Soldato
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My car has started droning from 35mph up. It gets louder the faster I go. It's not loud loud but noticable.
It sounds very "fine" abrasive sound, the pitch is consistant if you travel at a consistant speed. Gets louder and higher pitched the faster you go (i'm talking 60mph).
I don't think it is a vibration.
If I engage the clutch the noise keeps happening
It sounds like it is coming from the front (equal left and right), in a rear wheel drive car.
It is not a pulsing wubwubwub sound ofan Elite of a wheelbearing. No wheel centrecap is hot after a drive.
Braking and handbrake doesn't change the sound.
I don't have much chance to roll to the left and right at speeds where the noise is most noticable but from my attempts the noise doesn't disappear when I do swerve about.
It isn't differential/gearbox noise
Any ideas?
I am thinking front tyres. The tyres are 225/40/18 Pilot Sport 4 date code 2216 so not very old. 4 to 5k miles done since the August 2022 MOT. Plenty of tread which looks pretty even. However they are cracked:
I assume it is the cracking but the cracking has been there a while (not looking as bad though..)
2003 BMW 330ci
It sounds very "fine" abrasive sound, the pitch is consistant if you travel at a consistant speed. Gets louder and higher pitched the faster you go (i'm talking 60mph).
I don't think it is a vibration.
If I engage the clutch the noise keeps happening
It sounds like it is coming from the front (equal left and right), in a rear wheel drive car.
It is not a pulsing wubwubwub sound of
Braking and handbrake doesn't change the sound.
I don't have much chance to roll to the left and right at speeds where the noise is most noticable but from my attempts the noise doesn't disappear when I do swerve about.
It isn't differential/gearbox noise
Any ideas?
I am thinking front tyres. The tyres are 225/40/18 Pilot Sport 4 date code 2216 so not very old. 4 to 5k miles done since the August 2022 MOT. Plenty of tread which looks pretty even. However they are cracked:
I assume it is the cracking but the cracking has been there a while (not looking as bad though..)
2003 BMW 330ci