Odd sound when in VTEC
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Odd sound when in VTEC
The weather was great today, so with little prompting I dragged the S out and joined a few friends for a leisurely trip to Cumbria.
The S seemed to be going OK for its first major run of '08, but on the few occasions it was possible to get some revs up, the car sounded very harsh when in VTEC - a coarse metallic sound - in fact, it sounded quite unpleasant. The noise appeared an soon as c. 6K was on the tach' and disappeared as soon as the revs fell below it. Not at all how I remember the car sounded.
On top of that there's an irregular 'fizz' coming from the accessory belt tensioner which makes me think a bearing is on the way out.
Looks like a trip to the dealer for investigation.
The S seemed to be going OK for its first major run of '08, but on the few occasions it was possible to get some revs up, the car sounded very harsh when in VTEC - a coarse metallic sound - in fact, it sounded quite unpleasant. The noise appeared an soon as c. 6K was on the tach' and disappeared as soon as the revs fell below it. Not at all how I remember the car sounded.
On top of that there's an irregular 'fizz' coming from the accessory belt tensioner which makes me think a bearing is on the way out.
Looks like a trip to the dealer for investigation.
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if its a faulty bearing, then squirt some wd40 on them to see which one.wd40 will naturally reduce any bearing noise enough to diagnose.
bearings usually squeak though.
bearings usually squeak though.
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Originally Posted by eSeM,May 6 2008, 10:19 AM
turn up the stereo and then you won't notice.
J8mie the BC bonnet has the tangs for holding the OEM soundproofing in place - only a few holes in the reinforcing moulding are required for the clips.
The downside is that replacing the soundproofing will make the bonnet heavier than the original!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Polemicist,May 6 2008, 11:29 AM
...J8mie the BC bonnet has the tangs for holding the OEM soundproofing in place - only a few holes in the reinforcing moulding are required for the clips...