Re: new noise in my '94 Setra 1.6L w/ manual transmission

Mark Fields wrote:

> My '94 Sentra XL w/ 1.6 L engine and 5-sp manual transmission
> has started to make a bit of a 'whine' type noise while
> driving.  Most of my driving is within town now at speeds of
> 25-45 mph.  I just noticed this within the last week or two.
> 
> The car has 262K miles on it.  I bought it with 52K on it in
> 1997 and drove it 8 years of all highway driving (about 25K
> per year) and the last two and a half years it has been all
> within town with occassional highway driving.
> 
> Any ideas on what could be causing the noise?  Performance
> does not seem affected in any way.

The first thing to do is to check your transmission oil level.

John