whinning noise drivers side of engine?

i started hearing this whinning noise comming from the drivers side of the engine the last week and a half. its loud when i start my car in the morning, and when i drive it, it whines up so loud then i shift and it whines back up, etc... i just went to a shop to have them look at it one guy said it was a water pump and another guy said it was the pulley that runs the a/c unit ( im thinking its the tension pulley??). then they both said its probally that. they said i could just loosen it and take that belt off till i need the a/c. does that sound ok to do??

anyone have this problem before or now anything about this??

thanks for all feedback

if you don't use the a/c then yah that would fix the problem and it is safe.
But, as long as there sure it's the a/c belt. It sounds to me like the alternator belt could be making that noise as well.

y dont they jus tighten the belts?

belts are tight!


ill try to look ast it tomorrow and let you all know of my progress.

hm weird, i'm thinking the alternator pulley...because it goes faster as the engine spins faster which = louder

every single belt spins faster as the engien spinds faster

thinking its idler pulley.

im going to fix it then see if it still is the problem

only a few dollars to fix..though i dont know how hard

yeah it was just idler pulley for a/c unit
i took it off and it stopped so i have to buy a new one. so this thread can now be closed..lol