SelbyRST

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Past couple of weeks iv noticed what i can only describe as a humming noise on my series 2.

It gets louder as i go faster, but not as the revs increase (same in any gear at same speed) It probably starts around 30 and is at its loudest around 60 then doesnt seem to get any worse after that.

Just to rule out exhaust or any thing, i turned the car off when i was driving and the noise was still there (bit of a stupid thing to do i know)

Could it be the tyres? They seem in alright condotion, or could be something like drive shafts?

Cheers for help, probably abit hard to understand without hearing it but just wondered if anyones come across this before

carfixz

wheel bearing, or if your really unlucky, gearbox/diff bearing

djmillsy

id say wheel bearing also

gingeRS

droning noises....indicative of a wheel bearing maybe??

nilrem

sounds like tyre noise to me... obviously something to do with the wheels and anything that turns at the speed you are going and not with the revs... are your tyres up to pressure?

RichieST

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i'd say wheel bearing too, does it get louder if you turn sharply one way, then quieter if you turn back the other way?

rich

mechanic28

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it either wheel bearing or a tyre that has feathered

SelbyRST

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Yeah i check tyre pressures every few days at local garage.

Possible wheel bearing then, is the only way to check, to shake the wheel about abit and see if it moves?

Cheers for quick replys lads

SelbyRST

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It does go away if i turn left

mechanic28

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probably wheel bearing but worth checking the condition of your tyres

RichieST

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almost certainly a wheel bearing on the left hand side of the car then

SelbyRST

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Ta. Iv got new tyres waiting to come into tyre shop any way, so with them and a new wheel bearing i should have quietish driving again!