2017 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (Garage entry) (2019-03-08 21:13:16)
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2017 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (Garage entry) (2019-03-08 21:13:16)
I have a 2017 Mirage ES with 54000 miles. I bought it with 52000. I am recently hearing a varying whistle noise around the 1500 rpm range when continuing from a stop. I don't hear it when at cruising speed. Just when accelerating from stop. Sounds to me while driving it is coming from in engine compartment from passenger side. Anyone experience this??
no one?
I've noticed a chirping sound on some cold starts in my Mirage. I'm not sure if it's the same as your symptoms though.
Somewhere around here I recall some other forum members mentioned that the air intake snorkel can become loose and wiggly. I've concluded that's what is happening in my situation. And it only happens in certain engine speeds.
It's just something to look at. I kinda doubt it fits your description.
Sorry for not responding sooner. We were out enjoying some Lenten fish fry cuisine. Can't be on the forum all the time you know. ;)
What is the correct way to check the CVT oil level on this Mirage after it is up to proper temp? With the engine idling or with the engine stopped??
Passenger side is drive wheel so it might be drive train not engine. Is the car vibrating? Might want to check with the experts to reallly diagnose
Also important to tell the newbie Mirage owner, the Mirage's engine bay whistles loudly and a ton, like it's weird how much whistle-y wind noise you get in your Mirage, particularly when slowing down.
I experience it more on windy days in my Mirage, but also heard it mentioned by youtube reviewers of the car.
Can you show me how the passenger side wheel is the drive wheel??? This doesn't sound right. There is a differential in the transmission, & torque is delivered to the wheel that has the least resistance to spin. That is why they gave us the traction control that reduces the engine torque & applies a brake to the spinning wheel if necessary.. Also I haven't heard any whistling noise from my engine compartment on my properly maintained Mirage..
Roger
50/50 chance I am wrong, or right. Well, here is my proof: if I spin my tires on take off, it's the right side of my Mirage that gets super dirty with dirt spit up from the spinning tire.
The Mirage is FWD not AWD, and FWD cars have a dominant drive wheel, usually passenger side.
The Differential applies the torque to both wheels evenly, always, (even if it's a locker, ours is not). the wheel with the least amount of traction will spin. If it takes 50 ft/lb to make one wheel spin, the other will also have 50 ft/lb applied to it. It will not spin because it has more traction & requires more than 50 ft/lb to break loose. This is why people thought rear wheel drive cars had 1 drive wheel on the right side. as the engine rocked to the left under acceleration, it would unload some of the weight from the right side of the car, (watch a loaded transport accelerate from a stoplight. The whole truck rolls to the left on the suspension, thus taking some weight from the right tires) thus the right tire required less torque to spin. There is no 1 side drive wheel, only the tire with the least amount of traction spinning. It's the way a differential works.
The left side of our cars are on the inside of the road which is generally cleaner than the outside, (ask any motorcycle rider) thus suppling more traction, Also the left side of the car has ~200 lb driver in it, thus suppling more traction.
I hope this helps clear this up...
Roger
As roads are crowned for drainage, debris tends to settle at that side of the road.
This is interesting. Where did you learn of this? Surely you have a reference to this online that I can read and learn more about this dominant drive wheel arrangement.