Date: 28 Jan 2000 22:27:09 -0600 From: Taufan Tjioe <ttjioe1nopsamp.rr.com> Subject: Re: noise in 95 900S front end when very cold
Well, I'm just glad that my car isn't the only one to make those harsh noises when going over bumps during very cold weather. I have the mud-flap scraping noise too.....I think of it more as a "ground proximity sensor" more than anything else.... - Taufan in article 388CCFE2.B718F1E8nopsamo.com, Gavin Haslett at thumper_svxnopsamo.com wrote on 1/24/00 5:16 PM: > I have a VERY similar problem in my 96 900SE... actually identical. My > theory is that water gets INTO the struts as moisture on the surface of > the piston... then when it's cold and sits it freezes... then once you > start moving it breaks up the ice causing the "crunching". If the > weather's warm enough it melts with the heat generated by strut > movement... if not it remains particles of ice floating in the oil... > which means the crunching remains but it less evident. > > Just a theory.. but one that seems to fit the facts (unless someone > wants to tell me otherwise) > > -- > Gavin Haslett > thumper_svxnopsamo.com > "The early bird gets the worm... > But the second mouse gets the cheese!" > > >
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