jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
news:zoudnQ5X4oDFMHrYnZ2dnUVZ_q3inZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:

> oddvark wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> My 2001 prelude makes this hissing sound like a dental drill when I
>> accelerate. I dont think its coming from the speakers, because I
>> disconnected the stereo and it still happens. Can it be a fan clutch
>> stuck? Would the fan sound that high pitched?
>>
>> I also occasionally smell exhaust inside the car.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
> check the timing belt.


jim means the tension may be too tight.

If the belt was not replaced just prior to the onset of the noise, this is
not the problem.

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