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Old 10-31-2006, 07:51 PM
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When I Drive My Car Around Sometimes I Hear A Hissing...more Like Pressure Coming From My Engine Bay Area , Around The Driver Side..ive Stopped To Check When I Hear It And It Goes Away, I Only Hear It Sometimes When Im Driving Around 15-30 Mph. Could It Be My Air Intake Or Something Else?
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When I Drive My Car Around Sometimes I Hear A Hissing...more Like Pressure Coming From My Engine Bay Area , Around The Driver Side..ive Stopped To Check When I Hear It And It Goes Away, I Only Hear It Sometimes When Im Driving Around 15-30 Mph. Could It Be My Air Intake Or Something Else?

it is called you A.I.R Pump. you can get rid of it. but will need to hp tuners to tune it out
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yep sounds like the air pump
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does it go away because of the mph or does it go away after a certain amount of time?.....after an amount of time...air pump....just after mph....exhaust leak
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thanx alot for yall help, i'll jack my car up and look at the exhaust... and maybe work at getting a new air pump
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i wouldnt mess with the air pump...broke or not...if you plan on doing any aftermarket exhaust....if not, then find a used one...alot of people are getting rid of them
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