Slight hiss, noticable in 4th?

[Southender]

Hi,

I went for a test drive in a 2006 Mazda B2300.

140,000 km, manual. New clutch 11,000 km ago.

There is a slight hiss when driving - mostly noticable in 4th gear, but it's there in the other gears too.

I'm not much of a "car guy" - the owner said he asked his mechanic and he said it's just a "Ford noise" and not worry about it. He thought it might be a bearing noise or something? But it doesn't affect performance or anything!

Any thoughts?!

Everything else seems good, a little rust bubbling on the bottom of the door but he's had it properly undercoated and everything.

Thanks for your thoughts..

Dave

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Is it still the stock air intake?

Richard

 

[Southender]

Hi,

yes everything is stock, I believe.

There was rust on the.. hydraulic pump I think it was, the guy said that was normal for these too.

I'm such a car novice :-/