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Loud Whistling at speed, help!

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Old 12-01-2016, 08:41 AM
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Hello everyone I have noticed my car whistling to me at speed on the motorway. I will be going 60-70mph and it will start. It doesn't change with speed but with a slight adjustment to steering it will dissappear and when I steer back to that position it is there again. However it isn't always there most of the time there is no sound.

I'm wondering if I need to grease something or if my bearings are shot.
Old 12-01-2016, 03:57 PM
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Maybe, some leaves or something blocking radiator or front air passageways? Loudest when car is facing forward?
Old 12-01-2016, 07:01 PM
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Can you tell at all where it is coming from? That will help a lot.
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Well i think it's from the front of the car as it stops when I adjust the steering but will come back if I go back to the same position. But it doesn't always do it
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Noises like this seem to be typically air/roof gap related and are the bane of convertibles. Greased the rubber seals recently? Pull down on the handle in the roof rail in the center of the windshield to see if the sound goes away. De-clutch at speed to determine if it's the engine. If it goes away it's engine related.

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If you run with the top down always as your supposed to, you never notice things like this lol
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I'm pretty sure I've found the source of your whistle.

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winner!
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In my experience bad wheel bearings make more of a humming/grinding noise.
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