Honda em3500x Genarator bad noise

still bad? doing old zero answer posts. (my bag)
finding noise is hard, and takes skills and can be dangerous.
my guess ????? it makes noise only moving.????
only clue is front, and presume outside of car and not under dash.

if car makes noise moving only, it can be dangerous , driving or even trouble shooting.
does it make noise in turns, or bumps,or loads (hills) or in all gears. or down hill, or coasting.?????
when it starts, does letting of throttle stop it, or more throttle>
or down shifting.? or cutting throttle and shifting to neutral.
I added many check to Doesn't seem connected to anything

my guess is the whine will progress to full time, many times this is true.

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(tools can do wonders.)
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I think it is the control arm they can make thumping and other strange noises coming from under there when you hit the brakes and let them off while your driving. What it does will range depending on how bad they are. The car may also pull to one side.

Pump is the Whine

That doesn't mean it is bad

More likely the rack is restricted

I would first try flushing the system

Remove the return line at the pump,pull out
injector fuses & crank motor,oil goes into bottle
under car.

Use correct p/s fluid & add some Lubgard Brand
p/s Additive.

Need good lower ball joints & upper strut bearings also
or you load the steering system,any tight suspension joints

You may have an internal bearing issue, which will be less apparent once the oil pressure builds, after the first few seconds of running. Typically this is a camshaft bearing issue, but I'm sorry, I can't be certain without inspecting the vehicle.

Ticking sound could be coming from a Coil-on-Plug, or a pcv valve, or (hope it's not) a valve lifter which could be sticking. Sticking lifter noise often disappears when rpm's change, or the noise comes & goes. try changing the motor oil & filter right after adding an Engine-Flush Treatment to the motor oil, running the engine for 10 minutes at idle with treatment added to the oil, then draining the oil & changing filter while oil is still very hot. That last part is very important, so be careful not to burn your hands - be careful. -- The sticking lifter is a likely cause if motor oil has not been changed at frequent intervals in the past (every 3-4K miles) -- dirty oil causes sticking lifters.

I think you may have a Cat. Converter plugging up. It can make the car run bad and give an unholy vibration. You could remove a front O2 sensor to check and see if it runs better with it out. I have seen this before on an Escape. Also have had bad coils. Ford has had some trouble with them. The ABS is most likely a wheel speed sensor. They read off a ring on the CV shafts. You should inspect them for missing teeth. Other than that if you have access to a scan tool, drive it while watching the datastream and look for a wheel speed sensor dropping off to 0 or 3 mph when braking. Hope this helps.

Either its developed the same fault or the fan motor bearing has failed, needs greasing or, if there's a belt, the belt is slipping.

That's really bad ... First of all check oil level when its cold... The clanking sounds are your valves running dry. This will cause massive damage the heads. If you oil is low fill it back up & check the engine for leaks & hope there is not valve damage. If the oil was low and you filled it & you still get the clanking noise the valves are permanently damaged & the head/heads & valves will need to be replaced.. Big costs

you may have a short in one of your speaker wires, or your antania

most likely a belt tensioner or pulley take some penetrating oil and spray the center of each pulley one at a time if the noise stops you got your bad pulley if not take the belts off the motor and spin everything by hand to feel or hear any grinding noises if you still don't feel anything run the motor (not for more then a minute) with the belts off and if the noise is still apparent your timing belt needs to be checked right away! it may be on its way out and if that goes your motor is toast good luck and please rate -jeff