I decided to go for a drive after work today and found a cool spot not far from home!!
I discovered a strange problem though while I was there (especially notice it when driving slow or idling) I believe it has something to do with my air con.
When the compressor starts up, I get this strange, slow air suction type of sound, sounds like a goose actually and it's really annoying me.. I sometimes hear it from outside the car, but mainly seems to come from inside the passenger vent somewhere, (I think.) It's hard to describe, but it's just like you had a goose sitting next to you really. If I picture what the sound could be I think of a wet/lubricated plastic join that has some air being pulled through it on compressor start-up.
Could this have anything to do with the air filter? I took it out and it looked pretty new. I dare say it was replaced when I bought it 8 months back. I noticed that there is a little white plastic thing that hangs off the outside of the air filter cover. You can actually see one of the small hoses that join it on to this in the 2nd pic (far left) and I saw that at the bottom of the plastic piece, there is a second hose running to the bottom of the air filter. It was a bit bent to the extent of not letting any, or very little air through. I cut this piece off and rejoined it. Don't know what this does.. Its joined to an electrical connection too by the way. Again, I know nothing about it.
Any ideas for me?
Thanks and enjoy the pics!
Oh and by the way. I picked up a used HI-Lift today!! And a shovel of-course
I discovered a strange problem though while I was there (especially notice it when driving slow or idling) I believe it has something to do with my air con.
When the compressor starts up, I get this strange, slow air suction type of sound, sounds like a goose actually and it's really annoying me.. I sometimes hear it from outside the car, but mainly seems to come from inside the passenger vent somewhere, (I think.) It's hard to describe, but it's just like you had a goose sitting next to you really. If I picture what the sound could be I think of a wet/lubricated plastic join that has some air being pulled through it on compressor start-up.
Could this have anything to do with the air filter? I took it out and it looked pretty new. I dare say it was replaced when I bought it 8 months back. I noticed that there is a little white plastic thing that hangs off the outside of the air filter cover. You can actually see one of the small hoses that join it on to this in the 2nd pic (far left) and I saw that at the bottom of the plastic piece, there is a second hose running to the bottom of the air filter. It was a bit bent to the extent of not letting any, or very little air through. I cut this piece off and rejoined it. Don't know what this does.. Its joined to an electrical connection too by the way. Again, I know nothing about it.
Any ideas for me?
Thanks and enjoy the pics!
Oh and by the way. I picked up a used HI-Lift today!! And a shovel of-course
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