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Old 09-27-2016, 06:26 PM
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........at a stop, or accelerating. Drive AND Reverse. Goes away in N and P. Chirp gets a bit quicker and a bit louder on acceleration. Can't pinpoint it. Doesn't sound like a belt squeal! No mods (YET!) other than an injector swap 8 months ago. Tensioner? Flywheel? Squirrels?
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Is it a chirp or more of a whistle? Try cleaning your throttle body
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Originally Posted by shooptube
Is it a chirp or more of a whistle? Try cleaning your throttle body
Well, kind of like a cicada chirp.
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I use to get a bird like chirp fron the cv (double u joints) on the front drive shaft of my GMC truck. Sounded just like a bird as soon as the truck started moving, didn't notice it once you reached 35 or so. These old Dana joints were greasable. Thanks
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You might need to grease your slip yoke on your rear driveshaft and your u-joints. My 01 was chirping and I greased the DS and that took care of it.
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Originally Posted by Cvail
You might need to grease your slip yoke on your rear driveshaft and your u-joints. My 01 was chirping and I greased the DS and that took care of it.
This is what I'm thinking too. Somewhere in the driveshaft. Will give it a shot
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