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BFleck

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• Jul 13, 2021

• #1

Hi

Hope someone can help, i have a 2013 Freelander 2 Auto which i brought recently, i get a humming noise from the left side engine (sounds like its from thier i could be wrong) when the car is locked after i have been driving it. It normally goes off with a click after a minute or so, but sometimes i just carries on ? and i go back in the car start the engine and lock it again then it goes off again after a minute ?

Just concerned leaving it going incase it drains the battery ? is this sound normal or is it something i need to get looked at ?

Thanks in advance for any info

 

Nodge68

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• Jul 13, 2021

• #2

Mine makes a quiet whining noise, with the occasional clicking sound, which is correct for this vehicle.

 

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BFleck

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• Jul 13, 2021

• #3

Thx for the reply nice to know it’s normal

 

Nodge68

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• Jul 13, 2021

• #4

BFleck said:

Thx for the reply nice to know it’s normal

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If you hear a sound that sounds like stripping gears, then the throttle butterfly drive gears have failed (pretty common), requiring a replacement throttle body be fitted and calibrated. When the gears strip, the occasional clicking noise tends to stop, as the throttle butterfly isn't moving correctly, which is what is clicking.

 

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BFleck

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• Jul 13, 2021

• #5

Hi

thx for the reply it’s not a stripping sound more of an electrical buzz sound like somethings shutting down.

thx

 

Leomas

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• Jul 13, 2021

• #6

Naively I always thought this was just an electric fan running for a while until some engine part was down below a threshold temperature and I could ignore it...sounds like I got the second part right