PH00NN Member 51 Member For: 18y 1m 24d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 15/12/09 01:54 AM Share Posted 15/12/09 01:54 AM I have a whirring noise coming from the front of the engine, sounds like a small electric motor.The whirring increases and decreases in sound as the revs rise and fall.It only starts after about 15 minutes of constant driving and fails to do it any time I book it in to be looked at.If I switch the aircon on it amplifies the sound by around 50-75%.On long trips it is driving me crazy, anyone had something similar? Or have any ideas on what it might be?Thanks in advance. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/64346-fg-xr6t-noise-coming-from-engine/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji_vs Donating Members 403 Member For: 16y 11m 23d Gender: Male Location: East Suburbs Melbourne Posted 15/12/09 01:57 AM Share Posted 15/12/09 01:57 AM Aircon bearing? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/64346-fg-xr6t-noise-coming-from-engine/#findComment-963224 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PH00NN Member 51 Member For: 18y 1m 24d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 15/12/09 02:11 AM Author Share Posted 15/12/09 02:11 AM If I had to guess, that's what I think it sounds like.I don't know why it takes 15 minutes+ to start making that sound though. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/64346-fg-xr6t-noise-coming-from-engine/#findComment-963233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 7m 7d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 15/12/09 02:16 AM Share Posted 15/12/09 02:16 AM belt idler or tensioner pulley.It gets louder when you turn the A/C on because of the increased load. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/64346-fg-xr6t-noise-coming-from-engine/#findComment-963235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PH00NN Member 51 Member For: 18y 1m 24d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 15/12/09 02:27 AM Author Share Posted 15/12/09 02:27 AM Ok, thanks for the info.Now I just have to convince Ford to look at it, damn noise vanishes anytime I go near the place. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/64346-fg-xr6t-noise-coming-from-engine/#findComment-963239 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHANTMXR6 It's not a MKI! Member 1,742 Member For: 16y 10m 11d Gender: Male Location: Earth Posted 15/12/09 04:57 AM Share Posted 15/12/09 04:57 AM Power steering pump?That may explain why it doesn't do it for the first 15 minutes or so.Once the oil's heated up it may make the noise you're describing. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/64346-fg-xr6t-noise-coming-from-engine/#findComment-963279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PH00NN Member 51 Member For: 18y 1m 24d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 15/12/09 05:27 AM Author Share Posted 15/12/09 05:27 AM That makes sense but I don't think turning the aircon on would amplify the sound as much as it does.It does sound familar to the sound I used to get in a wrx I owned and that was a split o-ring in the power steering pump.Thanks, I will look into all of these possibilities. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/64346-fg-xr6t-noise-coming-from-engine/#findComment-963289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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