Thread: I thought i had a Bear in the engine bay

Okay so the title is obscure...

I had this horrendous growl in the engine bay bad enough that i booked the D2 into Roverland and stopped driving her.

I found what it was yesterday, it was such a little thing that made so much noise, i bet no one can guess what the cause was.

Story.....

I went over a speed hump a little hard and then when ever i slowed down this incredibly load resonating noise occurred.

At first i thought it might be a muffler collapsed and all the stuff vibrating away.

It sounded similar to the noise a power steering pump makes when you are giving it hard time and the fluid is still cold but 2-3 times louder... It was damn loud!!

"groOOWL!"

All i could think of was $$$$$ and this doesn't sound good it must be the transmission or similiar.

Now trying to figure out what the noise was i began the usual process of diagnosis.

1. The growl happens on deceleration but it can also be heard on acceleration too

2. The growl occurs at about 30km/h when the trans drops into 2nd when slowing to a stop

3. Its louder when the motor is cold

4. If you drop it in low range the growl occurs at approx 10-15 km/h

5. I can also feel the growl under my feet through the floor pan

6. i cannot pin point the location of the noise, it sounds as if it might be midway along the drivers side, but difficult to tell without being a passenger

Can you guess what it was?

nope...

want clues?