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Old 12-31-2013, 12:42 AM   #1
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what is that sound ?!??

that whizzing sound ....that comes on when u start the car .... and stops after around 2 mins.

its from some kind of spooler ... cos u can hear the spinning slow down when it turns off.

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Secondary Air Injection System; do a search...............
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Old 12-31-2013, 10:13 AM   #4
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ring ding ding a ding ding a ding ding

does it sound like a hair dryer when its on and turns off? If so, it is the secondary air injection pump
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That the internal turbo boost system running through the diagnostics. Means your system has the uber performance package running in it!

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