Groaning noise, even after engine is off
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Groaning noise, even after engine is off
Greetings one and all!
My rebuilt 86 RX-7 drives great, and in AZ even the AC blows cold. However every now and then, especially in the morning there is an intermittent growling noise that seems to occur mostly at idle or when the car is shut off. It will growl and groan steadily for about 10 seconds then go away. This happens about 2-3 times during my 15 minute commute.
Like I mentioned the car is seeming to work well, just leery of an impending failure of some sort.
Thanks for any suggestions or help.
-Matt
My rebuilt 86 RX-7 drives great, and in AZ even the AC blows cold. However every now and then, especially in the morning there is an intermittent growling noise that seems to occur mostly at idle or when the car is shut off. It will growl and groan steadily for about 10 seconds then go away. This happens about 2-3 times during my 15 minute commute.
Like I mentioned the car is seeming to work well, just leery of an impending failure of some sort.
Thanks for any suggestions or help.
-Matt
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Greetings one and all!
My rebuilt 86 RX-7 drives great, and in AZ even the AC blows cold. However every now and then, especially in the morning there is an intermittent growling noise that seems to occur mostly at idle or when the car is shut off. It will growl and groan steadily for about 10 seconds then go away. This happens about 2-3 times during my 15 minute commute.
Like I mentioned the car is seeming to work well, just leery of an impending failure of some sort.
Thanks for any suggestions or help.
-Matt
My rebuilt 86 RX-7 drives great, and in AZ even the AC blows cold. However every now and then, especially in the morning there is an intermittent growling noise that seems to occur mostly at idle or when the car is shut off. It will growl and groan steadily for about 10 seconds then go away. This happens about 2-3 times during my 15 minute commute.
Like I mentioned the car is seeming to work well, just leery of an impending failure of some sort.
Thanks for any suggestions or help.
-Matt
My radiator cap on my s4 started making a hissing noise, I think it was starting to not hold pressure.
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Must be AC related.
This morning while driving and the groaning started I punched off the AC, and the groaning quickly stopped. This was while idling at a stop sign. Then I put the AC back on, and it quickly started making noise again.
Then, at the next stop when it was groaning I stepped on the gas while out of gear, and the groaning went away at 2000 rpm and above.
So now is it the compressor for the AC making the noise at Idle, and if so what does that mean? Like I said the AC blows cold and appears to work just fine.
Thanks guys!
-Matt
Then, at the next stop when it was groaning I stepped on the gas while out of gear, and the groaning went away at 2000 rpm and above.
So now is it the compressor for the AC making the noise at Idle, and if so what does that mean? Like I said the AC blows cold and appears to work just fine.
Thanks guys!
-Matt
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