Hello fellow owners.

I scoured this and other forums but aside from a mention of this issue could not find a definite answer, so here goes... Lr3, 2006, 126k miles on the odometer. When under acceleration (gas pedal pressed) in the range of about 35 m/hr to about 55 m/hr there is a humming noise from somewhere in the front of the truck. When the gas pedal is released the hum goes away. Coasting, neutral - no noise. Just when under acceleration, seems more pronounced when going uphill. Nothing at low speeds, nothing at high speeds, or perhaps I just don't hear it at high speeds because of the ambient highway noise.

I know there are humans out there that know about this, any suggestions please?

Thanks.

 

Can be a lot of things but the most common is your front differential.

 

Thanks Abran

Diffs do that, don't they... Make noise under load. Bearings would produce a more constant noise

 

Just curious... When did Land Rover stop putting paint onto the inside housing of the front differential. I assume they became aware of the flaking/contamination issue and changed the methods in the later LRs?

 

 

Thank you TennRover, I hadn't considered the T-case... Interesting information as well... I'll keep driving and listening, see if the noise gets worse and if so make a decision.

 

 

Mine has similar symptoms (08 SE 137K). Is there any good way to distinguish if the noise is coming from the front diff vs the t-case?

 

need chassis ears.

 

I remember some members saying that to help with the noise on the differential one might run a 145 oil in it. I wonder if it applies to the T-case... When I did the oil change I got my fluids from Atlantic British and I think the T-case oil came in a bottle(s) that said Transfer Case Fluid... Not even sure what it was. I trust those guys, so I am not worried, but for educational purposes, would have been nice to know.