Golf V R32 :: Whirling Sound From The Engine Bay
Jun 2, 2011
About three weeks prior to leaving for Helen, GA I began to notice a whirling sound from the engine bay. I could tell it was the radiator fan, but it wasn't very loud and just figured the engine was really warm. So I left it and it went away till a few days later it came back and then stayed pretty regular, again not much louder than usual but had a slightly different sound. Three days before we leave for SoWo it turns into a monster. It sounded 10x louder, so I immediately called the dealership to find out how much a radiator fan would be and if they had it in stock. The larger of the two fans is about $380 and the smaller is about $320 or so [yes, we have two radiator fans if you haven't checked]. This doesn't even include labor. So I asked if they have it in stock, and of course they wouldn't know until they look at the fan to see which brand it is. I decided to leave it for the trip, with anticipation of driving with a group of friends and having my AAA card in my wallet [which is now gone, forever ].
Thursday, early morning [@3am] I was packing up the car for our trip to SoWo, I turned it on while I finished loading the roof rack to get the car nice and cozy temperature wise inside. It started off the 'normal loud' I had been experiencing the last couple of days, then it grew into some ungodly sound akin to a turbo prop plane building up thrust for take-off. We trudged on, hoped for the best and secretly expected the worst. I kept an eye on the engine temps, but ran into no issues. The sound abated and persisted till I made a run on ToD Friday afternoon. The sound stopped, and the car performed like a champ all weekend, and drove all 1700 miles without incident or real concern.
I felt relieved. The problem fixed itself!
That is till today, the sound faintly came back this morning
Here is what I know so far about the issue.
The noise is coming from the larger of the two radiator fans. There is no CEL but there are codes in the computer which indicate low rpms [possible obstruction] of the fan. I did a visual check, but could not find any issues. I cleared to codes with the thought that maybe this was a fluke but after clearing the code, it came back later that day when I got home from work.
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Later that day, after I had turned off my engine and all of a sudden, it was a loud whining again that lasted for about 4 seconds and it died away. Quite worried about it being the water pump.
Started my car today, sound hasn't returned and can't replicate it. Going to take it to the dealer tomorrow?
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