High-pitched whirring sound on acceleration
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High-pitched whirring sound on acceleration
Hi guys,
Car is a 2004 Acura TL 5AT. Hopefully you can tell me what this noise is upon acceleration. The sound is a high-pitched whirring sound upon acceleration. When you let off the gas, the noise goes away. Transmission shifts smoothly but I'm wondering if that's the issue. I've also read here and other sites that it could be the heat-sheild or differential, torque convertor or other things. Please let me know your thoughts.
Thanks,
Piran
Car is a 2004 Acura TL 5AT. Hopefully you can tell me what this noise is upon acceleration. The sound is a high-pitched whirring sound upon acceleration. When you let off the gas, the noise goes away. Transmission shifts smoothly but I'm wondering if that's the issue. I've also read here and other sites that it could be the heat-sheild or differential, torque convertor or other things. Please let me know your thoughts.
Thanks,
Piran
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Mine has this too. Almost like a slight whistle right?
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I was told by an Acura tech that his best guess was the differential. I'm wondering whether that means eventually the transmission will have to be replaced....
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seems like the norm for the auto. My mother's Odyssey does it too especially in the lower gears. Its transmission had to be rebuilt or replaced every 60k though
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My 6 spd makes a whirring sound in first and second too. Don't know if it is related at all . It can not be heard once i am in third and doesn't really bother me.
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mine does it too, i have an 04 5AT. I think its normal for all honda transmissions for this generation. It does it in first when taking off and in second, maybe just the gears??
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are you hearing it with strong acceleration, normal acceleration, or minimal? i tend to hear it on mine with a slightly stronger push but not so much with minimal or very strong
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My 6pd has the sound too for the first or second gear. After that no problem. And it is always when I accelerate hard. Have you figured out what the problem is?
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A couple of weeks ago I completed the Type S FSB instal and swapped out my LCA bushings. Ever since then Ive noticed this high pitch whirling sound whenever I'm around 50mph at 1500 rpm. It only happens if I'm lightly on the throttle just maintaining speed. Trans was replaced about 17k ago.
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I have the same, and its very noticeable in 1st and 2nd (auto). Hard acceleration amplifies this sound in the said gears. Anyone think this is the culprit?
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-problems-fixes-114/diy-105-power-steering-whine-fix-754586/
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-problems-fixes-114/diy-105-power-steering-whine-fix-754586/
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Hi guys,
Car is a 2004 Acura TL 5AT. Hopefully you can tell me what this noise is upon acceleration. The sound is a high-pitched whirring sound upon acceleration. When you let off the gas, the noise goes away. Transmission shifts smoothly but I'm wondering if that's the issue. I've also read here and other sites that it could be the heat-sheild or differential, torque convertor or other things. Please let me know your thoughts.
Thanks,
Piran
Car is a 2004 Acura TL 5AT. Hopefully you can tell me what this noise is upon acceleration. The sound is a high-pitched whirring sound upon acceleration. When you let off the gas, the noise goes away. Transmission shifts smoothly but I'm wondering if that's the issue. I've also read here and other sites that it could be the heat-sheild or differential, torque convertor or other things. Please let me know your thoughts.
Thanks,
Piran
Mine just started. Just like this. I think of as sounding like crickets. Started after immediatly my Power Steering Hose Recall.
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how often do you guys change your tranny fluid ??? and what fluid are you guys running ?
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^^^ but they have mentioned they get that sound only in couple gears
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^^^ ohh i agree...
i was just saying they experience the noise in couple gears and hence they think its the tranny....the tensioner is more likely the culprit as at higher speeds you cant hear that noise so you feel its only in 1st and 2nd....
i was just saying they experience the noise in couple gears and hence they think its the tranny....the tensioner is more likely the culprit as at higher speeds you cant hear that noise so you feel its only in 1st and 2nd....
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I have it, too. 55,XXX miles and it just became apparent the past couple of weeks.
I agree, it sounds like a supercharger whine and I can really notice it in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gear upon acceleration. I took the TL to my local Honda dealer a few weeks ago and they couldn't hear/solve the whine since it's an on/off thing for me. I'm scheduling another appointment later this week to go in for a needed repair anyways so I will have them take a look at the whine again.
Hopefully it's nothing major and won't nick my savings, but if it's a harmless noise, I kind of like it... sounds like I have a supercharger stuffed under the hood
I agree, it sounds like a supercharger whine and I can really notice it in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gear upon acceleration. I took the TL to my local Honda dealer a few weeks ago and they couldn't hear/solve the whine since it's an on/off thing for me. I'm scheduling another appointment later this week to go in for a needed repair anyways so I will have them take a look at the whine again.
Hopefully it's nothing major and won't nick my savings, but if it's a harmless noise, I kind of like it... sounds like I have a supercharger stuffed under the hood
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I've been chasing a very similar sound. This week i plan on replacing the belt tensioner, drive belt and starting a 3X3 fluid swap. I'll post if i have any results, but when i was able to replicate this sound while on a lift it sounded like it was coming from the front of the trans, did the ol screwdriver stethescope (sp?)
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I've been chasing a very similar sound. This week i plan on replacing the belt tensioner, drive belt and starting a 3X3 fluid swap. I'll post if i have any results, but when i was able to replicate this sound while on a lift it sounded like it was coming from the front of the trans, did the ol screwdriver stethescope (sp?)
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my car makes a crackling kind of sound, like some pebbles in a tin can when I hit approx. 3000 rpms and the gears change. Not sure if this is the same sound you are all describing. I had the heat sheild fixed, but it didn't seem to make a difference. I hope it isn't the transmission.
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I've got the same whirring sound on my 2005 TL with the 5-speed AT. I tried doing a 1x3 ATF change and also replacing the 3rd and 4th gear pressure switches. The shifting action improved slightly (it was okay to begin with), but the whirring sound was unaffected.
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Im having kind of the same sound with my 07 TL-S auto. Only started hearing it around last week, i'm at 100 000km (60k miles). I don't hear it when i'm in park or drive, only when i'm on the move. Doesn't matter if accelerating or just cruising foot off the gas, I still hear it. Even when I shift to neutral, whistling sound is still there..
I did not check the heat shield yet.. could this be the culprit?
I did not check the heat shield yet.. could this be the culprit?
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Short Time lurker, first time poster here.... Also proud new owner of a CBP 2007 Type-S. Had this exact same issue with my car (whirring noise between 1500-1700 RPMs, would be worse under low acceleration/maintaining speed). After finding no help here I took it to local Acura and Honda dealerships, they did not help and suggested wildly different things(from water pump to transmission) I brought it to my local mechanic and he fixed the problem in under an hour. I will call to ask him specifically what it was but he said there was a weld missing on a piece attached to the heat shielding that is very thin (almost paper thin) causing it to rub under certain acceleration conditions. Sure enough, this was the fix and the problem has not returned. Cost me 90 bucks.
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