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Thanks guys. I am going to take a couple more readings myself and perhaps explore my options from there. The more I think about this mechanic the more I'm not happy. There's a pretty audible noise coming from somewhere, and they suggested I "drive it more so the noise becomes louder" so they...

Thanks. I called them just now, they DID apparently check it and it wasn't low. So now I'm apparently reading it wrong? Or it lost a whole transmission worth over night.  I'm so confused.

I suspected a U-joint but my (now lower in my esteem) new mechanic said nope, that wasn't it.

Also I did a quick video of the 'squeak' -

Also apologies if I'm making no sense, I just spent an hour in a 100+ degree van breathing in engine fumes.

Alright so check it, while I was under there trying to figure out where the speedo cable was, I noticed a leak. I soon realized it was coming from under the transmission, and I was like "Surely that's new because I checked the transmission fluids and they were topped up!" so I googled it, and...

Turns out I have no idea how speedo cables work - they spin?! lol

I checked and a new one is $40. I'm lucky that I can afford such luxuries right now (although not if my mechanic keeps billing me for time spent spinning around on their office chair....!)

You know, I thought about this. I think I will do this next :) Maybe I need to go back to my old mechanic, they're pretty old :) Ok, I'm going to look into unplugging it and seeing if it stops so I can isolate the cause. Thanks everyone, I was seriously stressing when they dropped the...

Braking doesn't change the noise at all. The noise comes on at 20 mph, gets faster as the vehicle speeds up, turns into an almost constant noise once at highway speeds, and does the same thing in reverse, with the noise stopping again once back down to 20mph. I did notice some vague quivvering...

Yes! Another person mentioned that on another forum (not my post) and I thought it was interesting. I will add that to the list of things to check.

This is great advice. I'm going to see if my slightly mechanically inclined friend wants to help with this - I'm still SO SCARED of jacking up the van and then running it (I do have chocks).

Ok, I just called the mechanic to see if they checked the carrier bearing, and here is roughly what he said. He got it 'in the air' and 'spun the wheels' so he could look closely, and did not hear any noise coming from the rear differential. When asked about the carrier bearing, he said it's...

That's what I thought - I was a little put out by it, although they did say they did a jacked up check of the vehicle and still couldn't identify. I own two 2-ton jack stands. I've never used them though!

I took Bacon to the mechanic to diagnose, but they couldn't find the problem. Color me disappointed. They did suggest it was coming from near the transmission, which filled me with dread. So I'm wondering if you wonderful skilled people might be able to point me in a better direction. Note: I'm...

Thank you everyone! I posted this and then had to go and do a bunch of things and get distracted. I don't think I will do a lot of multiple day trips where the van is not driven, so using the starter battery is clearly the way to go right now. I really DO want to go solar, but I didn't really...

Hey all.  The Bacon Van needs power, and I am totally overwhelmed by my options. I've read a few threads and, honestly, I can't keep up. I hope it's ok if I lay out my requirements, and get some help narrowing down my options. Here's what I want: Charging power for 1 laptop (Acer Aspire) and...

How's she coming along?!

The Autozone guy played this to me on his phone as he rang me up.  :D