The weirdest noise...

Whoru465 · #1 10-08-2005, 12:39 PM

So I get in my car last night, start her up and there a knocking sound...Like an old rollercoaster going up the hill. Could this be bad gas? So I cautiously drive it and about a hundred yards down the road, the car emits this high pitched buzz...I really don't know how to describe it. I was majorly disconcerting

So I put her in neutral, and shut the engine off...the knocking stopped but the whine stayed and then finally dissapeared a minute later. Sorry for the long and disjointed post, but anyone have any ideas? Thanks

RedHotSVX · #2 10-08-2005, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Whoru465

So I get in my car last night, start her up and there a knocking sound...Like an old rollercoaster going up the hill. Could this be bad gas? So I cautiously drive it and about a hundred yards down the road, the car emits this high pitched buzz...I really don't know how to describe it. I was majorly disconcerting

So I put her in neutral, and shut the engine off...the knocking stopped but the whine stayed and then finally dissapeared a minute later. Sorry for the long and disjointed post, but anyone have any ideas? Thanks

Hmmmm.....yes very strange...what happened after that?Did you start it and all was well,or leave it,get it towed..etc.Did it feel like it was firing on all cylinder's?Don't know what to say.....my thought's with the buzz is an electrical issue,since it stayed after shutting off,but I'm assuming the key was still in the on pos since it was in neutral at shut down.Posibly the abs pump/relay???How did the brake's feel???....

Whoru465 · #3 10-08-2005, 03:10 PM

the car feels and drives fine except for the noise....Like rocks rolling around somewhere. I didn't get the buzzing when I just took it for a ride though. I was thinking ABS but the brakes felt fine as well. More and more I think stuck valve. Wouldn't there be a performance drop with that though? Permanent damage??

Subafreak · #4 10-09-2005, 09:49 AM

So this would be apposed to the "other" wierd sound you get when accelerating?

Ussualy a sound like rocks rolling around is never good, but it's also usually easy to find! So other than the noise it runs, shifts, and stops fine?

RojoRocket · #5 10-09-2005, 10:14 AM

hmmm?

Climate control fan? Cooling fan stuck ON?

Glenn

Manarius · #6 10-09-2005, 11:21 AM

Ok, for the buzz sound, I'm going to go with like most of the other people and say either rad fans or internal fans (the ones that blow the air in the car).

As for the knocking, fuel pump perhaps? Sounds like it's not getting enough gas.

Whoru465 · #7 10-09-2005, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Subafreak

So this would be apposed to the "other" wierd sound you get when accelerating?

Ussualy a sound like rocks rolling around is never good, but it's also usually easy to find! So other than the noise it runs, shifts, and stops fine?

Oh yea, and otherwise it runs fine....except for the whistling exhaust

Subafreak · #8 10-09-2005, 06:12 PM

Well I suppose, have you opened the hood and looked for anything wrong looking?