Strange noise - Good, Bad, Normal?? - Land Rovers Only

Global Jet · 10-29-2009, 11:39 AM

About every 3rd or 4th engine start I get a very short lasting strange sound. It comes from under the dash, immediately at start. I can only describe it as what sounds like a rubber bellows expanding. This is the only time it occurs and I have no other issues (at the moment!!).
Maybe its normal - I'm just very curious as to what it is.

Disco Mike · 10-29-2009, 12:42 PM

Normal start up noises, with SAI would be the pump, the other possibility would be the ABS doing it's self test.

jycsalas · 10-29-2009, 02:46 PM

x2 on what Mike said. Have a buddy turn on the engine and try and locate it better...

SAI sounds like a turbine/howl

ABS sounds like a mechanical pump going to hell.....(when it's in use anyways...)