Hi Everyone,
I am excited to say that I finally bought a Mustang, after always wanting to since I was a kid. Anyhow, I bought it today and it has 101k miles on it. When I lifted up the hood, the engine looked to be in great condition. The downside is that the car needs a new paint job, but besides that, everything else seems okay, considering that it is a '98.
An issue I noticed was/is that when I accelerate, I hear a sound coming from the passenger side, under the hood, that sounds like a weed wacker operating when I accelerate. When I stop accelerating, it stops, and the car seems to coast/cruise along fine, without sounds. The car also idles without problems.
Truth be told, the car seems to drive fine, except for the weed wacker sound when I accelerate. AFAIK, the car has been sitting on the used car lot for some time, so I think it could just need an oil change and possibly something else?
Before I make a mental catastrophe in my head over what could be wrong, I wanted to ask you fine folks what the problem might be. Again, when I accelerate it sounds like there is a weed wacker coming from the right side of the engine (but, it's not overly loud...more like a faint weed wacker).
Thanks again!
I am excited to say that I finally bought a Mustang, after always wanting to since I was a kid. Anyhow, I bought it today and it has 101k miles on it. When I lifted up the hood, the engine looked to be in great condition. The downside is that the car needs a new paint job, but besides that, everything else seems okay, considering that it is a '98.
An issue I noticed was/is that when I accelerate, I hear a sound coming from the passenger side, under the hood, that sounds like a weed wacker operating when I accelerate. When I stop accelerating, it stops, and the car seems to coast/cruise along fine, without sounds. The car also idles without problems.
Truth be told, the car seems to drive fine, except for the weed wacker sound when I accelerate. AFAIK, the car has been sitting on the used car lot for some time, so I think it could just need an oil change and possibly something else?
Before I make a mental catastrophe in my head over what could be wrong, I wanted to ask you fine folks what the problem might be. Again, when I accelerate it sounds like there is a weed wacker coming from the right side of the engine (but, it's not overly loud...more like a faint weed wacker).
Thanks again!
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