# Volvo 850 engine whine

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-850-engine-whine/22457>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volvo\
**Created:** [November 23, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-850-engine-whine/22457 "2008-11-23T22:45:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Teamraspberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Teamraspberry](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Teamraspberry)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-850-engine-whine/22457/1 "2008-11-23T22:45:03Z")

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Hello! I have a 96 Volvo 850 and recently I’ve noticed a weird whine when I turn the engine off. This doesn’t happen every time and there seems to be no particular pattern when it does happen. It whines anywhere from 5-10 seconds (it sounds like an air raid siren from very very far away). Any ideas as to what this might be? It’s not driving any differently.

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-850-engine-whine/22457/2 "2008-11-24T17:24:31Z")

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Possibly a vacuum leak or perhaps a coolant hose collapsing.

Maybe 20 other things too. That’s a tough one.