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Hi i have a 2005 jimny with the push button transfer box . it has done 80,000 miles on road only .
Over the past year i have started to hear a whinning noise at around 50 mph if you reduce speed the whinning goes if you increase speed the whinning changes note to a higher pitch then goes compleatly when you reach 60 mph .
Lifting the accelerator momentarily seems to have no effect as also coasting in neutral .
It is hard to pinpoint the sound whilst driving but it sounds behind me rather than in front .
Has anybody experianced this or got any ideas of what it could be ?
Thanks
Hi thanks for your Help.
The oil in the rear diff i changed late last year and it had a lot of metal fillings in and also stuck to the drain plug .
When i bought the car new it was serviced by the dealler but looking at the state of the rear diff oil i would say it had never been changed .
I am on my second gerbox as the first one ,a bearing collapsed and it ate itself .
I will check the oil levels when the weather improves but from apprevious visual inspection there was no leaks .
This fault does not sound the same as the last time i had geerbox trouble .
The sound perhaps coud be better described as a wah wah sound
Sounds crazy i know .
