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Old 06-26-2006, 06:53 PM
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Lightbulb Re: 2000 5.3L z71 whining noise

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Originally Posted by jonphelps1976
I have a 2000 silverado 5.3 with 140k on engine and 60k on tranny. Engine whines upon acceleration. I thought this might be a tranny problem but I also hear the noise when the truck in in park or neutral. Anytime I increase the acceleration I hear the whining noise. The more acceleration, the louder and higher the pitch becomes. Any ideas where to start?

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Lots of possibilities here, for starters take off the serp. belt, see if the noise goes away, if so look for a noisey alternator, idler or tensioner pulley bearing.
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