gjabo178

the thing whines in the morning and stops once the car warms up.
Is this a sign that it needs to be replaced?

greg

ZuMBLe

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If you have problems starting it may be your alternator going. But it could just be that you need to replace your belts.

kmax

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There is a recall for some 97 and 98 alternators. Search for more info.

Albertt

Whining alternator usually means it's going bad...bad voltage regulator.

95seMax

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i had this same problem when i heard the whining noise i had it checked out and the mechanic didnt know what it was really but said it was probally b/c i needed a new belt which was getting a lil dry, so i taUGHT nothing of it and was glad it wasn't my alternator , so I proceeded strolling threw the neighborhood with my sound system blasting thinking i had nothing to worry about b/c all the noise was , was just my belt , then 1-2 weeks later when i was all ready to go relax at the beach my alternator died and i was stuck furious missing the beach and killing my whole day off 9hrs waiting for a tow truck and buying and fixing my alternator, cost me $260 to fix and install

so.. the moral of this story is that your alternator will go eventually and dont travel too far ,and save up some $$$$$$ to fix it when it does go

jayanth

Mine whined uncontrollably for 2 months and one of the mechanics diagnoised it as tranny noise.Tranny noise when the car is idling in P WT*!!.I bought a used alternator for 50 bucks and installed it, 6 months it's running great.Find a shop that can rebuild your old alternator and keep it just in case.
take care,
jay