nomdeplume

alright ppl just a couple of questions
got me Tl used last year been running fine and everything i love em to death amazing car (as we all kno)

noise #1
when you first start up your car and you make a first turn do you ever hear a mechanical sound for a split second (best way to describe would be like a mechanical arm moving) and it makes the sound twice when i first turn the wheel and when i turn the wheels back to the straight position

normal? yes/no

noise#2
so i have an intake on mine and my idol sound is pretty loud...everyone says it is and brother even tells me he can hear me down the street...its not a bad sound at all (i like it) its just a hum thats a little loud

normal? yes/no

MrChanh

from what i've heard the loud hum with an aftermarket intake is normal. my friends always say, i heard your car from down the block, and no it's not your sound system. then i get sad haha. and the mechanical noise idk. when i put my car in any gear it goes....hmmmmmpf....dont know if its normal or not.

crazym0nkey

You sure noise #1 isn't just the ABS check? One buzz at 5mph and then another at 15mph.

rkan121

well noise 1 for me is the side mirror moving when i put my car in reverse. took me a while to figure out that noise. sorry i dont think thats your noise, unless the mirrors move when you turn the wheel

ecaf005

iTrader: (5)

i had an aem v2 and that idle hum was loud....but normal. i changed it to a short ram and the idle sound is gone.

wilp99

try to readjust the intake pipes. if its not aligned correctly it will humm.. my cai did until i readjusted it.. as did my stock intake after my transmission replacment. i adjusted it and it completely went away. and im pretty sure sound #1 is the abs check.

01tl4tl

check intake for tightness- air leak will make bad noises

have the suspension and brakes checked,, if you dont DIY those type of things

MrChanh

my noise that sounds like a motor humming isnt my mirror. i watch it closely. oh well no one says anything about it though haha. my friend suggested trying to buy a cheap "tornado" from ebay and using it to see if itll cut down the hum. anyone try that?

wilp99

i dont think anyones tried the tornado thing. could work... i guess. let us know..

jSoong

iTrader: (1)

i have noise #1 on my 03 tl-s too. it's kinda like a 1 second vibration sound, right? its usually when im going like 5mph.. and sometimes ill hear the 1 second sound back to back (so 2 times instead).

if this is the abs check sound, what's the point of it?

i'm glad i'm not the only one experiencing this sound, i was like wtf when i first heard it..

Sust Man

Don't waste your money. If those things had any value then car manufacturers would have paid the inventor millions and put them in every car.

mastini

iTrader: (6)

1st sounds is 99% ABS check. It's normal.
Not sure, about 2nd one, take a video?

03vtecTL

I have this noise coming from the rear end of the drivers side. Its like a ticking noise at idle. I dont kno if it is the exhaust making the noise or if it is just the cold that is making my car make the ticking noise. Any ideas?

crazyasiantl

iTrader: (7)

+17645634 on abs check

does it 2X

hANDYcaptd

iTrader: (5)

Probably the Evap canister. Very common problem. You can replace it or just live with it. I think there are a lot of members with this problem.