Grr.... strange thing happening
11-14-2008, 02:41 PM
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Location: Connecticut
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Grr.... strange thing happening
Okay so I went on an hour highway drive down to see a few friends at their school, and the ride down as great, I set the cruise control at 75 and listened to the new Hinder album the whole way down.
So then I get in my car to go home, and start driving. Everything is normal until I get on the highway. I get a ricer flyby, and I go to chase him by flooring it in 5th and crank the RPMS only up to maybe 3k then finally let off realizing it's not worth my trouble when I get stuck behind a tractor trailer. So anyway.. I'm going about 75mph in 5th gear at about 2,100RPMS.. and after about 30 minutes of driving at that speed, I turn down my music because I noticed a noise.
It sounded like a "SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS" sound coming from behind me, I couldn't pinpoint it, but It was kinda like low hissing (YES, my windows were up) and it sounded like it was coming from the rear window for whatever reason. Then, I got off the off ramp, and this ALWAYS happens to me after I drive fast for an hour... I shifted into first at the stop sign, and gave it some normal power to get up to speed and the shifter feels VERY grindy and unhealthy as I climb the RPM band. WHY? Then I went into second, third, fourth.. same thing until I got up to about 60MPH and it pretty music stopped but then the HISSING came back and would NOT stop doing it until I got home! The hissing decreased in loudness as my speed decreased.
WEIRD, I know.. any suggestions?
By the way the weather is 55 degrees and very damp out and foggy.
So then I get in my car to go home, and start driving. Everything is normal until I get on the highway. I get a ricer flyby, and I go to chase him by flooring it in 5th and crank the RPMS only up to maybe 3k then finally let off realizing it's not worth my trouble when I get stuck behind a tractor trailer. So anyway.. I'm going about 75mph in 5th gear at about 2,100RPMS.. and after about 30 minutes of driving at that speed, I turn down my music because I noticed a noise.
It sounded like a "SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS" sound coming from behind me, I couldn't pinpoint it, but It was kinda like low hissing (YES, my windows were up) and it sounded like it was coming from the rear window for whatever reason. Then, I got off the off ramp, and this ALWAYS happens to me after I drive fast for an hour... I shifted into first at the stop sign, and gave it some normal power to get up to speed and the shifter feels VERY grindy and unhealthy as I climb the RPM band. WHY? Then I went into second, third, fourth.. same thing until I got up to about 60MPH and it pretty music stopped but then the HISSING came back and would NOT stop doing it until I got home! The hissing decreased in loudness as my speed decreased.
WEIRD, I know.. any suggestions?
By the way the weather is 55 degrees and very damp out and foggy.
12-02-2008, 03:02 PM
#10
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: MI
Posts: 6
hey i just thought id let you know, you may want to watch how full you fill the trans fluid. I normally dont get my oil changed anywhere but my garage, but one time i needed it done right away and someone must have overfilled my trans fluid, (it expands when its hot) and it actually expanded the pan gasket outwards on my 3 hour trip home so i was leaking trans fluid all the way home, i got really lucky that it blew that seal out and not the main seal.
