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Thank you for your question about your Toyota. It could be the belt or one of your pulleys causing the whining you have described. Sometimes a bad bearing in the alternator or idler pulley will whine before it goes completely bad. For more information about how to identify a bad bearing in...
Find the idler pulley by following the route of the drive belt to a wheel on a moveable bracket mounted near the drive motor. Remove the drive belt, then try to rotate the pulley. Pay attention to how easily it turns. If it doesn't rotate smoothly or if you see physical wear and tea...