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Title: car sounds like electric motor when driving
Post by: jakex181 on April 08, 2015, 10:07:49 pm

Just wondering, my car seems to whine when im driving kinda like an electric motor sound or the sound of a straight cut gear. It's not very loud but I did notice it today with the radio off. Is this normal? Or a potential problem? Cheers.

Title: Re: car sounds like electric motor when driving
Post by: Pesky jones on April 09, 2015, 08:37:54 am

What speed?

Title: Re: car sounds like electric motor when driving
Post by: cooljimy84 on April 09, 2015, 01:06:07 pm

I changed my alternator pulley, as my clutch was slipping on it. Made a whine a bit like that while driving.
I removed my aux belt and ran the car for a seconds and the noise was not there, i checked the play on the tensinor and that was ok, so being in the middle of the range for life on the pull (60,000-80,000 miles) i had a stab and it was indeed that.

Hope that helps.

Youtube the noise, see if any match up with your noise.

Title: Re: car sounds like electric motor when driving
Post by: jakex181 on April 09, 2015, 06:54:34 pm

it only seems to make it when im driving

Title: Re: car sounds like electric motor when driving
Post by: TAPPY on April 09, 2015, 07:04:51 pm

What sort of speed does it make the noise as it could be a wheel bearing

Title: Re: car sounds like electric motor when driving
Post by: jakex181 on April 10, 2015, 06:55:13 pm

it seems to stop when i get over 20mph, or i just cant hear it anymore

Title: Re: car sounds like electric motor when driving
Post by: cooljimy84 on April 11, 2015, 10:50:45 am

and it doesn't make the noise when just reving the engine at a stand still?

Title: Re: car sounds like electric motor when driving
Post by: TomGTI on April 11, 2015, 03:21:41 pm

Does it go off when you switch off the air con?

Title: Re: car sounds like electric motor when driving
Post by: jakex181 on April 11, 2015, 05:34:16 pm

No it only makes the sound when im driving

Title: Re: car sounds like electric motor when driving
Post by: Chris92 on April 11, 2015, 06:20:35 pm

It'll be the gearbox whining

Title: Re: car sounds like electric motor when driving
Post by: jakex181 on April 11, 2015, 07:43:45 pm

that doesnt sound good :/. Is this normal?

Title: Re: car sounds like electric motor when driving
Post by: jakex181 on April 13, 2015, 01:55:29 pm

Ive just checked again and its actually making the noise when standing still so ill take the aux belt off and see if it still makes the sound. Cheers

Title: Re: car sounds like electric motor when driving
Post by: jakex181 on April 14, 2015, 01:34:08 pm

The noise seems to have disappeared, i checked my oil level today and it was very! low, so topped it up and it seems to have stopped the noise :/. Hopefully it wasn't running that low for long