Big Shoe wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:22:38 -0500, Daniel David Palmer
> <DDPalmer@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> My wife and I noticed that our 2003 Mountaineer V8 seems to have gotten
>> very loud. It's hard to tell what's going on, if anything....perhaps
>> it's just getting older....it was purchased in September 2002 and now
>> has 68,000 miles on it.
>>
>> The tires are Michelin MS LTX and have about half the tread left (maybe
>> even less). Could it be the worn tires that got louder? I looked for
>> exhaust leaks but could find none on a casual inspection. Any ideas
>> would be appreciated.
>
> I guess there are some questions that need to be answered, such as -
> does the noise change with engine speed or with vehicle speed. In
> other words, if you are hearing the noise and you take your foot off
> the gas, does the noise go away? If it seems to be the tires, another
> question would be - can you look at the tires and see any uneven wear
> or cupping?
>
> I had this problem with the original BF Goodrich tires on my '05. The
> tires were just plain noisy even though there was no obvious wear
> pattern. I finally replaced them to get rid of the noise.
It does seem louder with engine revving. Unfortunately it's hard to
really get a handle on. Yeah, I realize that if the noise is still loud
when stopped the tires are probably NOT the problem. I can't say for
sure this is the case. I'll have to drive it some more and pay even
closer attention.
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