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SHORT BURST OF WORRYING NOISE ON COLD START

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thirdtimelucky

Member Since: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Kent/Surrey border
Posts: 48

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Auto Vienna Green

SHORT BURST OF WORRYING NOISE ON COLD START

Here we go again - just whenI thought things were going OK.My Disco has just done 30,000 and on cold start up has just started to make a horrible deep rumbling noise - like a sudden burst of a loud coffee grinder! No starting problems and not the roaring you get when vehicle pulls away. No other symptoms and nothing registering as a fault. It goes after a few seconds. Anyone else had this?

24th Feb 2009 1:30 pm

SPOTTER

Member Since: 06 Dec 2006
Location: Adrift........
Posts: 3095

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Java Black

Mine has always made some horrible mechanical noises immediately after a cold start up. They go as you say after a few seconds. end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......

24th Feb 2009 1:31 pm

AndrewS
Tarquin of the Desert

Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Y...... because I can
Posts: 10438

Its the Viscus Fan. Its takes about 26.8 seconds to sort its self out when cold. In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.

24th Feb 2009 1:38 pm

thirdtimelucky

Member Since: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Kent/Surrey border
Posts: 48

It has never done it until the last couple of days. It does sound serious. Sound like a starter motor fault type noise or motor/compressor going wrong! It is pretty loud.

24th Feb 2009 1:47 pm

SPOTTER

Member Since: 06 Dec 2006
Location: Adrift........
Posts: 3095

that is the roaring noise AndrewS, i think 3rdTL is referring to something else that is quite different. Yours might not do it as it is a newer model. It does sound like it is running on a bag of nails for 2 or three seconds on start up end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......

24th Feb 2009 1:47 pm

SPOTTER

Member Since: 06 Dec 2006
Location: Adrift........
Posts: 3095

thirdtimelucky wrote:
It has never done it until the last couple of days. It does sound serious. Sound like a starter motor fault type noise or motor/compressor going wrong! It is pretty loud.

ah, may be something different. Alternator? I think Wiggs has had an issue like this? end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......

24th Feb 2009 1:49 pm

thirdtimelucky

Member Since: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Kent/Surrey border
Posts: 48

Yep - that sounds more like my train of thought - so difficult to describe a sound. Will try and search for Wiggs and the same sort of problem.

24th Feb 2009 1:52 pm

AndrewS
Tarquin of the Desert

Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Y...... because I can
Posts: 10438

Sorry miss read your post.
I have had various issues with noises from the front of the car. Start it up and stick your head inside the NS wheel arch. If the noise is more apparent from this area it could be the AC compressor. Or it may be one of the pully bearings on it way out. Take it to a dealer and get the stethoscope booted up. In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.

24th Feb 2009 3:04 pm

thirdtimelucky

Member Since: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Kent/Surrey border
Posts: 48

AAGGGHHH - IT'S COMING FROM THE BACK - COMPRESSOR AGAIN?

Managed to leap out of car while it was making horrible noise and realised it sounded uncannily like a very noisy compressor! Tiptoed around the back and unfortunately it is coming from around the NS rear while arch - nasty feeling we need a new comrpessor AGAIN. Raised vehicle and lowered back to normal height and it got worse - suspicion confirmed I think.

25th Feb 2009 10:30 am

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