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Old 12-22-2003, 01:09 PM
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Angry car is making a noise! UGH!!!

Ok, I think I started a post here a while back but let me refresh your memories....

the is like a whining noise, it isn't really squeeky, just like a high pitched whining noise.... you can hear it very loud inside the car and outside as well.... well i figured out that the noise comes out of the exhaust tips.... ????????????????????

ok.... it only does it when i turn the car on.... it stops when i rev up but when the RPMs go back down the noise comes on.... the noise continues until i get up to about 40-45.....it won't do it the rest of that driving trip until i turn the car on again.....

what could be the problem????
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The noise is coming from the exuast tips? thats akward, maybe it is some part of the exuast vibrating aganist something.. im really stumped here, i dont know waht it could be
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well see ok.....

i was just trying to locate where the noise was originating from..... i bent down by the right back passenger tire and was looking under the car and literally the noise does come out of the exhaust???????????

dont know anything about it..... and it just started doing it one day, never had any problems with the car or anything, and im not getting any codes......
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maybe u broke the chambers in the muffler, hit me up on aim if u want? im trying to think waht it can be
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how do those break?? i mean what could i have done to break them?
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i am at work and dont have aim here....
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Are you shure its not coming frim the fuel pump. I had a 98 z with a loud pump kida of a bother at times.
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well i had a friend listen to it because his fuel pump went out.... he said it wasn't the fuel pump.....
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Mabye there is a small hole in a pipe causing the air to leak and a high pitched noise is created (like a whistle). Check for any holes and leaks.
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my boyfriend does keep telling me he thinks its the exhaust, but he wont ever check it..... i guess i will bring it into a shop sometime after christmas
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How about the belt tensioner?
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sorry but i have no idea what belt tensioner is.....

and could it be an exhaust leak if it doesn't make the noise constantly???
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Like the serpentine belt under the hood...

Mine mad a noise like you are saying when it was going bad.
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Exhaust leaks usually sound like "pffft" I suppose. At higher rpms they go away because the exhaust is being pushed hard enough not to escape.
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no the belt is fine.... we have checked that too and its not the problem ughhhhh i hate when something is wrong with my baby
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so the noise is comming from the right rear area of the car? is there any way u can get a sound clip of it? first thing that came to my mind was the fuel pump. does it make the noise all the time? and when did it start? could be an exhaust leak, check and make sure the exhaust isnt hitting anything cause if it is and hitting other metal it could create the right frequency to make it sound like a loud humming. check where the large collector pipe is and goes over the rear end.
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how do you do a sound clip? what do i have to do? i am dumb
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LOL just take it to a mechanic. Trying to diagnose what's wrong without seeing it in person is next to impossible on the internet. Its like the blind leading the blind.
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if u have a digital camera and can take videos u can email a sound clip to me or someone else so we can hear it



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