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Old Sep 4, 2020 | 06:01 PM
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Buzzing sound from engine bay

There is this wierd buzzing sound coming from my engine bay. I have absolutely no clue what it could be. It sounds like it’s coming from the left rear of the intake manifold. https://streamable.com/q48vz3
 
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Old Sep 4, 2020 | 06:31 PM
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After you turn motor off?
That is probably your vacuum system sucking air, possibly.
First guess is brake booster one way valve leaking, possibly.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2020 | 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by wwhite
After you turn motor off?
That is probably your vacuum system sucking air, possibly.
First guess is brake booster one way valve leaking, possibly.
After I turn the motor off I think it’s just the injectors doing stuff. But for the first thing, you think it’s the one way valve? It’s on the left side of the truck and the boosters on the right.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2020 | 07:10 PM
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Could be your pcv valve. It buzz's when open.
 
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Old Sep 5, 2020 | 10:28 AM
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Sounds to me like your drove through a swarm of bees and they are stuck in you grill and are really pissed off.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2023 | 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Tanner Bergamini
There is this wierd buzzing sound coming from my engine bay. I have absolutely no clue what it could be. It sounds like it’s coming from the left rear of the intake manifold. https://streamable.com/q48vz3
Did you ever figure out the source of the noise? I'm having something almost exactly as you are describing after a complete restoration and I'm stumped. 1997 F250 5.8L
 
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Old Jan 11, 2023 | 08:20 PM
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The vacuum assisted brake system would be the first place I would look.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2023 | 06:51 AM
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My old 1992 F350 w/5.8L engine made a buzzing/farting noise for a few seconds when shutting off the engine. I traced it down to the EGR Valve Regulator (EVR). A new one did not fix it, but flipping it 180 degrees did. For some reason the EVR was installed with the filter down. All the photos I ever found show the filter should be on the top side. So I rotated mine to match the photos. Buzzing noise went away.

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Old Jan 12, 2023 | 07:18 AM
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Yeah.... There is no EGR/Smog/No Charcoal can etc. It's all been removed with the rebuild. This sound is without the engine even running, key to "ON" and then buzzing. Same location as the original poster commented.

There shouldn't be any vacuum being generated with the key set to "ON".
 
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