Sounds like whinning noise coming from engine or transmission on acceleration
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When I accelerate I hear a sound similar to whining coming from engine or transmission side of my 2001 AWD RX300 with 86K miles. It's been doing that since I can remember. I thought I ask now since my membership to this most helpful and informative Lexus forum.
Is this normal for an AWD RX300?
Is this normal for an AWD RX300?
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Doesnt sound completely normal to me...Can you open the hood and accelerate the engine and here the sound increase and decrease...? If so could be the alternator or power steering pump....If none and only when you are moving than possibly the tranny. Have you checked the transmission fluid, is it burnt or brown in color, it should be a bright red....Note do not do a transmission flush. A drain and fill is all we recommend on this and the other lexus site.
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The whining sound changes frequency as the gear shifts; in other words, as I step on the gas, the whining noise will become higher pitched as the gear shifts automatically. The same as when the car decelerates and the gears shifts down; the noise frequency will become lower pitched. It reminds me of the big semi-trucks noise when accelerating. Almost sounds like an axle spinning. I thought maybe because it is an AWD. No power issues during acceleration. No burnt trany smell on the ATF.
I'm jsut wondering whether this is nornal for AWD RX 300.
I drained and filled the tranny with AMSOIL ATF a week ago. The drain plugs were not covered too much with sludge and the fluid reddish/brown in color.
I'm jsut wondering whether this is nornal for AWD RX 300.
I drained and filled the tranny with AMSOIL ATF a week ago. The drain plugs were not covered too much with sludge and the fluid reddish/brown in color.
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My 2001 RX makes a "whine" in first gear only. Goes away when it "slides" into second. Sounds like a planetary gear set that has problems. Almost 90k now, got a feeling trans replacement not far off. (Good thing I bought an extended warranty plan). Fluid is clean, goint to pull the pan and look at the screen soon.
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My 2001 RX makes a "whine" in first gear only. Goes away when it "slides" into second. Sounds like a planetary gear set that has problems. Almost 90k now, got a feeling trans replacement not far off. (Good thing I bought an extended warranty plan). Fluid is clean, going to pull the pan and look at the screen soon.
2. Why is it making that whine noise to some RX300 AWD (only)?
3. What's involved in the repair of a "planetary gear set"?
4. Do you think a clogged screen in the tranny pan is causing this?
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The planetary gear set is inside the transmission. It could be a clogged filter...Is your current filter paper or metal?
I wouldn't worry about it much, many other Toyota's/Lexus's make this noise not just the RX300's, it's just the way the car was designed.
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Is your current filter paper or metal?
I'm on the first of three drain/fill. On the last drain/fill I will pull the pan and give the metal filter, magnets and pan some cleaning and also replace the gasket.