Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 20:06:05 GMT From: "feersum_drd_not" <dreadnaughtbb61nopsam.com> Subject: Re: Question: Funny Noise in tranny when I shift down
check your tranny oil level. Mine had a slight leak, emptyed, and froze. it was also making "funny" noises. - BRT Rob MacMahon wrote in message <38299c0a.10471922nopsam.together.net>... >On Tue, 09 Nov 1999 19:43:41 GMT, macmahonnopsamther.net (Rob MacMahon) >wrote: > >>Hi All, >> My 1989 Saab 900 Three door has begun to make a really funny noise >>when I shift down in first and second gears. It doesnt happen when I shift >>up and doesnt seem to be present in the 3, 4 and 5 gears. >> Before I take it to a mechanic and possibly get really poor really >>quickly, can anyone hazard a guess as to what it is and a rough guess on >>how much it will cost. It is definitely coming from the tranny area and it >>sounds like tires on an airplane do when you land ( inside the plane not >>that high pitched squeak. ) >> Anybody want to get out their magic 8 ball and try to guess? >> >>Thanks for any help you can give me.. >> >>Rob >Okay, I drove for a while with the radio off and discovered that it makes >the noise when I am starting off in 1st gear and also when I am in reverse. >Any guesses? >