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I started my 2005 Taurus, heard a high pitched whining sound and saw smoke rising from under the hood. Haven't started it since, and am going to have it towed to a dealership. I'm not a mechanic by any means, so I guess I need to have an idea what I am looking at here.
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Re: I started my 2005 Taurus, heard a high pitched...
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Sounds to me like the "whining" was a stuck pulley and the smoke was from the serpentine belt smoking. The alternator, AC compressor, Power Steering Pump, Water Pump and the Tentioner are all pulleys that are driven by the serpentine belt. When one of the em pulleys lock up the belt is still pulled by all the other pulleys and smokes out on the stuck pulley.
This video here will give you the best visual on how to remove your serpentine belt (simple really)
Once you remove the serpentine belt start turning pulleys. They should spin free with no hangups. If the belt smoked then one of the pulleys is probably really stuck and won't move at all. When you find the stuck pulley that part will need to be replaced as a whole. In other words if your alternator pulley locked up then the alternator will need replaced.
This would be the first thing I would look at, given what you explained as to what happened.
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The tensioner pulley (the one you put the wench on to remove the belt) could have failed to and the belt could have slipped off enough to smoke a bit too. So make sure that there is no play in the tensioner pulley too. Let me know if you need anymore help. Regards, TonyThe tensioner pulley (the one you put the wench on to remove the belt) could have failed to and the belt could have slipped off enough to smoke a bit too. So make sure that there is no play in the tensioner pulley too. Let me know if you need anymore help. Regards,
Tony
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You could remove the serpentine belt and see if the noise continues, then check each component one at a time. You describe a slipping belt because the alternator pulls hard for the first few seconds after you start the engine.
You may want to check the air filter for it may be a little loose that's why it's whining. If not, get a water hose and listen to the bearings if they are whining. If they are, then it's gonna be a bearing in need of replacement.
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Sounds like a dry/failing bearing or power steering pump noise. You first need to try to track down where the noise is originating, and the most likely place is at the front of the engine.
I would start by listening with the hood up while parked with the engine running and the noise present, and seeing if it is coming from there. If so, the most likely cause is something connected to the belt - e.g. AC compressor clutch, tensioner, power steering pump, or generator. Can also be caused by the belt just slipping (warn out belt, tensioner not working properly).
There may be a small hole or cut in a vacum line or possibly just loose. Also make sure the air filter box and the big hose to it are secure and clamps etc are tight. Pulleys and belts can make a high pitch sound also.
sounds like your turbo let loose. The smoke is the coolant that runs thru the intercooler which cools the turbo. I would say either remove the turbo from the system , or replace it. which engine is in your car? w/o B234R eng; (T25 turbo) [rare] or w/B234R eng (TD04 turbo) Garrett type? (tag72623 Garrett pt# 452083-15)
for a used Turbo you are looking at around $150 plus shipping. but you will need to know which turbo you have of course.
The intercooler is gonna run an additional $50 or so (Hollander part number 317-51291) plus shipping.
give me a zip and tell me which engine (or turbo) you have and I will be happy to get you hooked up with the salvage yard closest to you that has these parts.
I have the same problem like yours but what i did is to replace the alternator and now its so quite no more high pitched sound. You may used belt stress fluid but its only last for few seconds then sound comes again. I replaced it with refurbish part alternator.My sienna 2005.
It could be a lot of things, but (in general, not specific to this car) it sounds like a 'turbo' problem/turbo air leak. Can you also hear a high pitched whining sound, or something sounding like an high pressured air escaping? Check under the hood for hoses that may have worn through or become disconnected because of busted O-clamps.
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