# Ranger

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ranger/25554>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 26, 2009, 12:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ranger/25554 "2009-01-26T00:16:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![tims56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@tims56](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tims56)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 12:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ranger/25554/1 "2009-01-26T00:16:45Z")

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engine makes high pitched whine before it idles down in cold weather.

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ranger/25554/2 "2009-01-26T17:03:03Z")

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Is there a question here somewhere? How about the year your Ranger was made? How about the current odometer reading?

Could you try to be more clear about what you want? Are you looking for help or sympathy?

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**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ranger/25554/3 "2009-01-26T17:31:06Z")

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Fan clutch ?

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**Author:** ![tims56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@tims56](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tims56)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ranger/25554/4 "2009-01-27T17:27:34Z")

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ITs a 2000 3.0 Ford ranger 117000 miles. the question is , what could be causing this noise??? Thank You!!