Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting Rattle/Whirr sound when cold.

After the car is started first thing in the morning, I hear a whining kind of sound. It lasts only a few minutes until the engine has warmed up a little.

The timming belt was changed a month or so ago.
I was hopping that someone may be able to help me to figure out what the sound is caused by.

Exhaust?
Timming belt?
Oil starvation-valve lifters?
Water pump?

Checked the oil level and transmission fluid level and the transmission level was 1 liter low (hot).

I put the car in park and reved up the engine a little to try and pinpoint the sound. The sound gets faster and louder when I rev up the engine in park.

Please help,

Stephen