Many of the same procedures used in diagnosing a water
leak may also be used in diagnosing wind noise. Wind noise repairs are also
very similar to water leak repairs. The actual repair procedure used will
depend on the type of gap to be repaired. A door or door window adjustment
may resolve the condition. If an abnormal wind noise condition is reported,
visually inspect for the following conditions before attempting to further
diagnose the concern:
Four common methods for diagnosing air and wind noise are:
• | The chalk (tracing powder) test |
• | The air hose (soap suds/bubbles) test |
• | The external wind noise road test |
After a thorough visual inspection, if the source of the air or wind
noise is not found, perform one or more of the diagnostic test procedures.