ford escort 1.8D - Whirring noise

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Sun 21 Feb 2010 16:45
ford escort 1.8D - Whirring noise - Tommk4
This is a continuation of a post I made earlier, but as (for reasons best known to themselves) the website designers have made it impossible to search for posts either by car type or by clicking on user-names, I can no longer find my original post so have had to make a new one!

Anyways... I have an Escort van which seems to be making a whirring noise, it sounds similar so if you have a flat tyre or drive on chunky mud and snow tyres.

The pitch of the noise gets higher as the speed increases.

A few people suggested it was a wheel bearing, however I have done about 800miles with it making that noise so I thought that if it was a bearing it would have gone pop by now. Would that be right?

Also I've recently discovered that the noise stops when I turn right!

I am wondering if, given this explanation, anyone can tell me exactly what is wrong?

Thanks for reading.
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Sun 21 Feb 2010 18:35
ford escort 1.8D - Whirring noise - Peter.N.
stopping when you turn right sounds even more like a wheel bearing, the right hand one, as you take the weight off it when you turn right. Bearings can last many thousands of miles in that condition.
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