Ask the Car People.SM


Mystery Noise in New Parked 2011 Subaru

10 messages,  Last post on Feb 11, 2013 at 10:01 PM

You are in the Subaru Forester Maintenance & Repair Forum.

What is this discussion about? Subaru Forester, Electrical, Engine, Fuel System

Messages Page 2 of 2

#3 of 10 Re: Mystery Noise in New Parked 2011 Subaru [trish1920] by ajo77

Dec 27, 2011 (7:07 pm)

Replying to: trish1920 (Dec 27, 2011 11:09 am)
Interestingly enough, the same thing happened to my Forester '12 this evening. My husband suggested the same as yours.
 
I was glad to note Graham's reply to your post. Did you check with anybody else to confirm this? I am only curious because I don't want to take this down to the dealership which is about 40 minutes away unless I really have to.
 
I think there was a 5 hour lapse between my trip's end and the mystery noise. Thank you for this post and thank you Graham!

#4 of 10 Re: Mystery Noise in New Parked 2011 Subaru [grahampeters] by bearcrkrd

Dec 28, 2011 (10:48 am)

Replying to: grahampeters (Dec 27, 2011 11:57 am)
Right you are. I just purchased a 2012 Forester last week, and haven't read through the entire owners manual yet. But, one of my previous new cars, either the last one - '08 Civic, or the one before that - '06 Sienna, mentioned that very thing in the owners manual. It mentioned "don't be alarmed by this sound", in case you think your car has a mind of it's own, and has woke up.

#5 of 10 Re: Mystery Noise in New Parked 2011 Subaru [grahampeters] by aatherton

Dec 28, 2011 (3:02 pm)

Replying to: grahampeters (Dec 27, 2011 11:57 am)
The "fuel evaporation leakage checking system" is described here:
http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulletin/f88/buzzing-noise-rear-while-vehicle-shu- t-off-89817/#post987118

#6 of 10 Re: Mystery Noise in New Parked 2011 Subaru [aatherton] by ateixeira

Dec 29, 2011 (9:37 am)

Replying to: aatherton (Dec 28, 2011 3:02 pm)
Nice find. My first guess was emissions.

#7 of 10 Re: Mystery Noise in New Parked 2011 Subaru [trish1920] by trish1920

Dec 30, 2011 (11:20 am)

Replying to: trish1920 (Dec 27, 2011 11:09 am)
We're so grateful to Graham and all the others for this input. Our minds are at ease, that seems to be answer to our question. And Graham, we will be mentioning our little service (?) problem to the management.
 
Many thanks, all!

#8 of 10 Re: Mystery Noise in New Parked 2011 Subaru [trish1920] by aatherton

Dec 31, 2011 (9:05 am)

Replying to: trish1920 (Dec 30, 2011 11:20 am)
Graham had it right except the purpose of the self-check.
 
He said it was a "fuel system pressure check… to ensure that the fuel system does not have a slow leak… … a high pressure fuel pump delivers a very high volume of fuel to the engine… Pressure cannot be reliably checked when the engine is run…"
 
He was correct in that the sound is the fuel pump, it is doing a pressure test, and the test cannot be done when the engine is running.
 
But the check is not testing for liquid gasoline leaking back into the tank through the fuel injection system. The "fuel evaporation leakage" check is testing whether gasoline fumes are leaking into the air from the fuel tank's evaporative emissions control system (vent, charcoal canister, etc.)

#9 of 10 Re: Mystery Noise in New Parked 2011 Subaru [trish1920] by scaber

Feb 11, 2013 (9:48 pm)

Replying to: trish1920 (Dec 27, 2011 11:09 am)
I have a 2012 Subaru Forester and noticed the same situation tonight. It was about 30 degrees F in the garage. It had been about 5 hours since the car had run. I first noticed the "humming" noise and traced it to under the rear end of the car. I noticed it for several minutes when I heard a "pshhhhhh" and the sound stopped. I'm glad to read that it is a normal feature of the car. Thank you everyone for commenting.

#10 of 10 Re: Mystery Noise in New Parked 2011 Subaru [trish1920] by scaber

Feb 11, 2013 (10:01 pm)

Replying to: trish1920 (Dec 27, 2011 11:09 am)
You can find information about this on page 9 of your owners manual. It is the fuel evaporation leakage checking system.

Messages Page 2 of 2

To POST a message, please Sign In.

Advertisement

Browse by Category

Browse by Vehicle
   View All Vehicles

Browse by Board
Browse by Topic
View All Topics

Edmunds Community

Advertisement