new VX owner here/ noisy acceleration

[hugoart76]

From what Ive been reading over the last few weeks, my story is like everybody else's. Saw the VX when it came out in the late nineties, had a bowel movement over the styling and vowed that one day it would be mine! That day has finally arrived. I just drove my 2001 EBONY BLACK VX WITH 60,000 MILES home from the dealership. Its beautiful, such an aggressive looking car.
But I have one problem...
-seriously loud wind, engine fan like noise when I step on the gas. Idles great, shifts gears smoothly, just sound like a jet engine or a mack truck UNDER THE HOOD when you accelerate from a stop light. You guys have any thoughts on this?

The condition of the vehicle was mint, not one scratch, flawless exterior(no off roading?). Interior was as good as I could hope for on a 7 year old car I suppose, not as good as the outside but totally clean and in excellent working order. So I took a leap of faith and bought it, hoping that the car is as clean mechanically as it is cosmetically. Maybe the noise is an easy fix????

I purchased a 3 year full warranty with the car hopefully that will come in handy.
Any words of wisdom for a newbie?

[hugoart76]

I will be taking it out for inspection to the recommended VX mechanic out here in Southern California, Mike at Sierra Isuzu. I read hes the best in my area.
but if this is a common problem, maybe I can go in with some info.

[WiSDoM]

Welcome to the group. I wish I could help yeah out with some info. If someone here has had the same issue or any info they will chime in. Good Luck and please post your findings.

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

I'd start off by checking the EGR nut (the EGR tube connects to the bottom of the EGR via a nut)....it is famous for coming loose and making a "diesel-truck" like sound. If it loosens enough...it can uncouple (mine did this once.)and you should get a check engine light if that happens (provided the light is working). The jet sound might just be that someone removed the airbox elbow inside the left-front (driver side) fender and it could be the pronouced air-flow you hear...or they added a cold-air intake like mine which produces alot of flow noise...hard to say without actually hearing the noise.

Good luck and welcome to the party!

[johnnyapollo]

Some type of mild intake leak could also cause the sound - rushing air into the opening at throttle. The other possibility is on the back end - an exhaust manifold or leak at the flange. Try driving next to the left wall of an interstate and goose the gas with the window down - if you hear a rattle coming from underneath it's probably the exhaust.

Do you hear the sound when sitting in park? Try goosing the peddle and see if it makes the same wooshing noise. If it does, open the hood and have someone else mash the pedal to see if you can figure out where it's coming from. If the intake has been replaced with a cone filter, it may simple be that. If it's more of a rattle sound check the EGR tube nute (under the EGR is a plumbing like fitting that connects the EGR tube coming from the engine to the bottom of the EGR - it sits on the back near the firewall, passenger side of the engine - can with wires coming from the top). As already mentioned, when the nut gets loose it'll rattle.

-- John

[Ldub]

cooling (radiator) fan clutch