My ram has a blower now

[hsousa88]

not...

In the last couple of weeks I've noticed a whine while driving the truck. Didn't think much of it.. but now with new tires that aren't so noisy it's driving me nuts. After some searching I found various opinions on what it could be.. here's some youtube vids where others have the same sound. Anyone dealt with this?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hy-zSq6kOY


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrMzW2HJXKw

This vid shows it best.. seems he fixed it with replacing the idler pulley


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo4Xr44nNoc

[hammerhead]

the High Commanders mini van does the same thing until it is warm - never really gave it much thought

[Ponyryd]

Is one of those yours? Easiest to diagnose by taking off the belt and running it, or if you’re sure it’s from the belt area, just get a long screwdriver or prybar, hold the tip on the suspected pulley bolt, hold the other end to your ear.

[ZR]

Idler pulley bearings failing has become a common job on many vehicles. As said above, either remove belt and spin pulleys by hand or sound out with a long screw driver or similar (be xxx careful).

[hsousa88]

Turns out idler and tensioner were noisy.. replaced the belt while I was there. That was annoying.

Don’t think I’ve ever had those parts fail so early.. come to think of it I’ve never replaced them in previous cars. Truck sounded like a diesel.. nice and quiet again. Thx.