lol, I was about to make a thread about this today, good thing I found this!

 

There are some more threads on it too. To a search for noise and warranty. There are two which talk about the same noise and one even has a vid.

 

From what i understand this happens to a lot of IX's. I happened to me to I replaced pulleys and belts but the noise returned. I am just going to let it be for now until I can find out what is causing this noise and keep it from coming back.

 

I think the pully's they are using are possibly just garbage.

 

I get lifter tick but that's about it.

 

I haven't heard of an VIII's with the same issue.

 

I have a 03 EVO VIII and it makes the whirring/scraping noise when started it sounds like a power steering pump running dry.......it does it on cold starts in the morning.

I just had my timing belt replaced with a kevlar one, and the tensioners and now I have the noise, I did not have this noise before the service. They didnt replace my pulleys though.

so does anyone really know what this noise is? I think its powersteering

 

its called a car that needs to be warmed up in the morning. every car makes different noises when its cold started until it gets to its closed loop

 

its normal, nothing to worry about.

 

I havent had that happen on mine yet, however i need to get my cold start map retuned because my car HATES running on cold mornings (below zero) and you literally HAVE to let it warm up for 5 minutes before the rpms will go over 3000. Sounds like a machine gun because the timing is retarded too much ( i think?)...pretty sure ive scared a few neighbors lol

 

this happens to me too, and for me anyway, it is the belt. it gets loose after a while and i just needs to be tightened. in fact mine started doing it again, i need to go fix it

 

can this possible cause the car to die while you are driving?
i had that happen to me just trying to figure out if this is the problem

 

just like when u first wake up in the morning you stumble to get up... same with the baby (evo) its to cold, and doesnt wanna run lol