Volvo S40 The S40 is Volvo's most affordable sedan with all the amenities of a luxury sports car.

Screeching, whining, whistling noise at idle

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Aug 8, 2007 | 11:45 PM
  #1  
datastreamcom's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Member
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 32
Likes: 0
Default Screeching, whining, whistling noise at idle

This actually started in another thread, but thought it would be best by itself.

Drove my car to work one morning and arrived hearing a constant squealing noise when the car came under 1.5k revs or lower. The pitch of the sound didn't change with engine speed, but was quieter at higher rpms.The dealer knew what it was when I drove in. He said it wassome sort of vacuum component made of a material that cracks easily, apparantly. The sound was also accompanied, in my case at least, with a shakey idle and gyrations when slowing to a stop. The crack in the component allowed air to seep into the vacuum system, causing the engine to run rough.

Anyway, if you hear that sound, that's what it is. . . which is funny because you didn't acually hear a sound in this thread. Yet I digress . . .
 
Reply
Old Aug 9, 2007 | 05:58 PM
  #2  
Volvonut's Avatar
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 44
Likes: 0
From:
Default RE: Screeching, whining, whistling noise at idle

Data, what year is your car, with no sound!

 
Reply
Old Aug 20, 2007 | 11:23 PM
  #3  
datastreamcom's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Member
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 32
Likes: 0
Default RE: Screeching, whining, whistling noise at idle

2005
 
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
flippyflipz
Volvo 240, 740 & 940
9
Sep 23, 2022 09:16 AM
01Vs40
Volvo S40
2
Jan 12, 2011 09:33 PM
Ksan
Volvo XC70
1
Sep 28, 2009 03:03 PM
randeclip
Volvo S40
2
Jul 2, 2008 10:48 PM
brutt
Volvo 240, 740 & 940
5
Jan 30, 2008 07:31 PM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:53 AM.