When the weather's cold outside I'm getting a short honking sound coming from the intake system (I think). This only happens when starting the car after it's been sitting for several hours in the cold or overnight. I searched for any other threads related to this and I found one that suggested it was the CCV, so while the engine was running I took the oil cap off to feel for any vacuum coming from in the fill hole. I didn't feel anything. I was just wondering what's causing the noise. Is my CCV starting to go bad?
Last edited by GlassCity325; 01-11-2010 at 06:27 PM.
its your car trying to say "Park me in a heated garage".....
I really have no constructive input to your problem sorry, someone else im sure will be able to actually help you.
How long is "short?" My first guess would be the secondary air pump, just in front of the passenger side strut tower. it runs for a couple minutes after you start the car in cold weather, but if it's wearing out, it might make extra noise when it first gets going.
Have someone else start the car while you stand in front and listen - with the hood up, natch.
The sound is short and sharp, almost like a quick tap of the horn but not as loud. I'll check where in the next day or so.
I go with the secondary air pump as NathanCarter said. If it is the pump itself or the hose, which was my problem, you will experience sounds from this area when it get colder outside due to the fact that the pump is energized for a longer period of time.
Either that or you a a flock of geese in your engine compartment; if that's the cause, bring out the double-barrel 12 ga.
Mine makes this horn-like sound as well. Sometimes right when you start it, and sometimes after about a block. My garage is unheated but rarely gets below 30 degrees unless it gets in the teens for a few days. The sound mine makes is a long continuous sound that lasts for a few seconds. Sounds like a horn but lower in pitch than the horn. Does the secondary air pump make a sound like that?
Does it sound like chewbacca?
That's a pretty good description.
I think that's it, only mine goes on for a for seconds and is more of a steady tone. I think that's it, though. Is that the secondary air pump?
Did you eat Mexican before this noise started?
Evidently Chickentown...
No, but I was waiting for a car that stopped to let someone out when it started this sound today, and the guy got mad because he thought I was honking at him.
It's the CCV. If you do replace this, I would go with the cold weather version. It's insulated and lasts longer.
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=540442
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showpos...4&postcount=33
Last edited by genuity; 01-28-2010 at 10:15 PM. Reason: cold weather version recommendation
I'm not hearing the short honk while the engine is running and I'm not hearing the Chewbacca howl when I turn off the engine. It's just when I start the car in the morning when it's cold outside. I also noticed that I hear it less when the weather gets closer to 32F. I've seen on other threads that hose cracks leading to/from the CCV can also throw lean codes like the ones I have (P0171, P0174). However it's still too cold to spend any length of time under the hood to deduce which hose has a leak in it (or even if it's my lower intake boot for that matter). My fuel trim levels suggest that if it's just a vacuum leak then it's relatively small, but enough to throw codes nevertheless.
Did you ID the cause of the noise? My car just started doing this immediately following an oil change. Your description matches my symptoms perfectly. From the drivers seat it sounds like near starter, maybe ccv or could be in the oil pan? Planning on having the wife start it up tomorrow am while I'm under there to zero in.
did you guys find out what it was? mine doing the same, loud honk, fart, chewbacca sound when starting up. Gets louder as the weather is colder. Also what i noticed it does the sound even before I start the car. just with the electrics on.
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