what annoying sound is it.....

[shmeeg]

when i first open my door to get in the car. it sounds like...an electric seat motor and it only last for like 2 seconds. i didnt notice it for the last 6 months and now its starting to bug me for some reason. anybody else hear this?

 

[bcze1]

Its the high pressure fuel pump priming itself, and its 100% normal.

 

[SloppySRT]

when i first open my door to get in the car. it sounds like...an electric seat motor and it only last for like 2 seconds. i didnt notice it for the last 6 months and now its starting to bug me for some reason. anybody else hear this?

This happens when you open the door, or put the key in the ignition?

 

[DragonzBreath]

Its the high pressure fuel pump priming itself, and its 100% normal.

Agreed, I get that same buzz on my 1.9 TDI every day. I also get a high pitched beep coming from the engine bay... also normal.

 

[Sinan]

fuel pump. its all good. happens when you open the door.

 

[shmeeg]

yeah i saw some other threads about it when the key was turned thats why i thought it might be something different. whatev, i know its not a problem. maybe its kittenz behind the dashboard.

 

[SloppySRT]

fuel pump. its all good. happens when you open the door.

The fuel pump primes when you open the door? That doesn't make any sense at all.

 

[crabpot]

That's what it does. When you open the door, you can hear the fuel pump priming.

 

[Uberryan]

someone's jealous that his neon doesn't come with that.

=X

 

[SloppySRT]

someone's jealous that his neon doesn't come with that.

=X

Nah, mine primes when the key goes in the ignition, not when I run out to my car to grab my sunglasses. Wonder why GTI's have so many fuel pump issues?

 

[Brewski]

The fuel pump primes when you open the door? That doesn't make any sense at all.

I actully think thats really cool if it indeed primes when the door opens

 

[Lolly Baggins]

You guys got it easy, my GTI fuel pump primes even when I look at it :O

 

[cmdrfire]

Nah, mine primes when the key goes in the ignition, not when I run out to my car to grab my sunglasses.

It primes when you open the door because of our FSI system (and the associated high pressures).
If it primed when you put the key in I don't know if it would have time to let pressure build before you turned the key.

 

[bcze1]

It primes when you open the door because of our FSI system (and the associated high pressures).
If it primed when you put the key in I don't know if it would have time to let pressure build before you turned the key.

Exactly, its the high pressure fuel pump that primes early, which is unique to fsi and diesels. The low pressure pump, like found in most cars, does it when key goes in.

 

[Kjyuan]

oooh interesting information. i never really cared too much for the sound just knew it was there. xP