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Gauge pod noises?
This is a new one to me... I was sittin in the drive thru (perhaps my brefast story you read today?) and I typically shut off the engine and have key in off whilst I wait.
Well, I was sittin there, just turned off the car... and heard this... buzzy-clacky-groany-mechanical-whirry type noise. (hard to describe, y'know?) I'd heard it before shutting down the engine, and thought it odd... but it's still going now... weird.
I'm thinkin' it sounds like something shorting out, but I didn't know where it was... but it seemed to be coming from the dash.
So I'm leaning in... and it stops. Hm. Turn key back on, NOT starting engine... and the sound starts up again.
where is it... where?!?... dang it, it stopped again...
So... after many on/off sequences... I figured it out. It directly corresponds to the center gauges (fuel, battery, oil, water) moving about. When they stop, it stops. When they move, the sound is there.
What I apparently was hearing was one of the needles 'jumping' about a little... probably voltage, although I wouldn't actually know. I'm guessing the needles are connected to little servo motors?
Am I the only one here who's heard this? Is there a fix? Is there nothing that can be done except marvel at my amazing ears and ignore it otherwise?
Thanks!
Well, I was sittin there, just turned off the car... and heard this... buzzy-clacky-groany-mechanical-whirry type noise. (hard to describe, y'know?) I'd heard it before shutting down the engine, and thought it odd... but it's still going now... weird.
I'm thinkin' it sounds like something shorting out, but I didn't know where it was... but it seemed to be coming from the dash.
So I'm leaning in... and it stops. Hm. Turn key back on, NOT starting engine... and the sound starts up again.
where is it... where?!?... dang it, it stopped again...
So... after many on/off sequences... I figured it out. It directly corresponds to the center gauges (fuel, battery, oil, water) moving about. When they stop, it stops. When they move, the sound is there.
What I apparently was hearing was one of the needles 'jumping' about a little... probably voltage, although I wouldn't actually know. I'm guessing the needles are connected to little servo motors?
Am I the only one here who's heard this? Is there a fix? Is there nothing that can be done except marvel at my amazing ears and ignore it otherwise?
Thanks!
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8/25/21 11:12 AM