Strange "moan"...

[Phil_Edge]

I've not been able to work out exactly what causes this, but I get a faint, low, "moan" from the Cerb from time to time... thought it was the clutch being let out at first, but heard it a couple of times at low revs, in car parks etc... wondering if its the p/s?

Do have a purple pipe which just wont stay fixed on, so also randomly thought it may be "reverb" from that as air is sucked in...?

Anyone had anything similar? Might of course be an undocumented feature, but thought it best to air on the side of caution

[Duke Thrust]

Check the front for pedestrians jammed in.

[Phil_Edge]

Done.

Not pedestrians, or otherwise alien objects or animals...

Duke Thrust said:

Check the front for pedestrians jammed in.

[Mad Mark]

I've got two strange 'moans' from the front.
One sounds like its venting off some steam, but I don't appear to be losing any water, and can see no sign of leak.
The other I think I traced to being the air con tensioner pulley at the front of the engine.

[PhilCerbera]

Does the 'moan' sound like a bearing at the rear?

[Keithyboy]

Phil_Edge said:

I've not been able to work out exactly what causes this, but I get a faint, low, "moan" from the Cerb from time to time... thought it was the clutch being let out at first, but heard it a couple of times at low revs, in car parks etc... wondering if its the p/s?

Do have a purple pipe which just wont stay fixed on, so also randomly thought it may be "reverb" from that as air is sucked in...

I very occasionally get similar symptoms Phil - power steering. Check the fluid level in the reservoir.

[Phil_Edge]

Ok, thanks! Somewhere to start.

I've been trying to recreate it, and without much success... trying clutches, handbrakes, pipes, cables and bearings... nothing conclusive.

So yes you're right, a thorough health check might throw something up...

Thanks,

Phil.

[rich 36]

'Did you hear that'


Yes sTeVe that's the residual energy escaping through the 100A fuse

[Phil_Edge]

[Phil_Edge]

RESOLUTION - came across a rather random one, but, mentioned in a thread buried in the archives...

Top up the oil.

Yep... strange I know, but it's fixed the problem. Wasn't out - just on the minimum. Was just about due for a top up, so thought I'd do it early to test, and Willaim's your father's brother.

[Gazzab]

Always keep cerb oil topped up to max. Check VERY regularly. Oil at min isnt a good place to be. Maybe your car is eating too much oil?

[SI-PEN]

I often get a strange "moan".............found it to be the wife after spending too much money on the Cerb!

[marcus1970]

Gazzab said:

Always keep cerb oil topped up to max. Check VERY regularly. Oil at min isnt a good place to be. Maybe your car is eating too much oil?

Yep - always keep up to the MAX - the dipstick should really have only one mark on it, reading 'oil level' or something.

The trouble with two marks is that it gives rise to the old "I'll top that up later" syndrome and I suspect many cerbs are suffering due to not enough oil!

MB

[thegreengoblet]

SI-PEN said:

I often get a strange "moan".............found it to be the wife after spending too much money on the Cerb!

I have this problem too.

[copilot]

thegreengoblet said:

SI-PEN said:

I often get a strange "moan".............found it to be the wife after spending too much money on the Cerb!

I have this problem too.

Tell me about it!