2001 Buick Century Repair Question
Topics covered: Noise, Transmission, Vacuum leak.
Mileage: 120,000 miles.
Mileage: 120,000 miles.
Asked on September 18, 2011
Whistling noise when accelerating
I ahve replaced EGR VALVE . plugs and wires , gas filter and transmission fluid. Car is hesitating and is hard to move , when accelaerating there is a loud whistle noise , one place tells me it's the catalytic, one place tells me its the transmission, bought the catalytic but do not want to install if that is not the problem ,please help !
Asked by lserranoAnswer
Replied on September 18, 2011
You probably have a vacuum leak. I usually take a piece of thread and drag it around mating surfaces, e.g. intake manifold to throttle body, to see if it sucked towards any mating surfaces. Of course look for bad hoses.
Below is a lik to help diagnose vacuum leaks.
http://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-whistling-noise
I hope this helps.
