Tegger wrote:
> 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.

usually, yes. but when belts are worn, they do this too.

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