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Odd noise on my Benz...
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:29 pm
by PGT
noticed this tonight after the car was parked for a few hours. Just after, you can hear capacitors...like the sound of shock paddles.
What gives?? The voltage regulator was replaced in February, under warranty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDkd5uTNtI4[/video]
Re: Odd noise on my Benz...
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 10:56 pm
by Sabre
lol, sounds like a band saw to me!
Seriously though, is that a DI engine? If so, my first thought is that is it priming the fuel system (since they run such high fuel pressures)... past that, I have no clue
Re: Odd noise on my Benz...
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 11:10 pm
by PGT
but, its turned off and had been for four hours. its not supposed to do anything
it seriously is a capacitor discharge noise. I'm thinking coilpack
Re: Odd noise on my Benz...
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 11:23 pm
by Sabre
Oh, for some odd reason I thought it was when the key was turned... lol, sorry, guess I was just tired.
That is REALLY odd. Definitely call MB! There is no way a coil pack should be getting charged with the key not in the ignition!
Re: Odd noise on my Benz...
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 10:12 am
by complacent
that is frigging weird!
Re: Odd noise on my Benz...
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 12:07 pm
by thermobox
Airmatic system equalizing?
Re: Odd noise on my Benz...
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:14 pm
by Raven
And this is why I refuse to buy any modern German cars.
Re: Odd noise on my Benz...
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 2:24 pm
by PGT
thermobox wrote:Airmatic system equalizing?
might be a viable answer if this car had that system; it does not. active suspension instead.
as for "modern German" car....well, at least the dealer fixes things under warranty and the first time in (unlike 95% of Subaru dealers).