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1993 sse Whining noise when idle.. now when moving as well

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Old 05-08-2005, 04:23 PM
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Default 1993 sse Whining noise when idle.. now when moving as well

Almost sounds like a supercharger.. after doing little research ( very little ) I found something about a plastic intake manifold part that could cause it? How could plastic cause a whining noise? To me, I thought it might have been the torque converter.. ANY HELP ?????
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Can you tell what side of the engine is coming from? Belt side or intake side? Front or back?
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Sounds like Driver side..
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If you rev the engine a little in park, does it change pitch?
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Thats why I thought it sounded like a supercharger ( OBVIOUSLY , the sse I have does not have supercharger.. ) so blet related may be ? But what am I reading about this "plastic" part in the manifold that causes this to ? I dont want this thing to crap out. Its a sweet ride'!
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YES THE NOISE GETS LOUDER.. like a supercharger almost.. belt like.
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Well, depending on the year, it'* possible to get an SSE with SC.

I don't know what part in the manifold could cause a whine. Got a link? Maybe I could figur it out from reading what you did. Normally, I wouldn't expect a whine to strand you, save for a bad alternator bearing. Is it kinda whirry, airy, or more mechanical, possibly electrical sounding?
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1993 PONTIAC SSE 3.8
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alternator replaced within last 10,000 .. sounds more like a whirring noise.. kind of hard to explain.. LIke... ok.. u know those little cylindrical toys kids have, they blow into and theres that little fan in there that spins, and makes the ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ NOISE.. kinda like that...
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Try this. Take off the intake tube and have a look at the screen in the TB. Damage?
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I will take a look at the Throttle body.. What type of damage would I be looking for ? Carbon ? discolored ? Im just not quite sure where your going with it .. Please in any way you can assist is awesome!


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