Traction control?
07-05-2007, 07:33 PM
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RE: Traction control?
Okay this is what the guy said; "When it is hot outside and the car is driven for a length of time (No real time limit), and the synthetic oil heats up, that will make the noise in the rear end..." And he said that he wouldn't have it serviced until it had over 100,000 miles on it... This still doesn't make too much sence to me but, okay... Like I said earler I haven't heard the noise distictively intwo days...
07-05-2007, 07:44 PM
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RE: Traction control?
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Okay this is what the guy said; "When it is hot outside and the car is driven for a length of time (No real time limit), and the synthetic oil heats up, that will make the noise in the rear end..." And he said that he wouldn't have it serviced until it had over 100,000 miles on it... This still doesn't make too much sence to me but, okay... Like I said earler I haven't heard the noise distictively intwo days...
Okay this is what the guy said; "When it is hot outside and the car is driven for a length of time (No real time limit), and the synthetic oil heats up, that will make the noise in the rear end..." And he said that he wouldn't have it serviced until it had over 100,000 miles on it... This still doesn't make too much sence to me but, okay... Like I said earler I haven't heard the noise distictively intwo days...
07-05-2007, 09:00 PM
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RE: Traction control?
That rubbing noise could be anything...
But one other possibility is your posi. (I'm a tech retard and relaying info from a mechanic buddy, so someone may want to fine tune this
) When you turn, your rear wheels will turn at different speeds from one another. If your posi is built tight, the clutches will try to prevent the wheels from turning at different speeds, therefore making a grinding noise.
Try lifting the rear corner of your car, put the car in neutral (Make sure the car is secured.....) and try turning the lifted wheel by hand. If it is extremely difficult, that is probably whats happening. Per my mechanic, the posi being built tight is a good thing, as it will help traction.
But one other possibility is your posi. (I'm a tech retard and relaying info from a mechanic buddy, so someone may want to fine tune this
) When you turn, your rear wheels will turn at different speeds from one another. If your posi is built tight, the clutches will try to prevent the wheels from turning at different speeds, therefore making a grinding noise. Try lifting the rear corner of your car, put the car in neutral (Make sure the car is secured.....) and try turning the lifted wheel by hand. If it is extremely difficult, that is probably whats happening. Per my mechanic, the posi being built tight is a good thing, as it will help traction.
07-05-2007, 09:12 PM
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RE: Traction control?
Great info man... Makes sense and sounds about right. I'll have to check it tonight...
I know this is off the subject, do any of you have an after market alarm, and the extreme heat sets it off? It is 116 here in Vegas and all day yesterday and today its been going off for no reason....
I know this is off the subject, do any of you have an after market alarm, and the extreme heat sets it off? It is 116 here in Vegas and all day yesterday and today its been going off for no reason....
07-05-2007, 09:18 PM
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RE: Traction control?
If you are not an experienced RWD driver than maybe you'll want to leave it (t/c) on--then again with it on you'll never get to be an experienced RWD driver...[/align][/align]ShouldI live in a place with snow anda Mustangwas my only carit might be useful, maybe, but here in Florida I have it turned off permanently via the tuner...[/align]
07-05-2007, 09:26 PM
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RE: Traction control?
My last car was a 93 5.0 lx, so I have rear wheel experience... But of course it didn't have T/C... And it seemed to have more torque than my 03, thats one of the reasons why I started this thread, just because the two are so different... That and my 93 had more mods than my stock 03, so thats probably why things seem different... Anyways time will tell. Just got to save some money for the mods for this one...