not sure if this belongs here..or integra..

i've noticed that sometimes while driving my car will making a whining sound from the front..it sounds similar to that of a supercharger whine..its a 90 ls.

sorry for the extreme lack of detail in my description, but there's nothing else i can say about it.

 

Could be a wheel bearing going but it's hard to say just from a one word description of the sound it makes. You can check to see if there is any play in your front wheels.

 

i think the sound intensifies as speed grows.

 

Humming=low pitch. Whine=high pitch. Whats the better description.

 

i said nothing about humming and i said whining a few times..like i said..its best described as s/c howl.

 

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Wheel bearings hum...I was trying to go somewhere with that. If it gets louder as your vehicle speed increases, first thing I think of is tire noise, bearings.

 

wheel bearing, differential, pulley or belt noise....

 

is it only when you drive? or when the engine is revving?

 

i'm scared of it being the bearings..i know thats expensive.

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i'll let you know in 45 minutes or so.

 

u can always do the bearings urself pack them and what not....
wont be too bad and they will "if done correctly" last the life of the teggy
but dont jump to conclusions cause it sucks when its something else

 

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it seemed to do it only when revving. i was rolling at about 30 and i let the clutch in..revs fell and the sound went with it.

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i've had the biggest feeling the past couple weeks that its got something to do with the trans.


now..in the event its my bearings..what can happen if i dont replace them asap?

 

how tight is your timing belt?...if your timing belt is to tight it'll whine like that too...

 

i put my money on the g/box bearings, my 79 mini did this so i sold it, woulda cost me about 1k to fix dunno for a honda....havent lasted long though considering mine was 26 y/o lol and they just went, because as you when you put clutch in it goes away so its DEF not wheel bearings anymore, gotta be trans by that descrip

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if its aloud *** whine its most likely ur tranny, and im so very sorry
My trans did the same thing before it exploded
although it was very loud and noticable but only under a load, jack up the front put it in gear and row through em to see if its the trans
if not it could be something much easier to replace suchas a wheel bearing

 

what is the level/condition of your gear oil/MTF, when was the last time you changed it?

 

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My trans did the same thing before it exploded
although it was very loud and noticable but only under a load, jack up the front put it in gear and row through em to see if its the trans
if not it could be something much easier to replace suchas a wheel bearing </TD></TR></TABLE>

its not THAT loud. its barely noticeable..but i cant tell sometimes..helps when i roll down the window and turn the heat off..

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i just bought the car recently and its been sidelined and i havent had the chance to change the trans fluid which has been high on my to-do list.

 

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its not THAT loud. its barely noticeable..but i cant tell sometimes..helps when i roll down the window and turn the heat off..

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That may be because the wind sound blocks out the whinning sound. Got me though.

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i just bought the car recently and its been sidelined and i havent had the chance to change the trans fluid which has been high on my to-do list.</TD></TR></TABLE>


Do it now. If it is your tranny changing the MTF or just making sure there is enough may buy it some extra life.

Cheers.

 

check your timming belt. see if you can twist it past 90 degrees or so. sounds like it might be too tight.

 

i've heard alternators that have bad bearings whine like what you are describing. But anyway, bump for a resolution

Edit: this car = red headed step child

 

Mike, on my zc on my old ef, I had the same noise. It ended up being the alternator.

As for the wheel bearings, they wouldn't whine, it would more of a hum.

Check the belts as well, as they could be doing it. Pm me if you check out all of this and the problem doesn't go away man.

 

I would do a visual check on all the drive belt for sign of dried or crack, and check the tension. With the hood open try rev the engine, if it the belt then you can hear it as the engine rev.

 

im 100% sure its your timing belt did you put a new one on recently

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by texastype_r &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im 100% sure its your timing belt did you put a new one on recently</TD></TR></TABLE> 100% sure? really???

 

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LOL

 

alright..i notice it happens mainly when i let off the gas and its more of a whistle than a whine.

the timing belt was done a couple months ago, btw so i dont think its that.