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							Wed 13 Jun, 2007 08:45 am
						
						
					
					
					
						When I turn my car on, there is a kind of a whine from the engine, if the a/c is NOT on, when i turn on the a/c the whining is gone.  If anyone has any ideas, please let me know.  Thanks in advance.
					
				 
				
						
														
					
												Sounds like a bad bearing or clutch in the A/C compressor.
											
					
				 
																									
						
														
					
												Or it could be a couple of loose ball joints in your scrotalytic converter.
											
					
				 
																									
						
														
					
												Man, Oh man.  I hate it when my ball joints get loose...
											
					
				 
																
						
														
					
												Is that a difficult job??  I thought at first it was an alternator problem, maybe the serpentine belt, but than i noticed when i turned on the A/C it would stop the horrible noise.  I am getting to the point where turning the radio up all the way doesn't help anymore.  Thanks