Alrt I need some advice on this problem I've been having for a while. I have an automatic 2002 Lancer ES all stock. When I step on the gas a certain amount, a strange noise always starts up in the engine bay. It almost sounds like something is winding up or spining. And it keeps making that noise as long as I keep pressing the gas at the certain amount, which is usually around 2-3K rpms. But it depends on how hard I'm pressing not the rpm most of the time. So I wanted to ask what the problem might be and what I can do to troubleshoot.

 

how long have you had your lancer? is this the first time you noticed it?

 

i have the same year and model. I don't have that issue, i bought the phantom with 6 miles on it. i know sometimes when i listen closei can hear an almost cybernetic sound like air or something. i aint worried if it blows up i'll scream PROJECT!!!!

 

I bought the lancer when it had 43,000 miles on it. Now it has 50,000 miles. I noticed this problem during the summer and it's been happening ever since.

 

Most mitsubishis i know of don't last past 100,000. could be that your ride is on it's way out the door. you might have un-even compression. don't race your car till you figure out yur trouble. hope you change your oil regularly too.

 

uh oh, I'll be testing that one out in another year most likely