Whistling noise

Asked by GuruX416V Sep 27, 2018 at 04:34 PM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Hi I have ford bantam1.3 2008 model. There’s
a whistling noise coming from the engine and
if I drive about 20km the temperature starts
to rise slowly.

3 Answers

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Check for a vacuum leak, take a can of carb cleaner or either and spray around the intake if the engine speeds up you located the leak

Thanks Mike, I’ll give it a try. Someone also mentioned it could be the bearings on the alternator or water pump. Will that cause the car to over heat?

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The water pump is a possibility for overheating but not the alternator. While the alternator bearings can make a whistle noise it won't cause an overheat unless it's causing the belt to slip.l hope this helps you

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