Spring release NOISE in DISCO ???

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Hi-Soft

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• Apr 7, 2006

• #1

In our Disco ( 2000 ES SII ) often when we park the car..and are exiting the
vehicle...there is the kind of spring releasing sound...comes from
underneath around the middle of the car !

First my wife thought i was the sound of air releasing...but I'm almost
certain it is a spring or something like that....

Any ideas ????


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cheers,
Brian C

 

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Dave Liquorice

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• Apr 7, 2006

• #2

On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 04:45:14 GMT, Hi-Soft wrote:

> In our Disco ( 2000 ES SII ) often when we park the car..and are
> exiting the vehicle...there is the kind of spring releasing
> sound...comes from underneath around the middle of the car !
>
> First my wife thought i was the sound of air releasing...but I'm almost
> certain it is a spring or something like that....

You should listen to your wife, it is air releasing. B-)

It is the self leveling air suspension sorting itself out as the load
(you and the wife) leave the vehicle. If you put a reasonable load in it
it'll do it several times as you take the load out. It can only let air
out of the system so if it ever goes on a transporter be aware that by
the time you get to a destination the suspension will be flat and will
need a minute or two to come back up (probably with engine running, not
sure of the logic). As the suspension is down you might ground the
backend when you reverse off the transporter even though it was clear
when you went on.

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Hi-Soft

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• Apr 7, 2006

• #3

Really...damn..it sounds like a spring I swear.... though that air
suspension theory had been mention before i must say....

Anyone else thing they know anything about my spring theory ???..I reckon I
have good ears for sound too...since I am a music producer by trade....so
damned if I'm giving to that air thing yet

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cheers,
Brian C


"Dave Liquorice" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 04:45:14 GMT, Hi-Soft wrote:
>
>> In our Disco ( 2000 ES SII ) often when we park the car..and are
>> exiting the vehicle...there is the kind of spring releasing
>> sound...comes from underneath around the middle of the car !
>>
>> First my wife thought i was the sound of air releasing...but I'm almost
>> certain it is a spring or something like that....
>
> You should listen to your wife, it is air releasing. B-)
>
> It is the self leveling air suspension sorting itself out as the load
> (you and the wife) leave the vehicle. If you put a reasonable load in it
> it'll do it several times as you take the load out. It can only let air
> out of the system so if it ever goes on a transporter be aware that by
> the time you get to a destination the suspension will be flat and will
> need a minute or two to come back up (probably with engine running, not
> sure of the logic). As the suspension is down you might ground the
> backend when you reverse off the transporter even though it was clear
> when you went on.
>
> --
> Cheers [email protected]
> Dave. pam is missing e-mail
>
>
>

 

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Richard Brookman

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• Apr 7, 2006

• #4

....and Hi-Soft spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...


> Really...damn..it sounds like a spring I swear.... though that air
> suspension theory had been mention before i must say....
>
> Anyone else thing they know anything about my spring theory ???..I

Most Disco IIs make a funny noise on starting the engine. It's a sort of
twangy sound, easily sounds like a spring (or that thing you did with a
ruler and the edge of a desk in year 2). Turns out it's some pipes banging
on the bulkhead, common problem, but not yours.

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Dave Liquorice

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• Apr 7, 2006

• #5

On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 17:22:58 +0100, Richard Brookman wrote:

> Most Disco IIs make a funny noise on starting the engine. It's a sort
> of twangy sound, easily sounds like a spring (or that thing you did
> with a ruler and the edge of a desk in year 2).

Yebbut the OP is talking about a short while after switching off and
getting out. The BrBrBrBrp on start up is the ABS doing somthing.

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Dave Liquorice

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• Apr 7, 2006

• #6

On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 14:59:31 GMT, Hi-Soft wrote:

> Anyone else thing they know anything about my spring theory ???..I
> reckon I have good ears for sound too...since I am a music producer by
> trade....so damned if I'm giving to that air thing yet

I've done TV and radio sound for the last 25+ years 14 years BBC staff
and then freelance... The noise on mine starts quite suddenly and stops
with a small clunk and a valve snaps shut but the noise in between is
most definately the noise of escaping air. Not as harsh as that from an
air line or even the valve of a tyre.

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Hi-Soft

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• Apr 8, 2006

• #7

hmmmm.... o.k. I think I'm going to have to somehow record this bloody
sound...only thing is....I can never predict exactly when it will do
it....it's almost random...but always around the time of parking...entering
or leaving the vehicle... maybe have my PDA at the ready to record...will
be a challenge though... then i can upload a sample of this.....damned
sound..

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cheers,
Brian C


"Dave Liquorice" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 14:59:31 GMT, Hi-Soft wrote:
>
>> Anyone else thing they know anything about my spring theory ???..I
>> reckon I have good ears for sound too...since I am a music producer by
>> trade....so damned if I'm giving to that air thing yet
>
> I've done TV and radio sound for the last 25+ years 14 years BBC staff
> and then freelance... The noise on mine starts quite suddenly and stops
> with a small clunk and a valve snaps shut but the noise in between is
> most definately the noise of escaping air. Not as harsh as that from an
> air line or even the valve of a tyre.
>
> --
> Cheers [email protected]
> Dave. pam is missing e-mail
>
>
>

 

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Richard Brookman

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• Apr 8, 2006

• #8

This Dave Liquorice anon leet fle a fart,
As greet as it had been a thonder-dent,
That with the strook he was almoost yblent.
and said....

> On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 17:22:58 +0100, Richard Brookman wrote:
>
>> Most Disco IIs make a funny noise on starting the engine. It's a
>> sort of twangy sound, easily sounds like a spring (or that thing you
>> did with a ruler and the edge of a desk in year 2).
>
> Yebbut the OP is talking about a short while after switching off and
> getting out. The BrBrBrBrp on start up is the ABS doing somthing.

Yebbut that's why I said it probably isn't his problem - just a general
observation that Discos can make funny noises. Saturday Night Fever comes
to mind.

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