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Old 09-22-06, 02:03 PM
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Everytime the engine is running my car whistles.It's not a wining sound but a whistle.It keep going steady and doesn't change when I rev up the car.It must be some kind of leak.But I don't know what.The car is not overheating or anything.Can anyone tell me what it is?It's a 94 sc400
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Mine does show tunes and Dixie.
Old 09-24-06, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by cdvmagic
Everytime the engine is running my car whistles.It's not a wining sound but a whistle.It keep going steady and doesn't change when I rev up the car.It must be some kind of leak.But I don't know what.The car is not overheating or anything.Can anyone tell me what it is?It's a 94 sc400
Most likely culprit is a loose or cracked hose somewhere...I also know with some vehicles that the airbox can get a little warped with the heat after many years and and this another way such a leak could occur.
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Where is the airbox located?The whistle is not steady anymore but intermittent.It starts and then stops and then starts again.
I'm not seeing any coolent or something leaking out so it must be air related.
Could it also be that my airfilter is dirty?
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Sometimes when a pretty girl walks by, my car whistles too.....

There was one time I was with my girlfriend and I walked by this BAD chick, she looked like Angelina Jolie with ***** of Pamela Andersan and butt like J-lo....well, my car whistled and the girl turned around and smiled.

My girlfriend got mad as hell and we argued all night because I tried to tell her my car whistled, not me (the windows were down).

Be careful when your car whistles...
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Mine does the same thing........I am just waiting for the bomb to go off!!!
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you should check it by any mechanic. do fast, otherwise small loss can easily get coverted into huge money loss.
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