Originally Posted by LantanaTX
The most common issue that causes a noise like this is the bearing going out in the idler pulley. Someone also has a similar noise coming from the alternator. If the car is in park/neutral do you hear the noise? If so does the sound change as you increse the RPM's?
When the car is in park, I don't hear it. I realize that when I am at a red light or in a drive thru...my foot is generally on the break...that's when I hear it. When I put the car in park while sitting in a drive-thru --- the sound goes away.