Thread: Advice please in Alice Springs...

hey sue.

I'm in Alice too atm, just arrived today off the Tanami.
maybe I'll see you around

could be the egr valve? don't own a puma but i know they do some funny valve cleaning thing on shutdown.

Hope you get it sorted

Ben

Just missed you...we left today.

Might just be the EGR,my son's makes a strange noise when it shuts down as well.

Others will chime in,hope the rest of your trip is OK!

G'day Sue,

Is it a very faint sound and it goes something like chucka, chucka, chucka, chucka, chucka (that's the best way I have read that describes the sound) Just 5 times like that, no more, no less, if so it is the EGR doing its cleaning cycle and is normal. I can only hear mine if the radio is off and its pretty quiet. I generally listen for it out of habit now so I know that its actually working

Mick

Originally Posted by Sue

Traveling through Alice springs and today my car started making an odd noise when I turn it off.. The car is still running fine but about a second after I turn it off it makes a noise 'wokka wokka wokka'.. A bit like a dying duck lol It's a public holiday here tomorrow so can't get it to a mechanic and am unsure if I should continue into halls creek tomorrow... Any one have any ideas..

Sue,
The puma cycles the egr when the motor is shut down, when they get old/sticky/dirty/just plain bung they make a noise that may be what you describe.
As for if you should keep driving, I don't know.

Tony

(Edit, you don't want to get distracted mid reply around here!)

Hey Sue, hope it's nothing terminal and the trip goes ( and is going) well otherwise. Keen to see some of your photos of your travels....
cheers
Andrew

It's not a quiet noise (it's loud enough to turn heads) and it makes the noise three times (every time) but if its the EGR then it's not a show stopper by the sound of it..

Mine is definitely quiet, but I have read other threads that say when they are on there way out they start to squeal, it may be on its way. It is a warranty item phew.

Mick

Does it sound like this?
Strange Engine Noise - YouTube

Then it's the EGR.