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dasdais
Member Since: 03 May 2010
Location: sussex
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| Cheap tyres or a diff problem??? |
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I have a noise from my car but wonder if its the cheap tyres that have come on my new rims or low diff oil.
I have no leaks from my car and never have had and just had land rover service (60k miles) so I assume they would have toped up dif oil??
Basically around 15mph a drone noise starts and gets a little louder and at 30mph stays at that peak right up through the mph range (up to 70mph max so far)
The noise sounds like the sound a defender 90 with mud tyres on would experience. Now it doesnt change pitch on different surfaces of tarmac or change pitch or sound when select different off road setting.
NO knocks, rattles, warning lights etc and its not gettin worse (been there for 400 miles) and only been about 200 miles after putting new rims with cheapish tyres they came with on.
So is this my tyres?? is it my dif?? how easy is it to top up front dif oil?? and would I get a warning light if was dif oil???
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 3rd Jun 2011 6:58 am |
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Splitpin
Member Since: 30 Dec 2010
Location: At the toolbox
Posts: 535
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Did the old wheels make the noise?
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| 3rd Jun 2011 7:47 am |
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dasdais
Member Since: 03 May 2010
Location: sussex
Posts: 73
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no only after 400 miles on new wheels an tyres
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| 3rd Jun 2011 7:50 am |
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euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
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Try turning at crawling pace with full lock on....thats how I determined it was my front diff that had given up the ghost...check its not the steering bump stops rubbing first on full lock....small amount of copper grease on the nipples does the trick.... "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
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| 3rd Jun 2011 7:59 am |
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Splitpin
Member Since: 30 Dec 2010
Location: At the toolbox
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I would eliminate they tyres first, you could try fitting the old ones or try swapping the fronts to the rear.
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| 3rd Jun 2011 7:59 am |
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euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
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I was also informed  by the helpful folk on here ,if the droning is under acceleration,its the rear diff,if its under deceleration its the front diff......turned out to be spot on "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
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| 3rd Jun 2011 8:01 am |
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dasdais
Member Since: 03 May 2010
Location: sussex
Posts: 73
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droning is constant same pitch/ tone/ volume from 15mph+ nothing below 15mph. It makes the noise in straight line, turning etc.. accellerating or decelerating even if in neutral and coast along. I also sold my old wheels recently this was before I got the noise 
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| 3rd Jun 2011 1:55 pm |
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LAT
Member Since: 21 Jul 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 160
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Dasdais, what tyres do you have fitted? Mine makes the some noise and I'm also unsure if it's the tyres or something more expensive!
I do plan to swap wheels just to test whether it stops the noise.
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| 3rd Jun 2011 2:21 pm |
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dasdais
Member Since: 03 May 2010
Location: sussex
Posts: 73
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they are called Aventure I think, I'll check see later. Well I did understand they were budgets but so annoyed they are going in a skip 400 miles old and I'll get some decent ones I think. Just go to prove its tyres first.
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| 3rd Jun 2011 2:27 pm |
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heapster
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Sussex
Posts: 257
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I had exactly the same problem - turned out to be the wheel bearings. £125+VAT each side for the parts and a few hours labour and you're looking at around the £500 mark from am Indy. Fairly easy diagnosis once the wheel is off so no danger of fixing stuff which doesn't need it.
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| 3rd Jun 2011 2:37 pm |
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tlt
Member Since: 02 Sep 2006
Location: Austin, TX
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It does seem like the tires seeing as the noise popped up after fitting. Depending on the mileage, it is possible it's an alignment issue as well.
I agree that front wheel bearings (hub) is a very likely suspect. Several reports of the left side one going out, less common the right one.
If it was differential bearings the noise would have been gradually building, until the drone when you are going down the road drowns out the tire noise. Really does, I had the big Nitto Terra Graplers and mistook the new tires (had worn out Nitto on before) for tire noise.
Once I rebuilt the diff, the thing became quiet as a mouse. But in your case, that is not the scenario, of course anything is possible. If you have diff issues, pm me and I can guide you the the right bit of kit.
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| 3rd Jun 2011 3:07 pm |
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Slimer
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Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
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dasdais wrote:they are called Aventure I think
Are they Accellera? If so suspect that's the issue coz they is cheap crap apparently  If it was okay before they were fitted and nothing else has changed I'd rule them out first The End
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| 3rd Jun 2011 3:21 pm |
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