wierd sound at 3k

efteoh · Post by **efteoh** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 6:59 pm

hi, not sure if this is the right section to post it, but anyway...

when the car is cold and it revs up to around 3000 rpm i hear this kinda "grinding" sound then fine after that rev range, and the sound goes away once the car is warm.

any ideas??

thanks

rxboy · Post by **rxboy** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 11:58 am

What grade and thickness of oil are you using?

efteoh · Post by **efteoh** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 9:20 pm

i think some penzoil crap or somehting like that, it was done at the workshop who helped me register the car. could the oil be too thin at cold?

rxboy · Post by **rxboy** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 7:11 pm

Very possible. Ask what thickness the oil is. There's a thread somewhere in the General Section i think about oils.

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 7:57 pm

do you have a manual gearbox?

efteoh · Post by **efteoh** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 10:57 pm

no its a tip tronic. and the sound has gone away for the past few days ...i was also thinking it may be a heat shield, but the sound only occurs under load.