Weird Winding Sound on Cold Morning

[txnative]

I have had the same thing on my 2001 LX. Don't notice it here in Austin, but we spend a lot of time in CO and on any cold morning it shows up.
Several years ago I replaced the transfer case fluid, the front and rear diff fluids with Mobil 1 syn and it made no difference at all.
Just the nature of the beast.

 

[Musky]

Ah come on guys! People from Nevada, Atlanta, West Georgia, Texas, Alabama, and New Mexico should not even be able to complain about the cold.

Try living where it doesn't get above 30 degrees for months at a time. Sheesh.

 

[rusty_tlc]

Ah come on guys! People from Nevada, Atlanta, West Georgia, Texas, Alabama, and New Mexico should not even be able to complain about the cold.

Try living where it doesn't get above 30 degrees for months at a time. Sheesh.

You mean like the Sierra?

BTW You suck at geography, the northern Nevada border is further north than Laramie WY. And it gets forking cold here.

 

[LCHardriver_02]

^^ We almost get as cold as you guys and I have the same whine when first starting out. I actually think that going to synthetic has something to do with it and not the other way around. I am hearing it in both the 100 and 80, which are both running Mobil 1 full syn in the diffs and transfer case. I may go back Au-natural after this and skip the extra cost for syn.

 

[GaFJC]

Ah come on guys! People from Nevada, Atlanta, West Georgia, Texas, Alabama, and New Mexico should not even be able to complain about the cold.

Try living where it doesn't get above 30 degrees for months at a time. Sheesh.

I don't believe anybody was complaining abut the cold, at least I wasn't. It doesn't get that cold in the South. Most were simply attempting to diagnose a perceived problem.

I did live in a cold climate for over 25 yrs - Northern New England. Summer was about 8 to 10 weeks if we were lucky. It sucked. I got smart. I moved.

 

[Musky]

I don't believe anybody was complaining abut the cold, at least I wasn't. It doesn't get that cold in the South. Most were simply attempting to diagnose a perceived problem.

I did live in a cold climate for over 25 yrs - Northern New England. Summer was about 8 to 10 weeks if we were lucky. It sucked. I got smart. I moved.

I know you weren't complaining, I just thought it was funny that most of you are from the South talking about your trucks being cold in the morning. I'm like they live in the South! After you live in the North for a while 30 degrees is still T-shirt weather.

BTW- AFAIK my 100 has the regular transfer fluid and it still whines. The colder it is the worse it is and longer it lasts.