When I put my car in reverse it makes a very faint grinding noise. This noise happens every once in awhile, the car is already warmed up, but the weather is always below freezing. The noise seems to be coming from somewhere in the engine bay, the noise happens when the brakes are both depressed and not, it doesnt matter. Does anyone else experience louder engine when in reverse? I've had the car for 25k+ miles I think I would have noticed this if it always happened. Just wondering if anyone else has this or if I have take the damn cai off and take it to the dealer

 

not me....take it in

 

i have brenspeed tunes as well if it matters.. it seems when i put it into reverse it absolutely just shoots backwards and is very stiff, unlike park to drive which is a lot smoother and not nearly as much of a jolt, but i think thats pretty normal for these cars

 

i actually get the "shooting" action sometimes too...but its only once in a while

all the cars ive driven have done that at some time or another

 

ford tech says it could be idler pulley, but theyd need to duplicate the sound to replace this.. couldnt i just check the belts myself? i dont know too much about belts, pulleys under the hood anyone know any truth behind this

 

hmmm....ive exprienced the jolting action in reverse before but no noise behind it........had my car for 29k miles......

 

Hmmm...really hadnt payed much attention. Ill report back tomorrow if I hear anything out of the ordinary with mine.