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Offline Outlawsaffa1982

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Strange noise from the vr6 engine bay
« on: 13 March 2013, 20:06 »
Hey guys,

Every time I turn off the vr6 I can hear this noise coming from the engine bay, sounds like an electric motor to me, anyway open the bonnet the other day, it appears to be something connected to one of the heating pipes heading toward the firewall, it's located just behind the coil pack...

Does anyone have any ideas? Or heard of this problem before...
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Offline vr6D4v3

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Re: Strange noise from the vr6 engine bay
« Reply #1 on: 13 March 2013, 20:29 »
Put a pic up mate
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Re: Strange noise from the vr6 engine bay
« Reply #2 on: 13 March 2013, 20:32 »
Sounds like the secondary water pump to me  :smug:
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Re: Strange noise from the vr6 engine bay
« Reply #3 on: 13 March 2013, 21:05 »
As Ben siad sounds like it it the aux water pump, which is standard on all VR's
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Re: Strange noise from the vr6 engine bay
« Reply #4 on: 13 March 2013, 21:31 »
Why is it there and whats it purpose for it?
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Re: Strange noise from the vr6 engine bay
« Reply #5 on: 15 March 2013, 09:10 »
I had a feeling that's what it was! Cheers chaps!
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Re: Strange noise from the vr6 engine bay
« Reply #6 on: 15 March 2013, 10:31 »
Quote from: sharki786 on 13 March 2013, 21:31
Why is it there and whats it purpose for it?

The Vr engine gets HOT, the aux pump helps the engine cool down more evenly. Because it gets so hot, the block and head cool down in an irregular fashion, this can cause serious warpage which, as you know, aint good on an engine lol.
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Re: Strange noise from the vr6 engine bay
« Reply #7 on: 15 March 2013, 20:57 »
Kewl. How hot are they known to get?
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Offline Outlawsaffa1982

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Re: Strange noise from the vr6 engine bay
« Reply #8 on: 16 March 2013, 16:22 »
I always have an eye on the temp gauge... And if I'm hammering it she runs at about 100' but normal pottering about, 94'
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Re: Strange noise from the vr6 engine bay
« Reply #9 on: 16 March 2013, 16:24 »
Are you talking about coolant temp or oil temp?
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