Dj Brady Enthusiast
Name : Brady Age : 50 Location : Wilmore, Ky Joined : 2008-02-04 Post Count : 150 Merit : 0
| Subject: Sounds like a watch being wound? Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:12 pm | |
| I hear a sound periodically that will repeat 3 - 8'ish times that sounds like someone winding their watch.. It's always when in motion and I hear it stronger than my wife (recently got married, still fun to say) but she says my hearing is bizarrely inhuman... lol.. so.. what is that sound? I figure it's some sensor or relay making adjustments or calibrations on the fly, but I have no way to "create" the sound.. I just hear it while driving most of the time... | |
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albertj Master
Name : Location : Finger Lakes of New York State Joined : 2007-05-31 Post Count : 8685 Merit : 181
| Subject: Re: Sounds like a watch being wound? Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:20 am | |
| I'm pretty sure it's the "sniffer" that checks cabin temperature for the HVAC. The port for it is in the dash onteh drivers side. It is a little grille about the size of a quarter.
Albertj | |
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Dj Brady Enthusiast
Name : Brady Age : 50 Location : Wilmore, Ky Joined : 2008-02-04 Post Count : 150 Merit : 0
| Subject: Re: Sounds like a watch being wound? Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:27 am | |
| holy crap! I bet you're right! I'll put my ear to the hole next time I hear it. I'll be damned.. thanks! That's been driving me nuts for almost a year now.. lol. | |
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deekster_caddy Master
Name : Derek Age : 52 Location : Reading, MA Joined : 2007-01-31 Post Count : 7717 Merit : 109
| Subject: Re: Sounds like a watch being wound? Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:43 pm | |
| I guess it's one of the heater door actuators. I used to say there were little birds under the dash... | |
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captshiner Junkie
Name : Andrew Age : 38 Location : Cincinnati, OH Joined : 2008-07-23 Post Count : 756 Merit : -1
| Subject: Re: Sounds like a watch being wound? Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:45 pm | |
| I've been wondering what that little thing ("sniffer") was but kept forgetting to ask. | |
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albertj Master
Name : Location : Finger Lakes of New York State Joined : 2007-05-31 Post Count : 8685 Merit : 181
| Subject: Re: Sounds like a watch being wound? Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:43 am | |
| You can hear the heater doors move by changing the setting of the air flow control, or moving the temperature setting * a lot * in automatic mode to make the car move the heat/cool blend doors.
Albertj | |
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