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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / July 2006

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Whining sound when RPM needle moves up?

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kulp@hotmail.com - 29 Jul 2006 16:47 GMT
Hello,

My '98 Mustang suddenly has a problem. As I accelerate, it makes a
whining sound that starts quietly and intensifies along with the RPMs,
until it shifts into second (it's automatic transmission), and then it
starts over again, i.e. the whining always matches the RPM speed. By
the time it's in fourth or so it is quiet, most likely because I'm no
longer accelerating and the RPMs are stable.

There doesn't SEEM to be any transmission problem, as far as I can
tell. No delays in shifting, no grinding, nothing amiss other than that
sound.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Martin
DaddyMonkey - 29 Jul 2006 19:00 GMT
Go outside to your Mustang... leave the ignition key inside the house.

Pop the hood.  Grab the fan blade and try to move it from side-to-side.
Do the same thing for the A/C compressor, the power steering pump, and
any other accessories where the belt meets the pulley.
There should be  no   'play' or 'give'.

Now, go and get you ignition key and start your Mustang... leave
everything else  'as is'  (with hood up and transmission in Park). Turn
the steering wheel side-to-side, (check for noise) then increase the
RPM's to about 1500 and turn wheel (Ck for noise). Then back at idle,
turn the AC on (fan /low) ((Ck for noise)) and then increase to 1500ish
RPM's
(Ck for noise).  Now, turn the AC fan on high, headlights ON
(bright/high beam), fourway flashers (Hazard lights) and any other
accessory to electrically stress the alternator (Ck for noise as rpm
increase).

Drop the engine back to idle and go and get a clean white cloth or white
paper towel. Pull out the trans dip-stick and wipe it clean and
re-insert the dip-stick. What does the white towel look like? It should
be pinkish to blood red.  Now remove the dip-stick again and check the
fluid level. It should be within the hash marks (idling level and in
Park).

I am so sorry that this post is long, but noises are one of the hardest
things to diagnose over a computer<G>.

Good luck,
Dave

P.S. (note)  I ASSuME that within 8years you HAVE had your power
steering fluid flushed and changed your transmission filter and had your
transmission fluid flushed.
kulp@hotmail.com - 29 Jul 2006 21:01 GMT
Thanks Dave. I'll try all that. Although now I'm beginning to think it
can be nothing other than major tranny problems, because when I'm
reversing the thing slips back into park. Check the tranny fluid and
it's fine.

> Go outside to your Mustang... leave the ignition key inside the house.
>
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> steering fluid flushed and changed your transmission filter and had your
> transmission fluid flushed.

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