate, the more pronounced the
sound is.

When the car reaches speed, the noise goes away.

I'm sure it's something simple, but I know next to nothing about cars,
except to bring them in for regular tune-ups and services FYI the
car has about 150,000 km on it.

Thanks for any help y'all can provide!

Cheers,
Dave

 

It's difficult to give a good opinion without hearing the noise, but
insufficient belt tension has a reasonable chance of being the cause. To
prevent noise, the alternator belt usually needs to be tightened so that
there's nearly no deflection on light to moderate pressure. The power
steering and A/C belts should have a little deflection.

 

On Jun 29, 10:29 am, "hyundaitech" <notpub...@not.public.com> wrote:
> It's difficult to give a good opinion without hearing the noise, but
> insufficient belt tension has a reasonable chance of being the cause. To
> prevent noise, the alternator belt usually needs to be tightened so that
> there's nearly no deflection on light to moderate pressure. The power
> steering and A/C belts should have a little deflection.

Thanks, I'll give that a shot!

 

canadave@shaw.ca wrote in news:1183128630.203244.146000
@n2g2000hse.googlegroups.com:

> Hi all,
>
> I had so much luck with my last question (about the rearview window
> rattle) that I'm going to go for broke and try to get an answer to
> another question
>
> In my '02 Elantra VE, when I step on the gas, I'm starting to hear a
> strange sound, like a belt grinding "whine" or "squeal". It is only
> apparent when I am accelerating, giving the car gas. In fact, the
> harder and more quickly I try to accelerate, the more pronounced the
> sound is.
>
> When the car reaches speed, the noise goes away.
>
> I'm sure it's something simple, but I know next to nothing about cars,
> except to bring them in for regular tune-ups and services FYI the
> car has about 150,000 km on it.
>
> Thanks for any help y'all can provide!
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
>

This happened to me - but I can't remember what the solution was.... I'd
check the alternator and/or if the battery is ready to die....

 

Power steering pumps can "whine" and their noise would follow engine rpm.
Does an Elantra have P.S. ?.....if so, you can check the pump's fluid level.