Q: MY CAR IS MAKING A NOISE WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIMING BELT, BUT TIMING BELT IS NEW. PLEASE HELP!
IT GIVES OFF A SHHHHHHHH SOUND. ITS HARD TO DESCRIBE THE NOISE. WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS IT TAKES OFF SLOW , THEN PICKS UP SPEED. I HAVE TO RELEASE IT, JUST A LITTLE BIT FOR THE NOISE TO STOP. IM AFFARID SOMETHING WILL POP WHILE IM DRIVING, ( AT LEASE THATS WHAT I WAS TOLD.)
My car's transmission is unknown to me.
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