new 164 noise

[ryan <rkundrat@domain.elided>]

Starting up my 164S today I noticed a distinctly different noise from the
engine compartment.  It sounded kind of like a cross between driving in
reverse and a remote control car.  It increases in pitch with revs, not
speed, and after driving, I couldn't notice it as much.  Listening under
the hood, it appeared to be coming from the belt side.  The car has a
little over 50k miles and the t-belt was replaced at 50k by the previous
owner, but I would suspect the tensioner was not.  Could this be the
problem?  I also noticed when passing by barriers on the highway, a high
pitched squeel on and off.  Is this related?

- -Ryan

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