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Old 09-13-16, 07:51 AM
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Default "Exhale" sound from the rear

Been noticing a sort of 'exhale' sound coming from the back seat. It sounds as if a short blast of ventilation is being release to the rear seats. There doesn't seem to be any observable pattern to this and you only can hear it if the car is sitting and idling with the radio off.
Does anybody know what's happening?
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Sounds like evap system, ventilation hose might be blocked causing the system to purge. You might be able to check if the line is crushed in by checking underneath the car on the gas cap side.
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Its your seats. Turn off the seat coolers. Not really noticeable when driving, but my bet is thats what you are hearing.
Old 09-14-16, 06:01 AM
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>Its your seats. Turn off the seat coolers. Not really noticeable when driving, but my bet is thats what you are hearing.

I see said the blind man as he picked up his hammer and "saw"...
Thanks, I'll try doing that.
But I have a free service coming up, should I mention it to the service-writer?
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Old 09-15-16, 04:32 AM
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Oops miss read your post and jumped to conclusions with the thread tittle
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