Was it in radio or mechanical noise? Could be throwout bearing of manual transmission. does it go higher when you rev it or drive it? higher when driving would be a transmission issue, revving only would be a throwout bearing. if it is electrical, there is a bad ground at the radio.
The problem will possibly be something connected to the wheels as the noise changes with road speed.
Firstly have a walk around the car and check the bodywork. It could be a loose panel or piece of trim flapping in the air flow over the car.
The most obvious mechanical things to get checked will be the actual wheels, tyres, wheel bearings and driveshafts.
Have the brakes checked anyway although they give more of a grinding noise.
If these are ok you might be looking at gearbox issues.
Could be a tyer, or a brake pad catching. if the sound changes when turning at speed ie stops its the breaks if carries on no matter it would be the tyre. other thing could be wind flowing through a gap. can also be the engine air intake it would need to be determined its area before a proper assessment can be achieved.
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Yep, That was it. i followed a link to trailvoy.com and found a video with the same noise and links to how to repair. My husband fixed it yesterday and the noise is no more!! Good Luck..
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Back pressure from a clogged catalytic converter can also cause this problem.
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sounds like a wheel bearing maybe faulty from your text it sounds like it could be the osf you could try jacking vehicle up with engine off handbrake applied and in neutral spin the wheel and see if it makes noise or wiggle it to see if it has any play possibly take off greade cap and see if any grease in bearing /
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wiring diagram available here http://www.cantyminiclub.com/tech.php
the pages they use are taken from the rover rave cdrom which is available on ebay for about 5 pounds. all the diagrams and diagnostics you require are on the rave cd.
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Did you get an answer to this? My 2004 mini cooper did the EXACT same thing this past Saturday July 18th 2010
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