Thanks for the response.
Ordinarily, that would make sense, but wouldn't a wheel bearing make the noise all the time while the car is in motion? In my experience with bad wheel bearings, bearing whine and pitch is consistent with vehicle speed (engine/trans RPM). This noise can only be heard while accelerating - when I let off the throttle, it all but disappears - and it changes pitch, dependent on engine RPM/transmission range (when the trans shifts to a higher gear, the pitch of the whine is lower - when the engine RPMs go higher, during acceleration, the pitch of the whine gets higher). Pretty much the same effect you would hear from non-resistor spark plugs over your radio speakers, only this isn't an electrical issue. This is a "whizzing" type of noise, very odd.
Friday, November 16th, 2012 AT 4:52 PM