# Whine in Chevy Cavalier

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/whine-in-chevy-cavalier/21413>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cavalier, engines\
**Created:** [October 30, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whine-in-chevy-cavalier/21413 "2008-10-30T13:54:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![nikkimarie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@nikkimarie](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nikkimarie)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whine-in-chevy-cavalier/21413/1 "2008-10-30T13:54:01Z")

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I have a 2000 Chevy Cavalier and the engine has recently been making a whining noise. The whine is low and intermittent; sometimes I can hear it when I’m accelerating (especially around 40 mph), othertimes I will hear it when I take my foot off the gas and am coasting. It doesn’t seem to get louder when I turn the steering wheel. I also hear it whether the car is cold or warm. Any ideas? I had the serpentine belt replaced within the last few months.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whine-in-chevy-cavalier/21413/2 "2008-10-30T14:19:39Z")

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Have you opened the hood to see if you can detect the location of the sound while the engine is running?

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**Author:** ![nikkimarie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@nikkimarie](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nikkimarie)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whine-in-chevy-cavalier/21413/3 "2008-10-30T14:29:02Z")

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It seems like it is on the driver’s side, but it’s hard to tell.