Whining Sound

04-25-2004, 07:21 PM

I have a 1992 ford tempo and it's making a whining sound when you step on the gas pedal. It may also still be making the noise when highway driving (hard to tell). The sound stops when you quit accelerating on the pedal. Any suggestions what this might be?

Thanks

giannial1985 · 07-11-2007, 10:12 AM

On the automatic tempos, the transmission makes that sound. It's just the transmission pump which is normal. It will whine when accelerating or coming to a stop. The dodge aries cars did the same thing. If it's whining abnormaly high then usual, have the tranny pump checked.

solotario · 08-01-2007, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Angie

I have a 1992 ford tempo and it's making a whining sound when you step on the gas pedal. It may also still be making the noise when highway driving (hard to tell). The sound stops when you quit accelerating on the pedal. Any suggestions what this might be?

Thanks

Check Mass air flow valve. It is the item where large hose is attached to air filter box on driver side. Might be suckin air if filter box cover is not seated. If filter cover is seated, then air flow valve sensor is bad. Had same problem, Can et one at junk yard reasonable. New one is 99 bucks plus core charge. Check ebay, bought one for 11 bucks. Hope this helps.

ryan1979 · 10-20-2007, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by solotario

Check Mass air flow valve. It is the item where large hose is attached to air filter box on driver side. Might be suckin air if filter box cover is not seated. If filter cover is seated, then air flow valve sensor is bad. Had same problem, Can et one at junk yard reasonable. New one is 99 bucks plus core charge. Check ebay, bought one for 11 bucks. Hope this helps.

I had a similar problem (air box not sealed) in my F150. It created a whistling sound but would stop if I took my foot of the gas. I opened the air box and put it back together and the problem was solved. It definitely sounds like it has something to do with the air intake. I don't know if this helps any but I thought I would share my experience. I’m curious...will you post the cause once you find out?

Cheers!