# '97 Volvo 960 makes a whirring sound when I accelerate

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-volvo-960-makes-a-whirring-sound-when-i-accelerate/55343>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** noises, volvo, 960\
**Created:** [September 19, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-volvo-960-makes-a-whirring-sound-when-i-accelerate/55343 "2010-09-19T22:36:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![JoanGF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@JoanGF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoanGF)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-volvo-960-makes-a-whirring-sound-when-i-accelerate/55343/1 "2010-09-19T22:36:35Z")

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My volvo 960 makes a high-pitched whirring sound for a couple of minutes when I accelerate. It seems to happen first thing in the morning and then when I start it up to come home after work. In other words, when the engine is cold (or as cold as it gets in Austin, Texas) My mechanic had it for 3 days and couldn’t isolate the problem. He replaced the serpentine belt on the off chance that it was causing the problem but no-go. My tachometer has stopped working as well and I suspect that the whiring sound is related to it