# Winter Woes (Long post) **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [November 11, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-woes-long-post/101625 "2006-11-11T22:13:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![guttershark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/58956e/32.png) [@guttershark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/guttershark)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-woes-long-post/101625/1 "2006-11-11T22:13:15Z")
Okay guys, I know little to nothing about cars but I had a few questions. When the car is cold it makes a _vree vree vree vree_ sound when the car is in drive and anywhere from 0 - 20km/h, it eventually goes away when car warms up. Seems like the altenator belt, unno. How much does this normally cost to get fixed. And what will happen if it does not get fixed? Now, the other problem is wierd. It sounds like there is a continous ticking(almost like a card in a bike tire spokes…) Behind my speedometer, sitting in the passenger seat renders it non existant but its annoying to me as the driver. Is it nothing? Is it something terrible. It is a subtle sound and increases as I accelerate and is only occuring when I give it gas. AGAIN this problem lessens as the car warms up. My car seems to have a bit of “oomph” as it switches from 1st to 2nd - almost like a standard BUT my car is an automatic and the 2nd to 3rd and 3rd to 4th is very smooth. Signs of tranny problems?! The engine does have 300 000kms on it - but it seems to run hella smooth. Idles great and other then the speedo thing, lets off no random ticking or tinny sounds. Grr I wanna sell my car. ---
**Author:** ![s13driftaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@s13driftaz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/s13driftaz)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 10:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-woes-long-post/101625/2 "2006-11-11T22:33:10Z")
Continuous ticking could be fromt he timing chain. Somethign to do with the guards or something. The “oopmh” Could be caused from driveshaft play, or something in the rear that is loose. Bad bushings? etc… All i can really tell ya…hope that helps ---
**Author:** ![alesserfate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@alesserfate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/alesserfate)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-woes-long-post/101625/3 "2006-11-11T22:34:34Z")
the vree vree vree belt noise can be changed for 30 dollars and 30 dollars for the belt approximately i dong know 60 bucks ? i have the ticking noise too its your odometer playing games with you, unless its timing chain noise, and as for tranny not shifting smoothly, check auto tranny fluid level, but hey what can i say, its 300kkm on the car already =) ---
**Author:** ![scribbles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@scribbles](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/scribbles)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-woes-long-post/101625/4 "2006-11-11T22:59:13Z")
My tsi talon does that, mostly because its got some issue with the throttle plate and the idle valve, but some cars just don’t idle or drive right when they’re cold. It may have something to do with the itake air temp sinsor giving a funny readout. Could be a jammed IACV or AAIC whatever (FIdle or soemthing) solenoid or it could be bunk. Lots of things, as long as it runs ok once it’s warm it shouldn’t be too bad. But check those things andsee what you find. ---
**Author:** ![Dxero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@Dxero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dxero)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 4:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-woes-long-post/101625/5 "2006-11-12T04:30:55Z")
if that vree vree vree vree sound is like the sound of sqealing then I got that too. Definately the belts. So anyone wanna change/fix my belts? ---
**Author:** ![crsbb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@crsbb](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/crsbb)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-woes-long-post/101625/6 "2006-11-12T10:28:36Z")
your tranny is fine. Nissan made their trannys to shift “like a hard shifting manual” all the auto trannys do it and its worse on a s14. your tranny isnt going to die. ---
**Author:** ![Jowo72](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jowo72/32/5560_2.png) [@Jowo72](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jowo72)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2006, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-woes-long-post/101625/7 "2006-11-13T13:52:13Z")
The clicking from behind the dash is a relay, back in My old pulsarNX days alot of the pulsars had thie problem too, it gets really annoying I understand lol. If Your car is a hatchback it could be the relay for the rear hatch brake light. [http://www.roshfe.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi?s=8b67f0dce1410b545ca9048bf9d9775f;act=ST;f=26;t=49;hl=dash+click](http://www.roshfe.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi?s=8b67f0dce1410b545ca9048bf9d9775f;act=ST;f=26;t=49;hl=dash+click) ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2006, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-woes-long-post/101625/8 "2006-11-13T21:37:07Z")
Oh, for the clicking, check if your odometer is actually advancing 😃 I was wondering what was going on with my car for awhile, and then I noticed odo was stopped.