I have recently purchased a 2000 White Pearl Limited AWD 5.0, at 67k...I love the looks of this vehicle.
I had the transmission fluid changed, oil change (mobile super syn.), new plugs, new rear window wiper motor and arm, tire rotation and alignment, along with the 60 k check up per Ford. Well I have noticed that the front end seems to have a noise that I can't pinpoint. It is steady and slows as the truck speed slows. It may be the tires...General Grabber...the ford tech told me that the tires might have a separated belt the way it was wearing...but he also said that the noise was the way this AWD performed.
One question I have is, did this model have an issue with the transfer case that would cause this noise?
Second question is, would this be a characteristic of the All Wheel Drive?...making a steady whining noise?..which increases or decreases as the speed of the truck goes.
Does this make any sense to anyone?..please give me some other suggestions as you like! Help me understand please..... thanks, Bill V.