SandyCat Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 This is a bit odd! Coming into work this morning I turned the radio off and after a few minutes heard this strange noise above the sound of the engine from behind the dash sounded like the right hand side near the steering wheel. It lasted a second and stopped. I thought it was keys against my knee. A short while later it did it again and lasted a second or two. The best way I can describe it is imagine thumbing through a pack of cards except the cards are metal. It was like a metallic sound and nothing like I have heard before. The a/c was not on and even the fan wasn't on. In fact nothing was on. I wondered if it was maybe a leaf stuck in the vents so I turned the fan on full bout it didn't do it again and it didn't sound leaf like. Just wondering if anyone else has heard similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikoyian Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Could be your cat, it's basically behind your dash! I wouldn't think anything behind your dash would be making a metallic noise such as you described :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 if you have EATC then this could be the system shutting down. I have a not too dissimilar noise on my Mondy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCat Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 OK thanks. I have had the car for 18 months now and never heard it before and the radio is only on 50% of the time so I was a bit worried it was something new playing up. I will listen out to see if it happens again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Nice Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I have 1.6 titanium tdci and every now and then I get that sound no idea what it is . It seems to do it more when its hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCat Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 Hmmm well it's never done it again - so far ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 from what I gather for EATC is normal and not problematic behaviour. I believe its the system shutting down and is just things like the vent positions resetting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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