Engine noise

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

Grounding the rca's IS NOT the "fix" for getting rid of it. it seems over and over every time i see someone saying they have engine noise, alt wine or some noise issue there's always at least one post saying ground the rca's.

Ever since the Pioneer pico fuse problem this is like everyone's cure all for ground noise. There are plenty of write ups on this forum that tell ppl how to trouble shoot engine noise. So instead of looking for a band aid do the surgery and get it fixed right.

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[MmatsDude 10+ year member]

Yup. I had engine noise too. It went away wen I disconected the ground of the battery that I had grounded in the rear and instead I grounded it with the front battery. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif It never came back.

 

[TT2ENT 10+ year member]

I thought the RCA ground was THE sole cause of my alt/engine noise... The sheild/ground came loose from the ends of my RCA bcause the sun heated my dash and the RCAs were cheap junk.

So ur saying that RCA cables dont need a ground in the cable ?

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

rca's do need the ground but doing the "fix" everyone says to do isn't a fix it's a band aid if your rca is bad change it. and see if the problem goes away.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

problem with noise is usually in the grounds

 

[ecko_0113 10+ year member]

when people run their 4 channel rca's with the power wire that can also cause engine noise

 

[ArthurIhde 10+ year member]

It's a common problem,but I think most of them caused by grounds.

 

[Side Show 10+ year member]

it's a temp fix, yes