Strange noise - please help

Got in the car after work today and it started fine but as soon as my foot hit the throttle it was accompanied by a 'whiney' noise. This carried on in tandum with the throttle for the 1st couple of miles and then stopped.

I stopped at a shop a few miles later & yet again same thing happened after starting the car and starting to drive.

The noise increases in pitch and level the more i apply the throttle. The closest thing i can describe it to is like the power steering whine you hear on some cars when applying heavy steering at slow or stationary speeds..

Any ideas any one?

PS - other than the noise car seems fine.

I think I get this and only during the winter. Something to do with the BOV but I may be wrong. Once it warms up it all seems fine.

Ancillary belt squeal due to the cold & damp??? Or the idler or tensioner bearing??

Or possible crank pulley? Mine used to make a small whine but it stopped after 5 seconds.

Not so much a squeal more of a low, moaning whistle. Almost like a sound effect from a ghost movie.

Thanks guys.

Is worst case scenario that i might have to replace the crank pulley then?

Try spraying a bit of Wd40 on the belt when its running & making this noise at idle (if it does) to rule out belt problems.

Can you record the sound???

Have a look at this thread.

http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=52240&highlight=ghostly

Try spraying a bit of Wd40 on the belt when its running & making this noise at idle (if it does) to rule out belt problems.

 

Can you record the sound???

yep that would be my exact advice