my 2000 Contour SE V-6/auto used to make a noise that was kind of weird. it only did it when it was cold, and for the longest time, i thought for sure it was the alternator or something in the transmission.
i have been reading this forum alot the last two days, and when i read the stuff about "moosing" i was excited, that maybe there was an answer, or at least other people experiencing it. this was because "moose" really is a pretty good description of how it sounded.
the more i have read though, the more i think i have a different problem. with MY car, the sound changed when i turned the steering wheel. that was a revelation to me.
it wasnt until a few days after THAT, that i noticed that it sounds just like the hydraulic pumps (HUGE pumps, driven by 100 and 150hp electric motors) at the factory i worked at. the hydraulics at the factory go under huge stress every hour of every day, and the sound changes depending on how much stress was 'happening.' so, to sum it up, i realized that the sounds were the same, except on a different 'scale.'
anyone else have a similar occurence?
