Engine compartment hooting noise
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Engine compartment hooting noise
I've spoken with my dealer's service dept on this and basically got a "duh" reply (and they've been a good service department): Typically when the car sits for a couple of hours or overnight, after starting and driving a mile or so, there's this hoot sound coming from the engine compartment. To duplicate the sound, drink half a bottle of beer and then blow across the top. It lasts maybe 10 seconds then stops, and doesn't reoccur until I restart the car. If the shutdown lasts maybe 10 minutes, it does not reoccur. Any ideas?
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Based on my experience with my previous E55(s) and all the noises those cars emitted while running fine I'm going to ignore any noise that comes and goes unless it's accompanied by a diminishment in performance or warning codes and that would be my recommendation
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I've spoken with my dealer's service dept on this and basically got a "duh" reply (and they've been a good service department): Typically when the car sits for a couple of hours or overnight, after starting and driving a mile or so, there's this hoot sound coming from the engine compartment. To duplicate the sound, drink half a bottle of beer and then blow across the top. It lasts maybe 10 seconds then stops, and doesn't reoccur until I restart the car. If the shutdown lasts maybe 10 minutes, it does not reoccur. Any ideas?
In my GLE if the climate in the back is set to a high blower setting, I get a loud whooshing sound in the front dash.
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I think I have this same sound on my E350 sedan. It doesn't happen that often, but I think it's coming from the HVAC system or engine compartment when the car is cold. It doesn't really bother me. I just assume it's part of normal operation with all of the systems on the car. It goes away after a few seconds, but I've only had my car for less than 2 months. Btw, I don't have Airmatic.
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