Not to my knowledge. I bought the car used with no records on it. It's got the stock airbox on it. Nothing modified that I noticed. The car drives fine, so now i'm starting to think maybe it's just how the car sounds?

 

Check altenator for whine, put a short'nd broom stick on it up to your ear and listen thru it for the whine..see if that's it...

 

differential in transmission

 

Since it only occurs when you're driving and it sounds like it's on the right side I'd say it's either just tire noise, it's normal, or you're hearing something funky from your CV's... It's REALLY hard to diagnose/troubleshoot sounds online.... I'd take it to a reputable mechanic and have them drive it and see what they say

 

Yeah. I'll take it in to the mechanic. Thanks for the help guys!

 

Update.....took the car to the mechanic. He said he is almost 95% sure it's the transmission. He think it's a bearing going out and causing the whining or the differential. He said not toworry too much about it and it can probably go for a year, but listen to make sure the whining doesn't get worse.

He told me to take it to some tranny shops and see what they think. Are the tranny people going to tell me it needs to be rebuilt? Would it be cheaper to buy a remanufactured one? My mechanic said he would swap them out for 200 bucks.

On a lighter note he said all the belts and fluids look excellent. I'm stoked about that. At least there is some good in this visit = )

 

$200.00 sounds like a good price for swapping out the tranny.... but just because you got a bad bearing shouldn't require a new tranny.... If it really is just your differential bearings that's maybe $100.00 in parts then whatever they want for labor....

 

I took it to a bunch of tranny shops. Most just wanted to do a swap and several wanted to do rebuilds. Nobody wanted to just go in there and fix the problem sigh. How is attarco? Are they reliable? They want 895.00 for a rebuilt tranny but I have to use the solenoids off of my old tranny and pick it up myself. Anybody have experience with attarco?

 

this is a strange question (and I could probably re-read the post and find the answer but...) have you checked your tranny fluid? is it the right level? does it need changed? could this be a lubrication issue?

 

Oh transaxle grease is fine, fluid was low though and was filled up. Maybe flush the tranny fluid out? Thx for your help sir nasty, it's greatly appreciated = )