Ok so after making some great power with the car, i started getting the death whine from my transfer case. Since it started i barely drive the car more than a few miles ever so often. It started whining a few weeks ago. Plan is to take it out and send it in sometime soon for a rebuild. Is it safe to drive around and baby it? I would like to take the car out of town in a few weeks, but dont want to risk ending up on the side of the road, lol. Not looking for a standard you dont need to drive it cause your doing more damage comment. I realize that its not good for it, and i will be rebuilding it soon. The car will not see boost at all during the trip if i do drive it. Just want to get some insight on if anyone has driven their car long distance with a whining t-case as unpleasant as it is.

 

Noone has any experience with this????????????????

 

I have the same experience before. when I was in Georgia I was driving to savannah it was 20 minutes from my house and the transfer case when off completely that I cant drive it. I call the dealership and they told me that the transfer case was lockout. I bought a new complete transfer case because it was almost the same price that rebuild it.

 

I was going at 55 mph on I-95 and it happen right there in the highway. it was sucks.

 

Like what I told my friend that currently has the death whine, it can go out at 100 miles or it can go out at 10k miles. He's been driving it for a couple months now with no lockout. Not going to say you should do the same. Just letting you know the risk before you drive on it.

 

Thanks guys for the input, i appreciate it.

 

My old evo 8 had deathwine, babbied it to work every day 15miles one way. I probably put 8k miles or so on it and never had it lockout. Ended up selling it though. But like Piro Fyre said it could be 100 or it could be 10000 ya never know

 

I recommend you at soon you fixed better and also don't risk to damage something else.

 

From what i understand the transfercase is isollated as far as failure.

 

How about a 5'2 chick in a suv doing her make up on the cellphone when you unexpectly make her attempt to stop or swerve unexpectantly.
I'd rather take a rental than to risk it but whatever.

 

Touche.

 

good luck man in your decision

 

Mine has been whining for 20,000 miles and still going strong

 

Guess its just the roll of the dice, lol.

 

Thanks man.