Strange sound after it got cold.

[PolevaultT4R]

I recently moved up to beautiful South Dakota. My 4runner has been doing great until this past week. Temperatures dropped to around -20 some nights and rarely got above 10 during the day. The other day on start up I noticed a loud whining coming from what sounds like under the hood somewhere behind the driver side. It almost sounds like a power steering pump but the sound increases with speed, not when I turn the wheel. It doesn't rev up with the engine but only as I go faster. After the truck is warmed up the sound seems to go away, although I haven't done extensive driving to confirm how accurate that is. I attached a video which will hopefully help identify the problem. Even with the sound the vehicle seems to handle relatively normal, but like I said I haven't driven for more than 5-10mins at a time and haven't gotten up to any decent speeds where performance would be a bigger factor. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

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[HOJeepster]

That would be your engine belts - it happens to most cars when it's super cold, mine included. I just make sure to warm the car up for about 10 min before driving the beast.

 

[Hyde802]

Its your speedometer cable. Throw some lube in that bad boy and the noise should go away.

 

[541joseph]

Does it do it when your stopped to?

 

[Footofgod]

Its your speedometer cable. Throw some lube in that bad boy and the noise should go away.

Assuming it goes away after the car is fully warm i concur with my esteemed colleague.

 

[nevada]

Its your speedometer cable. Throw some lube in that bad boy and the noise should go away.

yep, sounds like a speedo cable.
mine did the same a few years ago. I pulled the cluster, and lubed the cable. its been fine ever since.

 

[PolevaultT4R]

Thanks for the help guys! And no it does not do it when stopped.