Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 18:52:36 +1100 From: Peter Wilkins <wilkinsp_nospamnospamail.com.au> Subject: Re: '99 9-5 auto roaring noise on acceleration
On 3 Jan 2007 16:27:22 -0800, "leigh" <duff.mcninjanospaml.com> wrote : >Hi everyone, my automatic 1999 9-5 2.3 lpt makes a roaring sound b/w 30 >and 40 mph. it didn't make that sound before. the noise doesn't seem >to be coming from any side of the car in particular, and the muffler >was replaced a few months ago. it really sounds more like a "wooooo" >than a whine or a grind, and it's pretty loud - my passengers tend to >(annoyingly) point it out. any ideas on what this sound could be? i >can live with it but i don't want it to turn into something much worse >if left unattended. thanks in advance for any help you guys can offer. I had a similar problem, took ages to pinpoint it. It was two of the tyres that had developed ridges and out-of-round condition. Replaced the tyres, lost the noise. --=20 Regards, Peter Wilkins
