Droning noise from the rear left of Mini!

[Scottie]

quote:Originally posted by bad dog mini

Oops, Scottie's just found out the MINI isn't 4 wheel drive!

what you mean it isn't after all this time NOW you tell me:blackeye:

[AberdeenMini]

quote:Originally posted by Smurf

When was the last time you checked your tyre pressures?

I checked them two days ago cause i just got some new wheels.

[AberdeenMini]

Hi everyone, looks like i will just take it to JC's then :disapprove:. My warranty has expired, will they charge me for just looking at it?
I hope not but i seem to remember being told that it costs something like £50 for them to just look at it :blackeye:

[Gismo]

They will charge you just to look at it i'm afraid :(
But, the fact you just bought new wheels i'm guessing you got new tyres too depending on road surface etc the tyres will make a noise similar to what you describe, especially run flats or hard compound tyres

[AberdeenMini]

quote:Originally posted by Bonnie Scotland

They will charge you just to look at it i'm afraid :(
But, the fact you just bought new wheels i'm guessing you got new tyres too depending on road surface etc the tyres will make a noise similar to what you describe, especially run flats or hard compound tyres

Hmmmm, yeah i got new tyres. I changed from 215/40 Toyo's to 205/45 Federals, both were non runflat but i cant imagine a tyre change could make the noise that its making cause it only seems to be coming from the left side, and particulary the rear :(

[euan]

If it is the tryres, could it not be that the rear is making the same noise, but as you sit on that side the headrest may block some of it?

I'd maybe get the tyres/wheels double checked before taking it to the dealer, make sure they are properly balanced etc. (and, not knowing about tyres, if they are unidirectional and were put on the wrong way round, would you get this?)

[RichardV]

Might be the same but I got tyres changed recently and got bad vibration from one side - turns out they hadnt used a torque wrench to tighten and therefore the bolts had loosened themselves......