Volvo S60 humming noise coming from either power steering or alternator
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Volvo S60 humming noise coming from either power steering or alternator
So about 5 months ago I noticed this humming type of noise coming from under the hood of the car, its hard to tell if its coming from either the alternator or the power steering.
When I first start my car its at its loudest for about 3-5 seconds, then quite's down a little bit but still there for sure. When i'm driving I hear it also at lower RPMs, when driving above 40 or so I cant hear it really, but mostly in idle, or lower speeds and coasting are when its the loudest. Noise does not change when I turn my tires and I recently flushed and put in new power steering fluid and that did not help the problem at all. One mechanic said he thinks its coming from the power steering motor, but another told me its the alternator so i'm trying to find some help here before I go ahead and replace one and waste money after realizing that was not the issue, if need I can take a video of the noise if that helps. Please let me know if any other info is needed and thanks for the help!
When I first start my car its at its loudest for about 3-5 seconds, then quite's down a little bit but still there for sure. When i'm driving I hear it also at lower RPMs, when driving above 40 or so I cant hear it really, but mostly in idle, or lower speeds and coasting are when its the loudest. Noise does not change when I turn my tires and I recently flushed and put in new power steering fluid and that did not help the problem at all. One mechanic said he thinks its coming from the power steering motor, but another told me its the alternator so i'm trying to find some help here before I go ahead and replace one and waste money after realizing that was not the issue, if need I can take a video of the noise if that helps. Please let me know if any other info is needed and thanks for the help!
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