High Pitch noise
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High Pitch noise
I noticed this morning when warming up the 8 a high pitch noise coming from under the hood, anyone know what this is?
It seems to go away once warmed up.
It seems to go away once warmed up.
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It'd be a sign of the air pump failing. But I wouldn't worry too much about it unless you need to take the car in for an emissions test while the engine is cold. The air pump's only purpose is to get the cat warmed up within X period of time. I've seen several members remove it entirely.
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If it is the airpump, then some noise is normal.
The airpump is an electric motor that pumps, well, air..... Like any mechanical device, it is prone to failure. When they fail, they usually make abnormal noises beforehand.
The good news is that nothing bad will happen to your car if the airpump fails (other than probably blowing the fuse when the motor actually seizes).
If your car is under Emissions Warranty, the air pump is covered. Get the dealer to change it out.
The airpump is an electric motor that pumps, well, air..... Like any mechanical device, it is prone to failure. When they fail, they usually make abnormal noises beforehand.
The good news is that nothing bad will happen to your car if the airpump fails (other than probably blowing the fuse when the motor actually seizes).
If your car is under Emissions Warranty, the air pump is covered. Get the dealer to change it out.
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What does the air pump do? If it's a warm up thing does it enrichen fuel by forcing in more air? Sorry motorcycle mechanic only thing I can think of. Which would explain why pulling in the clutch would kill the noise. It slightly changes the load.
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Which would explain why pulling in the clutch would kill the noise.
The easy way to figure out if you have airpump noise is to unplug the power connector to the airpump before you start cold. The airpump is attached to the passenger-side shock tower.
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So right idea just an O2 sensor style override for fuel? Because it is past the Combustion? Could they really not write the code into the startup map on the ecm? Seems counter balanced to have the ECM telling the injectors to pour in fuel and then tell them to stop because of a reading on the O2 sensor? Is there maybe more to it? Is the air being plumbed in fresh air? Therefore "technically" it's passing emissions because its fresh air and not hydrocarbons lol?
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