Love my new car. (but I do miss the hill-holders my 86 and 96 had) It's got a couple noises that I can't identify. Can anyone tell me what they are?

 

1. Moooing somewhere in the engine. Very irregular. Sounds like a bumble bee, or a cow mooing, or someone blowing across a half-full bottle of beer, or a light-sabre from Star Wars. Kinda a thrumm or humm. Long humms, short humms, silence. Sometimes it seems quite loud. (is that the cooling fan?)

 

2. POP noise from the right front speaker (or glove box?) when I turn the headlights on or off. Very annoying. Is that a short, or does Subaru really think we need a loud POP to let us know we successfully turned on the headlights?

 

Thanks,

Kaja

I think #2 is a relay that switches the lights from DRL to regular use.

a light-sabre from Star Wars. Kinda a thrumm or humm.

They filmed part of the new star wars movie in your engine, duh!

I think #2 is a relay that switches the lights from DRL to regular use.

 

most likely... i get the same noise in my 03 OBS.

Light Sabre? Could be the radiator cooling fan. Can you feel a very slight vibe in the steering wheel when the noise is there? If so, that's the cooling fan.

Light Sabre? Could be the radiator cooling fan. Can you feel a very slight vibe in the steering wheel when the noise is there? If so, that's the cooling fan.

 

Sounds like when the AC Compressor kicks in and also turns the secondary (or both?) fans on..

Setright: yup, can feel a vibe with the light-sabre noise. Steering wheel and shifter. I'm not terribly fond of that noise. My AC light doesn't blink on when I punch the button and the air doesn't seem to get any colder. Gotta RTFM. As far as I can tell I haven't gotten the AC to work yet, dunno what that sounds like. Maybe something for the dealer to guide me through. (Hmmmm... I'm pretty sure I paid for AC....)

 

Thanks, y'all. I'll try to be more zen about the Star Wars sound effects.

go over you owner's manual on how to work the A/C. i know the 05's have climat control so its different than the 04. but you might still need to push a button for A/C as well as settign the temp low enough.

 

but the noise you speak of sounds like the fans. you can also open the hood at operating temp and wait for them to turn on and see if the noises are together.

 

 

#2 is a relay. they wired the 04+ different due to the addition of HIDs i believe on the STi.

 

Joe