Tiny whining noise can heard from inside the car

Tiny
DREED90
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  • 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA
  • 3.8L
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 192,508 MILES
When I am sitting inside my car I can hear a tiny whining noise. It is not my power steering pump because I installed a brand new one with a new pulley last month. My transmission was rebuilt last year in June I had new fluid added. My mechanic notified me that my gasket was not changed as it should have been. So I had been driving the car from June to December before I knew that. I had my transmission fluid serviced yesterday brand new gasket and filter. So my question is, could could this whining noise be related to the transmission or something else? I can only hear it when I’m inside the car and nobody else can hear it but me. It not loud it is very faint.
Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 AT 9:30 AM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi and thanks for using 2CarPros.

That's a tough one. If the noise is hard to hear, it could be coming from anywhere. Could it be the transmission? Sure it could. It could also be a noise from the alternator, new power steering pump, water pump.

With that in mind, I have a question. Is there anything that changes the noise? For example, does the pitch change with engine speed, vehicle speed, gear selection. any thing you can think of?

Here is a link that discusses different engine noises. Maybe something in this link will help. Take a look and tell me if anything mirrors what you experience.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-noises

Let me know,

Joe
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Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 AT 7:08 PM

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