Opinion on 2 noises my car is making lately...

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Brian35XR
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Joined: Sun Jul 20, 2014 8:12 am
Car: 2011 Infiniti M37x
2006 Infiniti M35x
2004 Infiniti G35 - Sold

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hi all, i recently put 22s on my car and installed a lip kit and im going to post pictures next time i wash it.. i think it looks really nice. anyway i wanted to throw this out there to see if anyone has experience with these noises or if they can give me any clues..

1st noise best way i can describe it is a "propeller noise" when i'm accelerating. i notice it mostly when i'm taking off from a stop and i'm not sure if it goes away when i start going faster or if the engine/road noise just drones it out. it literally sounds like a helicopter propeller from the front and only does it when i'm accelerating. if i let go of the gas and slow down to a stop it makes NO noise.

2nd noise is lately when i turn the wheel all the way left (possibly right too but i do alot of tight left turns to get into my driveway), i feel like the front left suspension area makes a really loud creaky sound. sounds like an old boxspring or an old wooden door creaking shut. any idea what this could be? afaik it's only when i have the wheel turned ALL the way.

thanks nicoclub brahs! :mike


DS2009m35x
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Joined: Sun May 26, 2013 4:51 am
Car: 2009 M35x
Location: Ct

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1st noise: probably not as you'd start throwing codes, but first thought was an air leak in a vacuum hose or intake manifold. It would be drowned out due to ambient noise at higher speeds.
Just out of curiosity, did you get that noise before you put on the lip kit?
2nd noise: sounds like a dryed out bushing. check bushings for cracks; sway bar and suspension.

The00Dustin
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Joined: Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:05 am
Car: 2006 Infiniti M45
Location: Bloomington, IN

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On the second noise, also check to make sure your wheel well liners are secure. One of mine was loose and sometimes when I went over a bump, it would bounce down and hit the tire. Sounded like randomly creaking suspension to me for a long time, and ultimately turned out to be that.


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