humming noise - car off, in garage
#1
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humming noise - car off, in garage
I ran across a post a while back on this, but for the life of me, I can't find it again to see if it was updated. My 01 CL-S randomly makes a humming noise for about 2 or 3 seconds while the car is off, in the garage. It will reoccur every few minutes. I cannot localize the sound, but it may be coming from the trunk area. It almost sounds like a cell phone vibrating, or the power seat motor, but of course there is no phone in the car and the seat is not moving by itself. I'm beginning to think the car is possessed though. It seems to do it more when the engine is still warm after driving. I don't seem to hear it in the mornings after the car has sat all night.
It may be no big deal, as it doesn't seem to affect anything at all. But as you can imagine, it is annoying to not know why. Thanks for any input.
It may be no big deal, as it doesn't seem to affect anything at all. But as you can imagine, it is annoying to not know why. Thanks for any input.
#2
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Take the fuel pump fuse out( drivers side kick panel, I believe second from the bottom ,15A) will see what happens. Fuel pump does 2-3 second fuel pressure buildup right when you turn key to pos 2, it sounds like vibrating phone and its in the trunk.
Last edited by celynka; 10-16-2008 at 05:17 PM.
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Is that humming a problem? My car does it too. Freaked me the hell out the first time I heard it.
It sounds just like the fuel pump priming, but it happens when the car has been off for awhile and I just unlock the doors or pop the trunk.
It sounds just like the fuel pump priming, but it happens when the car has been off for awhile and I just unlock the doors or pop the trunk.
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It still sounds like fuel pump buzzing , the only thing that might have trigger that with everything off is PGM-FI relay, known as a pretty crappy part on honda products
#7
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i posted about this a while ago also but in the accord forums. Now i have a CL and it's doing the same thing. The sound is coming from a black box under the car by the rear passenger seat on the driver side. It's call an EVAP canister. It's used for emissions, it's supposed to bring unused fuel back to the gas tank.
I think it's number 5 in the illustration
I think it's number 5 in the illustration
Last edited by Ravi621; 10-17-2008 at 11:29 AM.
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So the EVAP canister. It feels so good to finally place a name with that strange little noise! If it means I'm saving a tad bit of gas....sounds good to me. And if I did have to localize the sound, that would be my best guess where it's coming from. The passenger rear area. Thanks for all of your help.
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