Does my car sound normal?
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Does my car sound normal?
I have always noticed for as long as I have ridden in this car (since as long as I can remember), it has made this sort of whining sound. It seems that it makes this sound a bit more than other 850s do, though I notice that they all seem to do it to some degree, just mine more than others (I recently drove my uncle's 93 850 NA Auto and it made less whining). I don't think its the transmission because the car makes the exact same sound either in gear or in neutral and/or with the clutch in or out.
My mechanic recently told me I have a bad idler pulley (didn't ask which belt). Is that a likely culprit?
Also, do you guys notice any other possibly unusual sounds I should know about?
I'm really not worried about any of this, including the whine, because it seems harmless since it has done that for basically forever. Heck, my friends tell me it sounds cool, kind of like a super charger sound or something. I was just curious to get some opinions!
Thanks!
My mechanic recently told me I have a bad idler pulley (didn't ask which belt). Is that a likely culprit?
Also, do you guys notice any other possibly unusual sounds I should know about?
I'm really not worried about any of this, including the whine, because it seems harmless since it has done that for basically forever. Heck, my friends tell me it sounds cool, kind of like a super charger sound or something. I was just curious to get some opinions!
Thanks!
Last edited by 1995Volvo850; 12-14-2014 at 08:29 PM.
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My steering doesn't leak, it just seems that my 17 going on 18 year old pump whines a bit, even if its filled to exact factory specifications.
I have just decided to embrace the sound! lol
Last edited by 1995Volvo850; 07-15-2012 at 05:08 PM.
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Sorry, wrong bottle.
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