After downshifting to 3rd to pass someone on the freeway, I heard a noise similar to my boost flutter that I'm dealing with right now (except it never happens in 3rd gear so that made me nervous). So I shifted up and drove normally to my destination.. HOWEVER once I started slowing down from around 25mph to a stop I heard a winding-down sound/whine. I also only hear it past 25mph when applying the throttle. The sound is loudest around 40mph and gets a little quieter as I go faster. I guess it's the infamous transfercase deathwhine. But I just had a shop replace my fluids with oem diaqueen. I don't think the shop would have messed that up.. so I don't know what to think right now..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC_q61DH3CE

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXbisxnAW-s

if it sounds like this its your TC..

 

it sounds like whatever it does in my video lol ( I was going on and off the throttle at the end and you can hear the whine go on and off) I did not record the winding-noise it makes... is that also part of the deathwhine? It happens either in gear or not in gear and starts to happen around 25mph down to 0.

The sound seems like it's coming from the engine bay too.

 

push the clutch in while decelerating.
Might get lucky and it being your TOB

 

the winding-down noise while decelerating below 25mph happens if it's in neutral or in gear

 

Sounds like transfer case whine to me

 

I'm in ur shoes t case sounds like it's gonna blow

 

That Happen to me too... But mine Quits right after... It cools down.
I think it's your TC .

 

well.. there goes all my future mod money$

 

well is there something that caused this to happen? I never launch in first gear and the tc oil was replaced with oem 2 weeks ago.
I have 43k miles, is that when they go? lol

 

are you the original owner? if not then it is very possible the previous owner beat the car to death and that could explain why its dying

since you say you never launch in first gear, are you saying you dont launch it at all or you launch in 2nd

 

We offer a tcase rebuilds for the death whine.. However should you decide not to rebuild yours i will buy your whiner for a good amount just let me know if you have any questions.. Thanks!!

Mike

 

True, my TOB is noisy as fudge. Though, OP, your vid sounds like the T-case. TOB kinda sound like a coffee grinder.

 

check your trans fluid, if its a tiny bit low, it will whine. id check that before jumping to conclusions

 

Alright, Ill see if that's the case