Engine noise
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Engine noise
OK, I admit I don't know jack about cars. So please don't call me an idiot....well you probably will but oh well it's worth a try. My question is this...I was showing my friend the car and opened the hood. The engine was running at the time, it was all quiet and smooth, then all of a sudden it got real noisy as if some fan went on or something for a couple of minutes. Then it went back to being smooth. My AC was OFF during this time. I assume this is normal right?
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It's normal. It has to do with temp. Do you own a laptop? Same kind of thing. As the temp rises, fans kick on or speed up to cool it down, and then it will go back to normal. Sometimes pumps on various cars can do this, too.
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It's Normal
Perfectly normal. A car keeps cool from the air that is blown through the radiator while you are driving. When you idle, or drive slowly, not enough air flows through. The car realizes this and kicks in a fan to help . You will likely notice this when in a drive-thru with your window down and stereo turned down.
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Originally Posted by surgetC
I agree with the 2 above... By the way, don't feel like an idiot; you're not. The "idiots" are the people that don't know anything, but pretend they do!!!
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Originally Posted by surgetC
I agree with the 2 above... By the way, don't feel like an idiot; you're not. The "idiots" are the people that don't know anything, but pretend they do!!!
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Re: Engine noise
Originally Posted by RussianTC
OK, I admit I don't know jack about cars. So please don't call me an idiot....well you probably will but oh well it's worth a try. My question is this...I was showing my friend the car and opened the hood. The engine was running at the time, it was all quiet and smooth, then all of a sudden it got real noisy as if some fan went on or something for a couple of minutes. Then it went back to being smooth. My AC was OFF during this time. I assume this is normal right?
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Re: Engine noise
Originally Posted by haihengh
so you finally got your tC?
J/K
Thanks to everyone for your input on the engine question! It's nice to see a helpful thread on this site once in a while!
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Originally Posted by smurf3642
Electric fan turned on to run air through the radiator since the car was not moving to move air through it itself...
otherwise, the engine would get really really hot...
otherwise, the engine would get really really hot...
hey... how do you have 174hp?
magic?
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