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CamNub · 07-21-2005, 12:49 PM

Well my mom has been complaining about this for a while and I told her i'd post it and try to figure out what the problem is.

The thing she is complaining about is that at around 55-60 MPH the car gets very loud. Not like really really loud but noticablly louder than at around that speed.

Does it sound like a problem w/ the tranny/gearing?

This is a very long long-shot but could it some how possibly be related to the fact that I was running very very low/none engine oil for a couple days?

chronoti · 07-21-2005, 01:24 PM

yes, you prolly killed a few bearings or something. thats the sound of them screaming now since they been worn down or horabily mishapen.

CamNub · 07-21-2005, 01:25 PM

It's like a low deep noise btw.

Not squeling or anything like that.

terrastrife · 07-21-2005, 07:25 PM

engines can groan as well, they just dont squeel :P

karazy · 07-21-2005, 07:49 PM

Engine noises are usually RPM related. It should make the same noise in each gear at the same RPM. Where your noise is speed related and low, it may just be the tires.

No oil!

You may have got lucky there.

V6LE_CAMRY · 07-21-2005, 11:16 PM

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I was running very very low/none engine oil for a couple days?

Yea like CHRONOTi said you more that likely spun bearing and done a whole lote of damage to your engine, recheck your motor oil and transmissions oil.

CamNub · 07-22-2005, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by V6LE_CAMRY

Yea like CHRONOTi said you more that likely spun bearing and done a whole lote of damage to your engine, recheck your motor oil and transmissions oil.

Yeah. Somehow my engine oil leaked out or evaporated out. Thank god I found out when I did, otherwise there could've been a huge problem.

But I will check both the engine and tranny oil.

CamNub · 07-22-2005, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by karazy

Engine noises are usually RPM related. It should make the same noise in each gear at the same RPM. Where your noise is speed related and low, it may just be the tires.

But It doesn't make sense of it to be the tires. The noise is "loudest" at around 55-60 and then it quiets down after. Thats why I believe the tranny is messed up?

Now I just gotta figure out where it's messed up?

How can i check to see if I messed up a bearing?

V6LE_CAMRY · 07-22-2005, 04:54 PM

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How can i check to see if I messed up a bearing?

You would have to take your hole engine apart and rebuild it a rebuild usually cost arouns from $1200 to $1500 do you know how to che the transmission oil? If not here how to. Firts thing in the morning go around town for 15 minuts with out turning off the car when you get back home park the car on a flat surface and shift trught all the gears in the gear selector start from from P and all the way to L and wait 2 seconds in between, so it will be like P,2sec, R,2sec N2sec, D2sec, 2, 2sec and L,2sec then go to the transmissions dip stick and check the oil level it should be at the by the one or two marks that are at the top lower part of the dipstick if its not at the to top fill it up and the check the oil againd, but doing the P,R,N,D,2,L thing again.

karazy · 07-22-2005, 06:32 PM

All I'm saying is, that it doesn't really sound like an engine problem. It doesn't sound like a usual tranny noise either. They usually don't act up in such a small bandwidth. Tires on the other hand, can do all sorts of messed up things. Rotating tires, to see if the noise moves to the rear, is alot easier than replacing an engine or tranny. By all means, check the fluids and have the car checked out. I just don't want you to be another victim of a shady tranny shop.

88 LE · 07-23-2005, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by V6LE_CAMRY

You would have to take your hole engine apart and rebuild it

You don't have to tear the whole engine apart to check the bearings.

Unbolt the oil pan, unbolt the rod/main caps, and check the bearings.

epinionator89 · 07-23-2005, 08:39 AM

It probably is the tires, especially if you have the same tires in the rear and you can hear the same noise. It's the same with us and our car. The vehicle gets loud at about 45-50 then suddenly gets less noisy. But that's because the dealer who sold us the car decided to put on winter tires instead of all-seasons. And I thought I was smart by asking him if the tires would be new or used. I should have asked what type instead.

Wouldn't your engine just get hotter and wear more with low oil?

Waghle · 07-23-2005, 09:14 AM

...maybe you shouldnt change the oil next time...