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coastie123

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Now a humming noise!!!!
« on: 16 April 2010, 19:30:48 »
Had a really good day out today and all of a sudden I can now hear a humming noise in the car...

After further investigation with the radio off and heaters off etc etc... I decided to have a walk around the car and located this humming noise coming from between the front passenger wheel and passenger door....

The noise is only about when the ignition is turned on...

Would someone please try and shed some light on this??? I
 thought it might be the egr valve but that's by the passenger side front bumper...
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Re: Now a humming noise!!!!
« Reply #1 on: 16 April 2010, 19:37:22 »
SAI pump?
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Re: Now a humming noise!!!!
« Reply #2 on: 16 April 2010, 19:38:04 »
hardly anything on passenger side that could humm like that so far back, does the pitch of the hum change on revs?
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Re: Now a humming noise!!!!
« Reply #3 on: 16 April 2010, 19:38:37 »
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SAI pump?

Thought that, but that switches off after about 30 seconds, and thats up by the front bumper  :-/
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Re: Now a humming noise!!!!
« Reply #4 on: 16 April 2010, 19:38:58 »
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SAI pump?

Most likely, unplug it to double check and if it is, leave it unplugged.
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Re: Now a humming noise!!!!
« Reply #5 on: 16 April 2010, 19:41:17 »
Blower motor?

Ah, no, you said heaters etc. off.  :-[
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Re: Now a humming noise!!!!
« Reply #6 on: 16 April 2010, 19:43:04 »
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SAI pump?

Most likely, unplug it to double check and if it is, leave it unplugged.

any chance of a picture or the exact location of this item please as I'm thick when it comes to engines!!!
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« Reply #7 on: 16 April 2010, 19:46:30 »
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SAI pump?

Most likely, unplug it to double check and if it is, leave it unplugged.

any chance of a picture or the exact location of this item please as I'm thick when it comes to engines!!!

Look up between the front passenger wheel and the bumper, you'll see a multi-plug. Unplug it :y
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Re: Now a humming noise!!!!
« Reply #8 on: 16 April 2010, 19:47:40 »
blower motor can run with ignition off if regulator caput.
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Re: Now a humming noise!!!!
« Reply #9 on: 16 April 2010, 22:13:36 »
Right I went out about 20 minutes ago and there's no noise now and I haven't disconected anything..

Will check it again in the morning to see if it does it again..
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Re: Now a humming noise!!!!
« Reply #10 on: 17 April 2010, 08:29:23 »
Check that one of the cooling Fans asnt seized thes do run on after ign off
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Re: Now a humming noise!!!!
« Reply #11 on: 23 April 2010, 14:01:01 »
Right..

After a few days of searching around the car and disconnecting things, I still have this intermittent humming noise..

Would it be the gearbox cooling fan??
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Re: Now a humming noise!!!!
« Reply #12 on: 23 April 2010, 14:42:29 »
Stop making lunatic guesses and describe this noise more accurately,as in always making a noise,engine not running,before starting,after engine has run etc. etc.Noise off immediately with ignition off?Can be heard from where exactly as in can you hear it still when sat in the car or only out of it etc.?
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Re: Now a humming noise!!!!
« Reply #13 on: 23 April 2010, 14:55:30 »
I think it might be one of the little people.
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Re: Now a humming noise!!!!
« Reply #14 on: 23 April 2010, 14:59:39 »
It's very faint in the car coming from passenger footwell area, when I go outside the car it's around the back of the front nearside wheelarche and when the ignition or engine is on....
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