How sensitive are you to noise change in your vehicle??.

Hi Axle,am sure you have heard the old saying,('don't touch it till it's broke') i'm sure.Lol

Cheers,

Bob.

Hi Axle,

After being with QLD Ambulance for over 24 years in my previous occupation I know the old FTrucks used to make some weird wild and wonderful creaks, clunks and groans. They used to get a lot of body noises especially with some of the rear modules that were installed.

Having said that they shouldn't be making any loud mecahnical type noises and if it was then it might be a good idea to have it checked out. As ambulances they lead a pretty hard life.

You can have a vehicle that has sat cold all night (prior to engine warmers) and at three in the morning is cold started and driven at very high speed to emergencies etc and this can shorten a life span a bit, and a lot develop premature oil leaks as a result of this type work. I have seen them need new brake pads every few weeks due to the harsh braking that is carried out while on an emergency run.

Hope it all works out OK.

Cheers Brian

You get used to the noise your vehicle makes, and you would also get in tune with a "don't worry" noise as compared to a "bloody hell that sounds like big dollars" noise. If its not your and he is OK with the noises then let it be Axle let it be.

I hate myself for it, but I am way over-sensitive to noises.

Ill hear a noise that I may well have heard before and will start to wonder about it, then spend hours researching it!

Its like I have vehicular-hypochondria! :)

A mate of mine builds engines for rail dragsters. Hi motto is "a V8 always sounds at its very best, just as it's about to drop its guts all over the road".

I used to have a 302Cleveland in a panel van that made occasional noises and always knocked at start up. Never gave me any trouble in the eight years I owned it.

It depends on what type of noises they are,but generally if i cant get rid of them without great cost,I get rid of the vehicle.

I cant drive along and blissfully ignore signs of wear.
Fixing them when they 1st appear will ensure a longer life from the vehicle.

If the F250 is a 2wd,half the clunks are probably from the steering joints

Hi all,
It was told told me many years ago that if you drive any car all the time you don't realise when things are going wrong. It was said that you should have someone else drive your car on a run, they will pick up any problem that you will miss because it has come wery slowly.
I get someone else to drive my truck every few months so any fault can be noticed before it gets too costly.

Drive a 70 series then you will under stand :-)