Only happens after i drive the car and only at idle, very loud humming noise and it goes away with any use of the throttle. Car runs fine and nothing is out of place
It sounds like your Idle Air Control valve is worn out, and the plunger inside is vibrating, creating that humming noise.
Does the idle ever act funny? Like hanging RPM'S? Or dipping down to a low RPM?
Use a long screwdriver, or something similar, as a mechanics stethoscope, and touch one end to the IAC and hold the other end to your ear to verify that the sound is indeed coming from the IAC.
If you end up having to replace it, I recommend purchasing either a Motorcraft or a Hitachi.
Well i started it up today hoping to get the sound to start humming again so i could see if it was the iac and guess what.... after about 5 seconds of doing the noise its gone now
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My car was doing the same thing. When it would make that strange noise, I was never able to get out of the car and open the hood before the noise stopped. It was driving me nuts not knowing what it was! I was planning on replacing the IAC anyways, due to the poor idle quality, but in the meantime, I read a post on this website that described the intermittent humming noise to be a worn out IAC valve. Sure enough, when I replaced the IAC, the noise disappeared.
I did notice today my cars idle sounded really really different and quiet than it usually is like it has an offroad x and stingers yet the idle was really really quiet. The past 4 months the idle was choppy then i did a bunch of little things to it and it mainly went away
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You probably still have a leak in the fuel system venting somewhere.
I don't know what to tell you if that sound is indeed being caused by that CAI.
Did you determine for sure that the sound is not coming from the IAC?
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If you get a new IAC, get ONLY a Motorcraft or one made by Hitcahi. I tried 2 or 3 from parts stores brands and none of them would work correctly until I got an OEM unit. Just in case you get one and still have an issue like I did.
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If you get a new IAC, get ONLY a Motorcraft or one made by Hitcahi. I tried 2 or 3 from parts stores brands and none of them would work correctly until I got an OEM unit. Just in case you get one and still have an issue like I did.
I bought a Motorcraft IAC from RockAuto and it was bad when I got it. I would buy your Motorcraft parts locally if possible, because I've gotten bad AC Delco parts from RockAuto too. I think their handling or wherever they buy their parts from is suspect.
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