Hi guys,

Recently ive realised that my cars been making funny noises especially in the cold morning when turning the car on for the first time of the day. Problem is i don't know whether this sound was always there or not cuz its really not THAT loud enough to hear from inside the car.

What happened was, i was doing an oil change so my bonnet was open then i turned the car on to let the oil circulate, then when i turned it on i hear this short "crunching" sorta sound from the passengers side whereabouts the a/c thing is but couldn't precisely locate where its coming from. It happens everytime i turn the car on and on and slowly goes away till when the engine is completely warm. So please could anyone help with some suggestions or have had similar issues like mine and tell me what this is?

I would appreciate it alot as im in a tight budget go actually go see a mechanic for this at the moment as my rear bars been hit and need repairs

Cheers

Does it sound like its coming from inside the dash or inside the engine bay. If its from your dash, its just something to do with your climate control. I can't remember exactly what it is, but it makes a crunching sound when you turn the car on. It will also make a crunching sound when you turn the climate control from a low temp to a high temp. You will only really hear these from inside the car. If this is it, then don't worry, it doesn't do any damage. Its just this little piece slipping, but it will all still work

If this is not it, then sorry Hope it helps anyway

Edited May 21, 200818 yr by NISZILA

yep i know what your talking about...and yes it kinda sounds like that but louder when turning the car on, you can hear it from under the bonnet on the passengers side right next to where the BOV goes...

But thanks anyway, what do you mean by you can hear it inside your car when you turn the car on? cuz i don't think i heard anything from the dash when actually turning it on, i can only hear it from the dash when turning the climate control knob?