Bugeye excessive road noise
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Bugeye excessive road noise
Hi, first let me start by saying its probabily normal and just me.
i have previously had 2 imprezas the last of which i sold in 2009 both had loud exhaust systems and Toyo Proxies T1-R tyres. My previous car for the last year has been a 2002 Lexus IS200 which was uber quiet and boring and dull ect hence the selling it
2 weeks ago i bought a completely standard Bugeye Impreza WRX even down to the twin pea shooters at the back and there seems to be a fair bit of whining thats difficult to pinpoint, sounds to me like either tyre noise or diff whine or wheel bearing noise none of which i actually know what they sound like but from what i'd imagine.
I notice first the tyres are all Mismatched and no 2 tyre are the same so this is always a starting point.
I had the Scooby gods over at Scoobyworld yesterday to replace the Diff/gearbox oil and give it a general once over and they didnt find anything wrong (apart from a few missing bolts and idle valve but thats definetly not it)
my question is this:-
as this is my first standard scooby is there a fair bit of road noise usually on these cars and is it just me comparing it to the lexus or does it sound as there may actually be something wrong.
i have previously had 2 imprezas the last of which i sold in 2009 both had loud exhaust systems and Toyo Proxies T1-R tyres. My previous car for the last year has been a 2002 Lexus IS200 which was uber quiet and boring and dull ect hence the selling it
2 weeks ago i bought a completely standard Bugeye Impreza WRX even down to the twin pea shooters at the back and there seems to be a fair bit of whining thats difficult to pinpoint, sounds to me like either tyre noise or diff whine or wheel bearing noise none of which i actually know what they sound like but from what i'd imagine.
I notice first the tyres are all Mismatched and no 2 tyre are the same so this is always a starting point.
I had the Scooby gods over at Scoobyworld yesterday to replace the Diff/gearbox oil and give it a general once over and they didnt find anything wrong (apart from a few missing bolts and idle valve but thats definetly not it)
my question is this:-
as this is my first standard scooby is there a fair bit of road noise usually on these cars and is it just me comparing it to the lexus or does it sound as there may actually be something wrong.
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It could just be the tyres which are causing the road noise, however if it is "whining" then the gearbox does make a distinct sound but this isnt excessively noisy and i put it down to the AWD system, my previous Impreza was the same.
Secondly, nice looking bug in your sig - did you buy it from manchester way? I have only had mine 2 weeks also and it looks like on i has seen on AT
Secondly, nice looking bug in your sig - did you buy it from manchester way? I have only had mine 2 weeks also and it looks like on i has seen on AT
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yes that was the one, its still on the trader now lol even though ive had it 2 weeks. It was an 'older' couple who was not computer literate and had it for last 3 years as their disability car it looks proper clean in the flesh
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These cars do produce a fair amount of road noise. Stiff suspension, fairly hard bushes, relatively low profile tyres etc all play their part, however depending upon mileage, you could be hearing wheel bearings, diff/gearbox whine etc. Ideally, someone with a goodknowledge of Imprezas needs to have a listen to pinpoint any specific noise over what is deemed 'normal'
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