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: What's that alarm sound from the engine compartment?


RajinCajun
03-28-2010, 08:28 PM
Hello all,
New to the sight and to Porsche. Have a few things going on with the car. Hopefully, someone can tell me what this one is about.

My son was driving the car yesterday, and says he heard a steady alarm sound from the engine compartment in 1st and 2nd gear. I do not have the on board computer, so it is not a speed alarm.

Any ideas are most apprecited! Thanks in advance.
Brian

Administrator
03-29-2010, 04:46 PM
I have never experienced anything like this. Have you heard the noise? Can you post a recording of it?

Nadeem

RajinCajun
03-29-2010, 05:55 PM
thanks for the reply Nadeem. Yes, i have heard it once before myself...again, it was at a low speed, and I'll add that it was within a few minutes of a cold start. I doubt that i could record the sound, being that it is so isolated and random.

When i heard it, it reminded me of the auditory sound I would hear when we approached overspeeding the flaps on the airplane. It is a relatively high-piched beeeeeee..sound. With a long "e" of course.

Does this help at all?

Thanks again,
Brian

Administrator
03-30-2010, 05:09 PM
I can't say I have heard the same thing ever. Sorry I can't help you more.

Nadeem