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Old 04-04-13, 04:38 PM
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2001Lexus es300 is making a whining noise from the driver side of the car. Sounds like its coming from the transmission. The noise only last when the car is cold. what could be the cause of this?
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Have u checked your transmission fluid?
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yes, its at the right level, and doesn't smell burnt. the fluid looks good also.
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Its most likely coming from the front pump of the transmission. It sounds like you will probably need a new transmission in the near future. Unfortunately, this is fairly common with the ES/RX. How many miles are on the car? Have you changed the transmission fluid regularly?
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Originally Posted by RTIS250
Its most likely coming from the front pump of the transmission. It sounds like you will probably need a new tratorque converterorque convertersmission in the near future. Unfortunately, this is fairly common with the ES/RX. How many miles are on the car? Have you changed the transmission fluid regularly?
I changed the fluid about a year ago. The car has 184, 000 miles on it. I took it to the shop and the guy said that he thinks its the torque converter.
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I changed the fluid about a year ago. The car has 184, 000 miles on it. I took it to the shop and the guy said that he thinks its the torque converter.
If you plan to replace the torque converter, id just go ahead and replace the whole transmission, because its not very likely that the torque converter went bad. Ive never seen one go bad. It usually the front pump (which is what the torque converter goes into)...
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Originally Posted by RTIS250
If you plan to replace the torque converter, id just go ahead and replace the whole transmission, because its not very likely that the torque converter went bad. Ive never seen one go bad. It usually the front pump (which is what the torque converter goes into)...
can I replace just the pump then?
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Default still have whinning noise
i had the transmission replaced and the whining noise is still there.
what else could be wrong with it?
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can I replace just the pump then?
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ive seen input shaft bearings make that noise, so year, what RTIS said, new transmission in future
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Do i have to replace the whole transmission or can i get it rebuilt?
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