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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: SP_3.2 on 23 July 2009, 17:18:33

Title: Sound of air on 1st start up
Post by: SP_3.2 on 23 July 2009, 17:18:33
Have noticed that on he 1st start up after being standing all night get the sound of what seems to be look excaping air in the engine seems to be on the drivers side..

Is there anything that you thing i should start to look for 1st.

Thanks

Steve  p.s the sound goes after 10-15 sec or so.   
Title: Re: Sound of air on 1st start up
Post by: SP_3.2 on 23 July 2009, 17:19:22
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Have noticed that on he 1st start up after being standing all night get the sound of what seems to be like excaping air in the engine seems to be on the drivers side..

Is there anything that you thing i should start to look for 1st.

Thanks

Steve  p.s the sound goes after 10-15 sec or so.   
Title: Re: Sound of air on 1st start up
Post by: Jimbob on 23 July 2009, 17:21:34
sounds like the SAI pump, under passenger front corner, right at bottom.

just unplug it  :y
Title: Re: Sound of air on 1st start up
Post by: TheBoy on 23 July 2009, 17:22:44
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sounds like the SAI pump, under passenger front corner, right at bottom.

just unplug it  :y
not on a 3.2 ;)
Title: Re: Sound of air on 1st start up
Post by: Jimbob on 23 July 2009, 17:43:41
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sounds like the SAI pump, under passenger front corner, right at bottom.

just unplug it  :y
not on a 3.2 ;)


 :-[

my bad  :-[
Title: Re: Sound of air on 1st start up
Post by: SP_3.2 on 23 July 2009, 20:32:34
Just gave  the car a clean and had a good long look .....think that i have found the prob it was on of the rubber conectors in the T conector just below the multi ram that had a small hole. cut the bad part off and refited will see how it is in the am :y

Thanks all 
Title: Re: Sound of air on 1st start up Still getting it.
Post by: SP_3.2 on 06 August 2009, 11:45:09
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Have noticed that on he 1st start up after being standing all night get the sound of what seems to be look excaping air in the engine seems to be on the drivers side..

Is there anything that you thing i should start to look for 1st.

Thanks

Steve  p.s the sound goes after 10-15 sec or so.   

Still seem to be getting it sounds :( :( as if it from under the car near the front  around cats or pre cats . Was thinking could be a hole in pipe.

Any ideas.
Title: Re: Sound of air on 1st start up
Post by: SP_3.2 on 06 August 2009, 13:26:57
Looks like i may have come to the bottom of things, had it on a ramp and checked all looked well cats pre cats fine, but where the old system conected up to the new stainless one it was letting out some gas ( black sout marks on clamp) Sealed  and clamps put back into place so will know later when take car out for the 1st time in the evening .

Will keep updated :y 
Title: Re: Sound of air on 1st start up
Post by: Jimbob on 06 August 2009, 13:50:34
good luck  :y
Title: Re: Sound of air on 1st start up
Post by: jonathanh on 06 August 2009, 17:49:48
compressor for self levelling suspension + airlines? Think that lurks around there somewhere?  not sure though as mine does not have it!
Title: Re: Sound of air on 1st start up
Post by: SP_3.2 on 07 August 2009, 16:04:26
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Looks like i may have come to the bottom of things, had it on a ramp and checked all looked well cats pre cats fine, but where the old system conected up to the new stainless one it was letting out some gas ( black sout marks on clamp) Sealed  and clamps put back into place so will know later when take car out for the 1st time in the evening .

Will keep updated :y 


Checked the car for thr sound on start up today and all is good , no air sound.