strange noise from my 380GT

[Ext User(free2speed@hotmail.com)]

It has started making this criket type sound recently any ideas?
http://www.4shared.com/file/1229870/86cd4e0d/strangesound.html

[Ext User(mark jb)]

Ferpectly normal for a Mitsushitsee.
-mark

[Ext User(Jason James)]

<free2speed@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> It has started making this criket type sound recently any ideas?
> http://www.4shared.com/file/1229870/86cd4e0d/strangesound.html

Sounds like something of light construction eg heat shielding rattling or a
bearing is squeaking, maybe alternator brushes. Use a long screw-driver
*carefully* to find the source if its the alternator or some other
peripheral. As to tin-ware,..grab a rag and apply pressure to see if it
stops.

Jason

[Ext User(Reaper)]

<free2speed@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> It has started making this criket type sound recently any ideas?
> http://www.4shared.com/file/1229870/86cd4e0d/strangesound.html

Probably caused by depreciation.

Reaper

[Ext User(atec77)]

free2speed@hotmail.com wrote:
> It has started making this criket type sound recently any ideas?
> http://www.4shared.com/file/1229870/86cd4e0d/strangesound.html
>
Its the lost dollars screaming as they disappear .

[Ext User(Ron)]

atec77 <atec77***@hotmail.com> wrote in news:443b3aab$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au:

> free2speed@hotmail.com wrote:
>> It has started making this criket type sound recently any ideas?
>> http://www.4shared.com/file/1229870/86cd4e0d/strangesound.html
>>
> Its the lost dollars screaming as they disappear .
>

Ain't that the truth!

If he was stupid enough to buy one, it will loose 50% in the first year :-)
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[Snoozin]

atec77 <atec77***@hotmail.com> wrote in news:443b3aab$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au:

> free2speed@hotmail.com wrote:
>> It has started making this criket type sound recently any ideas?
>> http://www.4shared.com/file/1229870/86cd4e0d/strangesound.html
>>
> Its the lost dollars screaming as they disappear .
>

Ain't that the truth!

If he was stupid enough to buy one, it will loose 50% in the first year :-)
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Guess he could have bought an old Jag for $5K and spent $50K restoring it to where it's worth $25K....

[Ext User(Clockmeister)]

<free2speed@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> It has started making this criket type sound recently any ideas?
> http://www.4shared.com/file/1229870/86cd4e0d/strangesound.html
>

Sounds like a dry and worn idler bearing.

[Ext User(TPr)]

serialpests alter ego is now asking for help, how interesting.

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[Ext User(Katharine & Paul)]

The engine running is a very strange noise. Normally they just sit in car
yards all day


<free2speed@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> It has started making this criket type sound recently any ideas?
> http://www.4shared.com/file/1229870/86cd4e0d/strangesound.html
>

[Ext User(S. Pest)]

Ron wrote:
> atec77 <atec77***@hotmail.com> wrote in news:443b3aab$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au:
>
>
>>free2speed@hotmail.com wrote:
>>
>>>It has started making this criket type sound recently any ideas?
>>>http://www.4shared.com/file/1229870/86cd4e0d/strangesound.html
>>>
>>
>>Its the lost dollars screaming as they disappear .
>>
>
>
> Ain't that the truth!
>
> If he was stupid enough to buy one, it will loose 50% in the first year :-)

As opposed to a commodore that will lose 48%? No wonder you have cancer.

[Snoozin]

It has started making this criket type sound recently any ideas?
http://www.4shared.com/file/1229870/86cd4e0d/strangesound.html

Sounds like an Alloytech idling.

[Ext User(Jason James)]

"Jason James" <Cleveland@351.factory.4v> wrote in message
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>
> <free2speed@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1144727570.265663.113850@z34g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
> > It has started making this criket type sound recently any ideas?
> > http://www.4shared.com/file/1229870/86cd4e0d/strangesound.html
>
> Sounds like something of light construction eg heat shielding rattling or
a
> bearing is squeaking, maybe alternator brushes. Use a long screw-driver
> *carefully* to find the source if its the alternator or some other
> peripheral. As to tin-ware,..grab a rag and apply pressure to see if it
> stops.

Meant to say you use the long screwdrivrt as a stethoscope. Great care is
needed that it doesn't slip onto a moving part!. A short time ago, a proper
machninery sthoscopes were for sale for about $10 at autobarns and Clints.
The probe is just a metal pin which is positioned against various parts of
the motor with a transducer feeding the ear-tubes.

Jason

[Ext User(free2speed@hotmail.com)]

noise fixed clockmeister was right no more criket noise

[Ext User(Spear and Magic Helmet)]

free2speed@hotmail.com wrote:

> noise fixed clockmeister was right no more criket noise

So how long have you had this car and already it has a worn idler
bearing?

[Snoozin]

free2speed@hotmail.com wrote:

> noise fixed clockmeister was right no more criket noise

So how long have you had this car and already it has a worn idler
bearing?

Damn those bearing manufacturers...or are you suggesting that MM should destruction test each bearing prior to installation.

[Ext User(Jason James)]

"Spear and Magic Helmet" <speed_saves@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> free2speed@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> > noise fixed clockmeister was right no more criket noise
>
> So how long have you had this car and already it has a worn idler
> bearing?

Yeah,..I was thinking that. No lube included during bearing manufacture, or
they stuffed-up fitting the bearing to the pulley housing and buggered the
tracks. They then slowly shed pieces of case-hardening as the balls run over
the brinnelled track. This causes the noise as the debris increases in
volume.

Jason