High pitched whine when in Reverse?

[RCdemoral]

2010 Mazda 3 GX, manual.


So when I put it in reverse and give it gas, I hear a high pitched... whine?... when it's going. It's coming from the engine compartment.

Is this normal? I don't hear anything like that when I'm in any of the other gears.

[RCdemoral]

ps: 34,000 km, bought it at 32,000, have warranty till April 2013

[FoXy]

um..... ya. :loco

Have you never driven a manual before?

[Hyperion]

um..... ya. :loco

Have you never driven a manual before?

+1 lol

[RCdemoral]

hahaha, nope!

Just making sure :) Thanks guys!



um..... ya. :loco

Have you never driven a manual before?

[slam525i]

The slightly longer explanation:

Reverse is the only gear that is straight cut (spur cut) instead of helical cut. Hence you only hear the whine in reverse.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gear#Helical

[cwp_sedan]

The slightly longer explanation:

Reverse is the only gear that is straight cut (spur cut) instead of helical cut. Hence you only hear the whine in reverse.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gear#Helical

:thumbsup

[Nova 3 GT]

Some automatic tranny also whines when in reverse. Not my car but my dad's 2010 CRV. ;)

[highlineMotors]

The slightly longer explanation:

Reverse is the only gear that is straight cut (spur cut) instead of helical cut. Hence you only hear the whine in reverse.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gear#Helical

Yes, we learned about this at the Centennial's trade school. It's exactly why reverse is noisier than any other gears.

[krimsalt]

That's the amazing sound that tells you YOU ARE DRIVING MANUAL!!!

Enjoy :), im guessing you're new to it.... so much better than auto. Shift on!

[silverstarmazda]

Some automatic tranny also whines when in reverse. Not my car but my dad's 2010 CRV. ;)

i think that might be another thing with the clutch pack. at least i know some of the older civics do it in pretty much all gears....


Yes, we learned about this at the Centennial's trade school. It's exactly why reverse is noisier than any other gears.

ashtonbee? lol that school was like an underground lair... lool, mr.shivji was hilarious. yea my reverse has a more violent vibration than any of my drive gears now that i got a motor mount.

[FoXy]

shut this thread down. we dont need ppl re-hashing dumb shyt