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anyone know why im getting engine noise in my speakers?
its kind of like a little whine, the volume level is constant, and it does not get louder or quiter with the volume.
i ran the power wire on the opposite side of the car where the speaker wires have been ran.
but im getting this annoying engine sound.
anyone help???
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That noise is from the fuel pump. There is a TSB for just about all Fords for installing a noise filter on the fuel pump assembly to keep noise from being heard in the stereo. Take the car to a dealer and have them perform that TSB on it.
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whats a TSB? and why cant i do it myself?
anyways.. how can it be from the fuel pump though?? the noise gets high pitched with higher rpms
i dunno, thx for the reply though
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If the noise increases in pitch as the rpms increase but not with the volume its alternator noise. Try relocating, or recleaning, your grounding point for amps.
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Originally posted by wongz:
whats a TSB? and why cant i do it myself?
anyways.. how can it be from the fuel pump though?? the noise gets high pitched with higher rpms
i dunno, thx for the reply though yeah i had the same thing, i got it fixed (at least i can't here it anymore) from the company that installed my sound system.
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my amp is grounded in the trunk floor. isnt that good enough?
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Maybe, maybe not...sometimes ground noise can be weird. Did you make sure to sand down the paint to bare metal so there is a clean connection? How many amps are you running and how are they powered(distrubution?)?
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hmm.. well i didnt sand the paint off to bare metal, but everything is working great. also, wont it start rusting if you do that?
im running just 1 amp. its a fosgate punch 400.4, it has a 50 amp fuse, so i used 8 gauge wire for it.
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Not necessarily...its a good idea to at least sand it down a little. You don't need to actually gouge the metal just get most of the paint/primer off.
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ok i sanded the paint a bit down, but it didnt do much..
thanx SQPlus for the suggestion though
but my engine noise is still not cured. isnt there anyone who had this problem and then solved it themselves??
i remember there was someone who grounded a wire in the engine compartment and that solved something
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