Sabot45
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- City, State
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 02 Ford Explorer EB 4.6V8
Ok, a little back story: 3 years ago i had the transmission replaced on my explorer due to a hopping or skipping in acceleration, and that cost me more than both arms and a leg at $4500.00. It didnt fix the problem with the skipping and the transmission came back making a whining noise from around the bell housing. We asked the mechanic what happened, and he said that he thinks its the Transmission Fluid Pump. After almost two years on a new transmission, and fed up with the problem of skipping and jumping, I got on here a few days ago to look the problem up and I just figured out that the transfer case / 4x4 Control Module was bad becaus the skipping, and or jumping during acceleration stopped when I unplugged the 4x4CM. So now i am in the process of replacing the 4x4CM.
The question is this: Why would there be a high pitched whining noise coming from the transmission that sounds like an R/C car. This sound get higher pitched with the RPMS of the vehicle as if what ever is making it is directly connected to the motor, spinning at the same rate. The mechanic said it was from the bell housing, and that it might be the torque converter. I have stock exhaust on the SUV but the whining noise is so loud that when you crank the car up, you cant here the V8 Exhaust you should here coming from the engine. The only time you can hear the roar of the V8, is when you are at about 3500-7000 RPMS when it drops below to 750-2500 all you can really hear is a whine. Is this a problem that i am just going to have to live with because this is a new transmission, and they all make that noise when they are rebuilt? Any help would greatly be appreciated.
The question is this: Why would there be a high pitched whining noise coming from the transmission that sounds like an R/C car. This sound get higher pitched with the RPMS of the vehicle as if what ever is making it is directly connected to the motor, spinning at the same rate. The mechanic said it was from the bell housing, and that it might be the torque converter. I have stock exhaust on the SUV but the whining noise is so loud that when you crank the car up, you cant here the V8 Exhaust you should here coming from the engine. The only time you can hear the roar of the V8, is when you are at about 3500-7000 RPMS when it drops below to 750-2500 all you can really hear is a whine. Is this a problem that i am just going to have to live with because this is a new transmission, and they all make that noise when they are rebuilt? Any help would greatly be appreciated.