Car makes noise every so often, when off! - Honda Prelude Forum

psyclobe · 09-05-2006, 07:30 PM

It sounds like a cell phone on vibrate in the engine bay, happens every oh say 30 minutes, while the car is off.... What is it?

Glaucus · 09-05-2006, 08:14 PM

What part of the engine is it comming from? Perhaps some mechanic that recently worked on your dropped his phone into it??? ;-)

- Mike

Solid · 09-05-2006, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by psyclobe

It sounds like a cell phone on vibrate in the engine bay, happens every oh say 30 minutes, while the car is off.... What is it?

I get that too, but I forget what it is. Supposedly it's normal

akber · 09-05-2006, 08:26 PM

yeah i stopped noticing after like hmmmm the second time?

luder_jai · 09-05-2006, 08:45 PM

abs

springgeyser · 09-05-2006, 11:42 PM

More like the radiator fan coming on. My 3g did that until I changed the switch.

slowone · 09-06-2006, 01:47 AM

its your brakes adjusting

crashandburn · 09-09-2006, 05:17 PM

It's the EVAP system releasing excess fuel vapor pressure from the gas tank (your car is "burping"). It's normal.

You'll hear it less often as the weather gets colder because of less vapor pressure buildup.

71dsp · 09-10-2006, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by crashandburn

It's the EVAP system releasing excess fuel vapor pressure from the gas tank (your car is "burping"). It's normal.

You'll hear it less often as the weather gets colder because of less vapor pressure buildup.

Wow, it took a long time to get the right answer.

MtangKlr · 09-11-2006, 06:49 AM

Wow! Phew! I hear the same noise comming from my car ever since I got it-so now its just burping, how unmistakeably masculine.