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Blacksails wrote: It’s done 57,000km so ~ 35,000 miles.
Is it normal for them to whine very loudly in 4L? I’ve owned 4x4’s before but nothing that has crawler gears so have no idea if that’s normal.
I’ve never owned a car this new so have never had the luxury of a warranty. If I purchased, took it there and they found an issue, it’d be a free fix right?
Lambert wrote: Also as has been said they are cheap and lightweight so are not massively sound deadened from the factory.
This is what I think is the actual issue - I don't hear the transmission whine on my GV from the driver's seat unless I'm driving alongside a surface that it can reflect from - I'm planning to put sound absorbent material in the Jimny, around the transmission tunnel, under the carpet, but I'm not going to do it until after the first or maybe second service.
I have what I believe is the "graunch" in first gear mentioned in the Q-A6G-004 TSB and I want the dealer to be able to hear it clearly - I suspect it is the transfer case chain "vibrating" under the tension or torque load of a medium/hard launch, in the same way as a guitar string would
So, I tested another four cars. It probably doesn’t come through very well on my video but all four of the other vehicles were much, much quieter in the whine department. Still looking for the one.
l checked yesterday and our 4,000 mile Jimny is quite a loud whine in low range.
But in high range it's fine.
Pretty much the same as the Land Rover.
That video you posted above, l can hear the whine on that, if that's in high range 2wd ours doesn't whine like that.
Note you shouldn't drive in 4H or 4L on the road, unless it's ice or snow, as there's no centre differential on the Jimny and you risk damage to the transmission.
lightning wrote: l checked yesterday and our 4,000 mile Jimny is quite a loud whine in low range.
But in high range it's fine.
Pretty much the same as the Land Rover.
That video you posted above, l can hear the whine on that, if that's in high range 2wd ours doesn't whine like that.
Note you shouldn't drive in 4H or 4L on the road, unless it's ice or snow, as there's no centre differential on the Jimny and you risk damage to the transmission.
Nope, that video was in 2H. Tested 4L on a patch of ice and the whine was louder than the radio at a comfortable speaking volume. Its a lot louder in real life than comes across on the video. I've dropped the idea of buying that one now.
I just asked Viv the basic question, "which is quieter, the Audi Q3 or the Jimny". She thought for a few seconds and then said, "probably the Audi but there is very little in it". Then I substituted the LandCruiser for the Jimny and she laughed and said straight away "no comparison, the Audi is a lot quieter".
The Jimny is fitted with a sound deadening kit and it does make a considerable difference. I bought the kit from Noise Killer Acoustics.
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