2005 D5 V70 AWD Whine from rear.

chrissymac · Oct 4th, 2012, 11:18

My 120k AWD has a noticeable whine from the rear. It can be heard between 50mph and 70mh as anything over this and it is masked by road noise so it is not a very loud whine.
It is only present when the drive is not under load from acceleration or the vehicle is slowing, so the speed is constant.
It drives me mad on dual carriageways as this is the speed it is most noticeable.

Accelerating or decelerating and the noise disappears.

I took it into my local Volvo independent who cant confirm if the noise is normal or not and suggest I leave it to develop as they can't identify the source.

Has anyone experienced a similar noise or have any idea if this is a trait of the rear diff and nothing to worry about.

TiredGeek · Oct 5th, 2012, 21:02

I've never had any noise from the rear, so it's not "normal".
Have they checked that there's some oil in the diff and made sure it's not just wheel bearings?

NorfolkVolvoSpares · Oct 9th, 2012, 20:44

Check the rear wheel bearings first,but the rear bearings in the diff become noisy. I have just fitted a used one to mine for £380

Jetmech · Oct 15th, 2012, 23:52

Hopefully it will be a wheel bearing. I have had to replace one on the back of our V70, I had to let it get quite bad, probably over 3-4 months before I could indentify which side it was.

x70jwo · Oct 30th, 2012, 23:11

Check rear brakes, they first whine, then beep, then the caliper seizes up, as happened on both my (previous) 1995 850 T-5 and (current) 2002 S60.

chrissymac · Nov 1st, 2012, 13:26

Definitely not associated with the rear brakes as calipers, discs, pads and handbrake cables have been replaced this year.

chrissymac · Nov 1st, 2012, 13:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by NorfolkVolvoSpares

Check the rear wheel bearings first,but the rear bearings in the diff become noisy. I have just fitted a used one to mine for £380

I have found one on Ebay here

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MakeTrack=true

Is this what you replaced?

wimorrison · Nov 4th, 2012, 06:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrissymac

I have found one on Ebay here

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MakeTrack=true

Is this what you replaced?

Postage might be a few bob

(Check out where it is located)

Oct 4th, 2012, 11:18	#1
chrissymac 2005 D5 V70 AWD Sport Last Online: Dec 27th, 2022 13:34 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Glossop	2005 D5 V70 AWD Whine from rear. My 120k AWD has a noticeable whine from the rear. It can be heard between 50mph and 70mh as anything over this and it is masked by road noise so it is not a very loud whine. It is only present when the drive is not under load from acceleration or the vehicle is slowing, so the speed is constant. It drives me mad on dual carriageways as this is the speed it is most noticeable. Accelerating or decelerating and the noise disappears. I took it into my local Volvo independent who cant confirm if the noise is normal or not and suggest I leave it to develop as they can't identify the source. Has anyone experienced a similar noise or have any idea if this is a trait of the rear diff and nothing to worry about.

Oct 5th, 2012, 21:02	#2
TiredGeek Master Member Last Online: Sep 29th, 2022 20:46 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Leeds	I've never had any noise from the rear, so it's not "normal". Have they checked that there's some oil in the diff and made sure it's not just wheel bearings? __________________ Defected to BMW. 335d xdrive.

Oct 15th, 2012, 23:52	#4
Jetmech Member Last Online: Mar 14th, 2024 10:43 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Haverhill Suffolk	Hopefully it will be a wheel bearing. I have had to replace one on the back of our V70, I had to let it get quite bad, probably over 3-4 months before I could indentify which side it was. __________________ Simon. 2006 MY V70 SE D5 AWD 7 seat.

Oct 9th, 2012, 20:44	#3
NorfolkVolvoSpares Trader Last Online: Dec 13th, 2014 11:43 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: swaffham	Check the rear wheel bearings first,but the rear bearings in the diff become noisy. I have just fitted a used one to mine for £380

Oct 30th, 2012, 23:11	#5
x70jwo Junior Member Last Online: Aug 8th, 2015 04:57 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Norfolk View Photos By: x70jwo	Check rear brakes, they first whine, then beep, then the caliper seizes up, as happened on both my (previous) 1995 850 T-5 and (current) 2002 S60.

Nov 1st, 2012, 13:26	#6
chrissymac 2005 D5 V70 AWD Sport Last Online: Dec 27th, 2022 13:34 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Glossop	Definitely not associated with the rear brakes as calipers, discs, pads and handbrake cables have been replaced this year.

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