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Old 01-28-2012, 01:05 AM
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After i turn my car off i can hear a chirp happen 3-4 times. its pretty quiet and not really a problem. My friends car does the same thing. Just wondering if anyone else has or knows anything about this.
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If its coming from inside the cabin, It may be the alert that lets you know your keys are still in the ignition..
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i have the same thing... have no clue what it is cuz the pulleys stop spinning when the motor stops..... right? or am i missing something.

also have a squeaky pulley SOMEWHERE but it seems like ive replaced every last one of them so im just frustrated at this point. f*** it
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Originally Posted by 2000***camaro***ss
i have the same thing... have no clue what it is cuz the pulleys stop spinning when the motor stops..... right? or am i missing something.
If you guys are hearing this noise from the engine bay, and it happens only AFTER you shut the engine off, then it is your electric cooling fans.

My '00 car used to do this, 3-4 chirps as the fan was comming to a stop.

I've known of a few other people that have had this issue as well. It's nothing to really worry about, I left it like that for years without any problems.
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good info^^ thanks
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THANK YOU that makes sense, and i feel like an idiot
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Originally Posted by RPM WS6
If you guys are hearing this noise from the engine bay, and it happens only AFTER you shut the engine off, then it is your electric cooling fans.

My '00 car used to do this, 3-4 chirps as the fan was comming to a stop.

I've known of a few other people that have had this issue as well. It's nothing to really worry about, I left it like that for years without any problems.
Yup....my friends car had it....we took the whole fan assembly out to look at everything closely, we found nothing wrong visually, we put it back in and it was gone.....go figure. Maybe we torque or twisted the assembly just right and did something to the hubs where the motors and bearings are.....

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Mine does it to. Im going to wait on something to break before I even bother to pull the fans out.
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Originally Posted by 2000***camaro***ss
also have a squeaky pulley SOMEWHERE but it seems like ive replaced every last one of them so im just frustrated at this point. f*** it
Have you replaced the tensioner? Mine is giving way at high rpm's letting the belt slip. That puts a "burnt" spot on the belt then it squeaks. Until I get time and money to put a tensioner on it I just pull the belt off and run a wire brush along the length of it. Usually makes it stop for 2 or 3 months.



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