New member: 2001 V6 Mineral Grey Pony
 

Hello from Montreal!

New member: 2001 V6 Mineral Grey Pony, 100k Km; just did body and paint work for $900. LF: hood protector, seat covers, winter tires and wheels.

What is normal sound for engine? It seems to whine (high pitched sound) a bit - is this normal? I could send someone a sound recording if only I could record it! Wonder if performance chip added by previous owner; bought from Ford dealer who really sells trucks (no body shop on premises).

This is my daily driver, so any advice welcome. Will post pics when ready. Body shop promises wax job one week after paint dries.

Sustain26

Welcome aboard!!
Can you post a vid of this sound you are describing?
Could be your altenator,tensioner,ects...So a vid could help out.:tup

Welcome and sorry I can't help with whine. Maybe there's a supercharger:laughhard

Welcome to CMOC.ca! +1 a vid would help.

welcome from another sixxer!

Thanks to All For Encouragement - Audio File Planned
 

Thanks to All For Encouragement - Audio File Planned

I'm trying to record the whine using computer technology. If I fail, I'll surf Youtube or a better place (?) for existing sounds to compare and get back to you.

Another sound it makes when shifting above a certain speed - a cross between a growl and a bark - 'reminds' me of Steve McQueen's car in the movie Bullitt.

I have more questions, but I want to sing praises of Bannon C. Woods Jr. who came out late the evening a few weeks ago to run an OBDC scan and check under the hood; here's his site -
Welcome to www.woodsracing.ca

I added half a litre of (yellow, not blue) coolant the next day and no more alarm codes!

Sustain26 "yes, officer, that's a microphone under the hood":chacha:

welcome to cmoc.ca

Sustain26 welcome aboard. Good luck tracking down the whine!

Is this sound coming from the rear?

I just had a pretty major repair with the bearing seized to pinion shaft from rust build-up. The rust was from the previous owner using synthetic oil in the rear end (synthetic oil won't heat up to vent the moisture out). The sound it made was a bark when I accelerated and then let off quickly.

Link To Audio File + Instructions How To Listen
 

Hello!
Please go to
Free file hosting by Savefile.com
You may have to create an account, and download the File named 2_data.zip, Description: Mustang.
Next, download the Audacity version compatible with your OS, here -
Audacity: Download

Open the zip file, and use Audacity to open the only file with the extension "aup". It's about 12 minutes long or so, and the whine is more noticeable during the second half, I believe.

Thanks!
Sustain26

Before i make an account,couldn't you just up load it to the photobucket video section?Providing you have an account with photobucket.If not,i will make an account.

Small MP3 Available of Whine from Engine Compartment
 

I can't upload an MP3 to CMOC. If anyone wants to listen to it, please PM with an email address that accepts MP3 files; the size is 160 kb.


:chacha:

Small 158 kb MP3 Audio File Available For Your Listening Pleasure
 

the 158 kb MP3 file is here -
zSHARE - Mustang.mp3

Weird!!Where exactly do you here it come from,front,or back ,left side,or right side of the engine.Almost sounds like a pulley or something.

Here's The Best Explanation?
 

Here's The Best Explanation?

"...I'm getting a whining sound while driving from under the hood. According to this thread, it could be:
"..
Turns out that this squeek is common on the Ford 3.8l V6 (mine is at 90,000 miles).
It's the camshaft position sensor. It sits right behind the water pump smack dab dead center front of the engine with an electrical connection. So, with the "screwdriver to the ear stethoscope test" you can and do get a transferrance of squeek through to the water pump (and think the water pump is bad) it is actually the camshaft position sensor or sometimes called the camshaft syncronizer.."
OBDII Forums: 2002 Ford Mustang OBDII Code P1285
Any thoughts on that?..."

No final answer on the whine (heard and saw another 'Stang of similar vintage with same noise); next question -
before applying rust proofing, how difficult is it to remove and replace after the two plastic panels attached to both the side and underbody of the car? I see, so far, two screws and many plastic rivets.

Welcome, in most cases the cost of a "whine" is expotential to its loudness!

Weird!!
As for the skirts,i helped out in here....:tup
https://www.cmoc.ca/forums/t12955/