[ROVERNET - UK] 3500s whine
Ali Al-Abbasi
alialabbasi at hotmail.com
Wed May 3 14:51:00 BST 2006
Maybe the diff is on it's way? Have you tried using some Lucas transmission
and Diff oil. I have heard good things about these products.
----- Original Message -----
From: "peter king" <peter at king-co.com>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 9:31 AM
Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] 3500s whine
> Hi all.
>
> In anticipation of this weekend's Rover tinkering adventures on the
> 3500s, I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on likely cause of engine (or
> tranny) whine? Whine rises and falls with rpms, in gear or Park.
> Transmission fluid is fine, shifting is smooth, although I do get a clunk
> at low speed downshift, coming to a stop. But before I go too far, I
> should mention that I had the power steering box open last weekend to
> replace the O-ring seal, and I've read that air in the system can cause a
> whine like this. I'd like to be able to say when the whine began, but I
> recently replaced two cracked exhaust manifolds, and the quieter running
> engine has allowed me to hear other noises that may have been there all
> along. I also replaced the alternator last weekend, and although I now
> get a new clunk from that, it is not the source of the whine.
>
> Any thoughts on this, as usual, greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter
>
>
>
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