Buzzing Noise ??

pilajake · Post by **pilajake** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:42 pm

Bongo has now become a total leisure vehicle for me since the arrival of my works lease car.

Been away for a week and Bongo hasn't been started.I noticed today a Buzzing noise when the ignition is turned on

and the door is open.
It goes when the glow light indicator light has gone off the dash

I only heared this when the door was open

I have never noticed this before

, is this normal or is something sinister lurking

Bongo starts without any problems , any ideas

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:49 pm

Mine does exactly the same if the bongo has been left for a while... Noise disappears when the glowplug relay clicks.

pilajake · Post by **pilajake** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:18 pm

Thanks BDC,
Mine also dissapears when the relay clicks.
For a moment I thought it was something serious.

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:28 pm

pilajake wrote:Thanks BDC,
Mine also dissapears when the relay clicks.
For a moment I thought it was something serious.

Well... if it is, then mine is just as broken as yours!

dandywarhol · Post by **dandywarhol** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:40 pm

So - you've both got wiring issues - methinks it shouldn't do that

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:55 pm

Doesn't yours? Mine's always done it!

mister munkey · Post by **mister munkey** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:05 pm

Not me.

missfixit70 · Post by **missfixit70** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:15 pm

No buzzing in my bongo

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:25 pm

missfixit70 wrote:No buzzing in my bongo

I did have that happen once.....

.....turned out to be a wasp in the wife's cuppa

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:34 pm

Mine only buzzes if left untouched for a week or more, and not at all during the summer... I wonder if the buzzing is a "grumble" from the gizmo's due to a less than 100% starter battery? I had run that battery completely flat and left it uncharged for quite a while, but that was maybe three years ago, maybe longer.

I think i'll renew the battery as a precaution, it's gotta be on borrowed time now anyway.

dreamwarrioruk · Post by **dreamwarrioruk** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:42 pm

mine has always given off a faint buzz until the glowplug relay clicks off, still going after 3 years so it cant be that serious.

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:45 pm

I had my plugs replaced a year or so ago, and i kind of expected the buzz to dissapear, but when left for long enough, and when cold enough, it did indeed return... It has never unduly concerned me, i have heard other bongo's make the same noise, so i assumed they all did it.

dandywarhol · Post by **dandywarhol** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:23 am

Maybe its a idiots warning not to start the van with the door open

pilajake · Post by **pilajake** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 7:20 pm

[quote="dandywarhol"]Maybe its a idiots warning not to start the van with the door open

not so old · Post by **not so old** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 7:31 pm

Our Bongo does that all the time, but I thought it was a warning. Or is this a different buzzing to the door open alarm, one?

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