Whistle in 98 Neon DOHC engine compartment

1998 PLYMOUTH NEON
118,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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WILD BILL K
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1998 neon DOHC making a high pitch whistle not present when engine is cold but trips at about 2 minutes after engine is running, suspecting a maybe a fan clutch but check engine code indicated a misfire in cyl's 1 and 3 ??? seems to be unrelated?
Mar 12, 2011 at 5:27 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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The vehicle has electric fans, so there is no fan clutch. Check for vacuum leaks. They have the small plastic vacuum hoses that crack often. As far as the misfire, a vacuum leak could be tied into that.
Jun 12, 2011 at 4:15 AM
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