whine thing

mx3greg · Post by **mx3greg** » July 18th, 2005, 9:19 am

i test drove this mx3 the other day, when i shifted up or geared down it made this whining noise that sounded really really weird. (like a jet engine)?.. im really not sure what it is, should i be concerned in buying it? it wouldnt matter just that everyone stares at you haha. but id like to know what it is and how i can fix it? how much it would cost? thanks

ccreech · Post by **ccreech** » July 18th, 2005, 9:59 am

Sounds clutch related since it happens when you shift. I would guess pilot or throwout bearing or just the rivits of the clutch itself making noise.

mx3greg · Post by **mx3greg** » July 18th, 2005, 10:14 am

its more a matter of happens when i accelerate or decelerate... sounds like a jet engine or something.

ccreech · Post by **ccreech** » July 18th, 2005, 10:23 am

Very likely that its a vacum leak then. I had a bad leak around my intake manifold and it sounded like a screaming cricket.

g0t_slack · Post by **g0t_slack** » July 29th, 2005, 11:34 pm

I'd stay away from it...

Just today the tranny went out in my 93 Geo Prism.

2 days ago it started making the exact same noise, and yes, only when accelerating/deaccelerating.

DavidOS · Post by **DavidOS** » July 29th, 2005, 11:50 pm

whining sounds normally are from the tranny, for example put it in reverse and reverse it same sounds come.

neutral · Post by **neutral** » July 30th, 2005, 4:53 am

mx3greg wrote:its more a matter of happens when i accelerate or decelerate... sounds like a jet engine or something.

ppl often use the "jet engine" sound, to describe a wheel bearing that is wearing out. Less a whining and more like a rumbly/roaring noise that happens on acceleration and decel. That might be the prob.

V8KOMX3 · Post by **V8KOMX3** » July 30th, 2005, 5:14 am

could be the alternator 2 or radio noies does it have aftermarket radio?