power steering whine?

[nadir]

hi Guys,

I had my timing belt and tensioner replaced by a local mechanic.

what had happened was the car was coming to a stoplight and then it just shut off... after that, it refused to start. The timing belt was really old on the car so we had it replaced and it fixed the problem.

However, now we get a really loud whining noise ... at first, i figured it was the alternator because as I accelerate, the whining noise gets louder. But, i noticed it gets alot louder when i turn the wheel .. this happens after the car has been running for a while.

Could the mechanic fuck up something while doing the timing belt?? don't wnana drop any more $$ with this guy ... probably hoping to fix it myself. He claimed that it wasn't anything related to what he did and it is fine and just drive it as-is .. but the sound is soooooo loud - terrible.

I checked the belts and they are not too loose or too tight.

any ideas ?? THANKS

- nadir

[flex-appeal]

could be that the belt is too tight or not aligned straight and and it is pulling on one of the pulleys. if you had to get someone else to change the timing belt then i dont think you could fix this problem yourself either. go get a second opinion from another mechanic.

[lcarocha]

PS belt is too damn tight or your PS pump could be on it's way out.

[nadir]

alright thanks guys.

I will check the belt again .. i think i can handle this. only reason i didn't do the timing belt myself is because i didn't have time this weekend and i needed the car running at the start of the week. damnit