04-27-2012, 03:39 PM | #1 |
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okay okay I know there's a perfectly sane explanation for my title description... so has anyone else noticed that when the car just sits there competely off it makes weird noises... sounds like a muffled mechanical sound or if I walk close it and around the car it starts making some intermittent mechanical sound almost like its try to anticipate what I'm gonna do -- reminds me of a scene from transformers...
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04-27-2012, 04:00 PM | #4 |
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You could make a rather entertaining game out of this. Called "Name that sound" make a short clip of the sound. and then have people guess. Whomever wins gets a gold star, and the opportunity to place their own sound. Oh what fun it will be.
regarding the title, I'd suggest Prilosec OTC (don't bother w/ the generic though) |
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Have you tried using tums or pepto?
I can only speak from my GTi experience but when the door is open the car primes the fuel pump so that could be it.
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I would think that the mechanical sounds would have to do with various pressure reliefs. With a twin scroll turbo, direct injection, high pressure fuel pump, etc. I would think that after the engine is off a little while that the various pressures would be released to protect the component.
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My 330d has a mechanical orchestra when the engine is off. My old 520d could moan and whine too! I was cleaning my E90 today actually and it just went "ugggghhhhhhhhh."
I just stopped dusting, stared along the dashboard, laughed, and continued! All norm, no worries! Quite cool actually, especially in the Transformers way!
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Do you have Comfort Access? My car makes weird noises when I am close, to anticipate opening the trunk or door.
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04-28-2012, 07:24 AM | #14 |
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Quite normal
Many things can run when you have "switched "off" the car, including Fuel pump priming Electric waterpump (cools turbos after engine was run) Various electric components
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Happens on my E90 as well. Nothing new.
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