Howling noise when cold
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amcdonal86 (02-25-2013)
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The strange thing is, I can't hardly find any cases of failed alternators in 2007+ XK/Rs. But I can find tons of cases where people replaced their batteries.
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amcdonal86 (02-25-2013)
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Interesting that you said that because I seem to be having some power steering issues as well.
Out of curiosity, what is the threshold for power steering fluid service? I have about 55k miles now--normally would I have been expected to have flushed the power steering fluid? I'm not sure of the maintenance history and want to get as many issues sorted out as possible before my Select Edition warranty runs out in a couple months.
Out of curiosity, what is the threshold for power steering fluid service? I have about 55k miles now--normally would I have been expected to have flushed the power steering fluid? I'm not sure of the maintenance history and want to get as many issues sorted out as possible before my Select Edition warranty runs out in a couple months.
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Interesting that you said that because I seem to be having some power steering issues as well.
Out of curiosity, what is the threshold for power steering fluid service? I have about 55k miles now--normally would I have been expected to have flushed the power steering fluid? I'm not sure of the maintenance history and want to get as many issues sorted out as possible before my Select Edition warranty runs out in a couple months.
Out of curiosity, what is the threshold for power steering fluid service? I have about 55k miles now--normally would I have been expected to have flushed the power steering fluid? I'm not sure of the maintenance history and want to get as many issues sorted out as possible before my Select Edition warranty runs out in a couple months.
Let us know what it turns out to be.
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The problem persists a year later, but I haven't gotten around to fixing it.
It would appear that it is a bearing in the alternator. I found this thread on a Ford F150 forum (haha!) and it sounds like exactly my symptoms.
Whining sound when it's pretty cold outside? - F150online Forums
Then I found this youtube video that sounds similar to the noise I have, but at a different pitch. In the case of this gentleman, it was the alternator rear bearing.
Any idea if the alternator is something that's hard to replace on the XKR? It apparently runs about $450 just for the part!
It would appear that it is a bearing in the alternator. I found this thread on a Ford F150 forum (haha!) and it sounds like exactly my symptoms.
Whining sound when it's pretty cold outside? - F150online Forums
Then I found this youtube video that sounds similar to the noise I have, but at a different pitch. In the case of this gentleman, it was the alternator rear bearing.
Any idea if the alternator is something that's hard to replace on the XKR? It apparently runs about $450 just for the part!
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