My car sounds like a hair dryer

gill25

Morning,
Last night I heard a whistling sound inside my car, kind of like the AC/heater was just a bit too noisy. Then this morning the engine was making a funny noise; a combination of a hair dryer and electric lawnmower. I drove for a few minutes, then turned back and decided to just leave it at home. Anybody have any ideas what the problem could be? Its a 2005 Focus which has never given me any problems. Another car gave me a slight knock in a car park two weeks ago where the bumper just got a bit scratched. Now I'm wondering if its more than a scratch
Many thanks for any advice

mayo_lad

dose it have an engine like this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Turbine_Car if so it's normal

The turbine car had some operational drawbacks. The car sounded like a giant vacuum cleaner, which was not satisfying to consumers who were more comfortable with the sound of a large American V8. High altitudes also caused problems for the combined starter-generator. Failing to follow the correct start-up procedure would cause the engine to stall; some consumers thought they could "warm" the engine up similar to the way they did with a gasoline engine. They would press the accelerator pedal to the floor before the engine had reached proper temperature. Instead of warming the engine, the excess fuel slowed the turbine down and resulted in the opposite of the desired effect. Doing this, however, did not do any permanent damage to the engine. In fact, it was possible to apply full throttle immediately after starting the engine without much fear of excessive wear. The engines were remarkably durable considering how fragile turbine engines are when compared to internal combustion piston engines. Troubles were remarkably few for such a bold experiment. More than 1.1 million test miles were accumulated by the 50 cars given to the public, and operational downtime stood at only 4%.

sorry i just could'nt resist posting a link to this failed experiament as it is a intresting car

si_guru

gill25 wrote: »

Morning,
Last night I heard a whistling sound inside my car, kind of like the AC/heater was just a bit too noisy. Then this morning the engine was making a funny noise; a combination of a hair dryer and electric lawnmower. I drove for a few minutes, then turned back and decided to just leave it at home. Anybody have any ideas what the problem could be? Its a 2005 Focus which has never given me any problems. Another car gave me a slight knock in a car park two weeks ago where the bumper just got a bit scratched. Now I'm wondering if its more than a scratch
Many thanks for any advice

Is it Diesel?

supremenovice

I have a Fiesta '07 and a few months back after I parked the car a few times, I heard the engine cooling fan was working overtime.
Turns out it was because there was a leak in the coolant line and the engine was overheating, which caused the fan to kick in.
My suggestion - have a look at your coolant reservoir and see is there plenty in it.