redted50 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I am hoping someone out there can help me with a bit of car trouble please.I have a Toyota Avensis (y reg.)petrol.The last few days the engine has developed a wierd noise,a kind of high pitched whining-come -whistling sound,usually when the engine has warmed up a little and it seems to be getting louder by the day.I was wondering,has anyone out there had a similar problem.Any help would be very much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkiepudd Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Does the pitch of the sound change with the speed of the engine ( like when you rev it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossyrooney Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Toyota Avensis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Toyota Avensis is a large family car built in Derbyshire, United Kingdom by Japanese ... and a 2.0-litre turbodiesel) and three body styles (saloon, hatchback and estate). ... A facelift in mid 2000 (which saw the engines fitted with variable valve ... Newer versions have dropped the "D-4D" and "2.0" badging from the front ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Toyota Avensis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Toyota Avensis is a large family car built in Derbyshire, United Kingdom by Japanese ... and a 2.0-litre turbodiesel) and three body styles (saloon, hatchback and estate). ... A facelift in mid 2000 (which saw the engines fitted with variable valve ... Newer versions have dropped the "D-4D" and "2.0" badging from the front ... Quite how this helps the OP I've no idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 This may sound like a strange question, but do you only get this noise when the radio/cd is on, or is it there all the time ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p-and-d Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 get all the belts checked it could also be the bearings in the alternator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossyrooney Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Toyota Avensis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Toyota Avensis is a large family car built in Derbyshire, United Kingdom by Japanese ... and a 2.0-litre turbodiesel) and three body styles (saloon, hatchback and estate). ... A facelift in mid 2000 (which saw the engines fitted with variable valve ... Newer versions have dropped the "D-4D" and "2.0" badging from the front ... When this fails it can emit a sound like a failed turbo,but before you pay expensive labour charges look at the simple usual causes like loose belts or pulley noise caused by dry bearings,these can easily be cured with a can of belt dressing spray....good luck Quite how this helps the OP I've no idea? how this helps the discussion heaven knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossyrooney Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 looks like p and d beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 When this fails it can emit a sound like a failed turbo,but before you pay expensive labour charges look at the simple usual causes like loose belts or pulley noise caused by dry bearings,these can easily be cured with a can of belt dressing spray....good luck [/size][/u] how this helps the discussion heaven knows Maybe you should have posted that then rather than a vague cut and paste from Wikipedia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossyrooney Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Maybe you should have posted that then rather than a vague cut and paste from Wikipedia? Last word......nah nah na na na Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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