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Humming noise on the undercarriage of the back of the Truck

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by kroyal8, Dec 13, 2017.

  1. Dec 13, 2017 at 7:38 PM
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    kroyal8

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    Last night I was in the garage and heard a humming noise coming from underneath the backside of the bed of my truck. I called my local dealership and talked to a Service Tech who told me that is normal, its your emissions purging. He told me that you can only hear it if it's in a garage. My truck had been in the garage for 4 hours. Has anyone else heard of this?
     
  2. Dec 13, 2017 at 9:57 PM
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    yup, its even in the manual. Thinks it states aprox 5hrs after turning the vehicle off. had my neighbour knock on the door to tell me he heard this, and I looked it up thinking something was wrong, had been in about 5hr after I parked. Perfectly normal operation, I checked my manual that evening.
     
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  3. Dec 14, 2017 at 10:22 AM
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  4. Dec 14, 2017 at 10:23 AM
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    Thanks, it freaked the hell out of me!
     
  5. Dec 14, 2017 at 11:07 AM
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    Yup normal.

    Its a pump that runs to do an emissions / evap pressure test of the tank and respective systems. Its why a code gets thrown if you leave your gascap loose.
     
  6. Dec 14, 2017 at 11:07 AM
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    Noise from under vehicle after turning off the engine

    Approximately five hours after the engine is turned off, you may hear sound
    coming from under the vehicle for several minutes. This is the sound of a fuel
    evaporation leakage check and, it does not indicate a malfunction.

    is directly from the owners manual.
     
  7. Dec 14, 2017 at 11:09 AM
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    It's girls given your truck a Blow Job.
     
  8. Dec 14, 2017 at 1:09 PM
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    Does this occur in all 2nd gens?
     

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