Female sound
crisslo
01-05-2016, 09:35 PM
Hello, this is my first thread. I have been bugged for years with a faint female voice sound while sometimes lightly accelerating? It doesn't happen all the time. My wife and I chuckle when our 525i e39 makes this sound. It is kind of a short medium-high pitched voice, yet definitely female sounding. I can be accelerating straight or turning left or right and the sound is the same in duration and female.
I have looked under the hood, and under the car for anything dragging --- nothing.
Question:
Has anyone experienced something similar? If so, do you know what might be causing it?
crisslo
I have looked under the hood, and under the car for anything dragging --- nothing.
Question:
Has anyone experienced something similar? If so, do you know what might be causing it?
crisslo
MikeCStig
01-07-2016, 01:23 AM
Does the pitch change at all as the engine revs higher or as the road speed changes?
crisslo
01-07-2016, 09:22 PM
Posted reply:
Does the pitch change at all as the engine revs higher or as the road speed changes?
Answer: Thanks for replying to my post.
The sound only appears at low rpm for a very short time (not at higher revs). The pitch doesn't change. It is always the same sound. Also keep in mind, it doesn't always make the sound. I drove over a 100 miles yesterday and another 100 miles today mostly in the rain and cooler around 55 to 62 degree weather. No sound was heard. Come to think about it, I don't ever remember hearing it when driving in the rain.
crisslo
Does the pitch change at all as the engine revs higher or as the road speed changes?
Answer: Thanks for replying to my post.
The sound only appears at low rpm for a very short time (not at higher revs). The pitch doesn't change. It is always the same sound. Also keep in mind, it doesn't always make the sound. I drove over a 100 miles yesterday and another 100 miles today mostly in the rain and cooler around 55 to 62 degree weather. No sound was heard. Come to think about it, I don't ever remember hearing it when driving in the rain.
crisslo
MikeCStig
01-09-2016, 05:38 AM
Honestly... I'm stumped. If it doesn't effect your car's performance I wouldn't worry about it.
Anyone else?
Anyone else?
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