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Droning sound while driving

  • 11-10-2018 7:16am
    #1
    Genius2013
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79 ✭✭


    There's a droning sound for the last week when I get above 30mph. Fine below that. Driving a 2013 Audi A4

    Anyone have any ideas?


Comments

  • #2
    TheQuietFella
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,857 ✭✭✭TheQuietFella


    The wife! :D


  • #3
    KevinCavan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 612 ✭✭✭KevinCavan


    Maybe best to bring it for a service


  • #4
    Tzardine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,885 ✭✭✭Tzardine


    .


  • #5
    Genius2013
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79 ✭✭Genius2013


    KevinCavan wrote: »
    Maybe best to bring it for a service

    Have one booked in for the weekend but I was hoping to get a heads up on the money it :(


  • #6
    KevinCavan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 612 ✭✭✭KevinCavan


    Genius2013 wrote: »
    Have one booked in for the weekend but I was hoping to get a heads up on the money it :(

    When they see you are driving a flash car, they’ll charge accordingly.


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  • #7
    SeaFields
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,551 ✭✭✭SeaFields


    Wheel bearing maybe. Shouldn't cost too much if that's the case.


  • #8
    FishOnABike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,636 ✭✭✭FishOnABike


    Could be a worn wheel bearing. Can you identify where the noise is coming from? If not, get it checked out in a garage.


  • #9
    Genius2013
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79 ✭✭Genius2013


    FishOnABike wrote: »
    Could be a worn wheel bearing. Can you identify where the noise is coming from? If not, get it checked out in a garage.

    Seems to be coming from behind me on the left so a wheel bearing might make sense - any idea how much that would be?


  • #10
    troyzer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,201 ✭✭✭troyzer


    Had the same issue, it was the wheel bearing.

    Not a cheap fix, it was €300 for me but I had to replace both.


  • #11
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,858 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Are you being followed by a fleet of drones?


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  • #12
    Thatnastyboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭Thatnastyboy


    Can often be something as simple as a soft tyre, droning noises can come in many forms


  • #13
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    Genius2013 wrote: »
    Seems to be coming from behind me on the left so a wheel bearing might make sense - any idea how much that would be?

    Check if that wheel is getting hotter than the others after driving for a while.


  • #14
    h3000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭h3000


    TheQuietFella wrote: »
    The wife! :D

    As soon as I seen the thread title this was my answer :)

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  • #15
    Interslice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,506 ✭✭✭Interslice


    Maybe a deformed tyre.


  • #16
    CaoimheSquee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 359 ✭✭CaoimheSquee


    Same thing happened to me, was a wheel bearing gone in the back left tyre. It got worse as the speed increased.
    Cost 79 to fix and was done that day, although I only have a wee Micra!


  • #17
    CiboC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 541 ✭✭✭CiboC


    KevinCavan wrote: »
    When they see you are driving a flash car, they’ll charge accordingly.

    But he can't bring a 'flash' car, the noise is coming from the Audi.....?


  • #18
    Thatnastyboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭Thatnastyboy


    Could be a lot of things, I wouldn't go changing bearings unless I knew I needed to,


    Could be one, more or none of these:

    Deformed Tyre
    Soft Tyre
    Warped disc
    Siezed caliper
    Worn wheel bearing
    Wasps nest
    Uneven road surface
    Loose trim catching wind and vibrating
    Talk radio


    Get someone to diagnose it, not just change parts...


  • #19
    mikeecho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,267 ✭✭✭mikeecho


    Check the tyre thread dept.
    I had a droning noise before with a particular set of tyres, when they were worn down to the thread blocks.

    Also happened when there was a worn wheel bearing.


  • #20
    Genius2013
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79 ✭✭Genius2013


    So - got this looked at at the weekend - turns out it is a wheel bearing. My mechanic hadn't time to do it when I dropped the car to them so he's going to look at it this week - hoping its not going to be too expensive!


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