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Whining sound.

Pauldopo19822
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Hi hope you can help, got a focus 12 plate. When I start the car I hear a whining sound through my radio even raving, what is the cause and what is the fix. Cheers

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    does the whining sound change in note in line with engine speed?

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    Do you only hear it with the radio on?

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    Let me check it out in moment and get back to you

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    4 hours ago, Pauldopo19822 said:

    Hi hope you can help, got a focus 12 plate. When I start the car I hear a whining sound through my radio even raving, what is the cause and what is the fix. Cheers

    Is there a female in the passenger seat? 

    That was the root cause of the whining in my focus; gets worse the faster I drive. Main reason I've fitted an passenger airbag deactivation switch 😉

    Could be a bad contact on an earth cable causes electrical noise.

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    Yeah the sound is on only when the radio is on but the engine is off. 

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    Lol no female passenger 

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