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Humming sound (comes and goes) S90-V90 1998

hello, everybody

My wife (who, by the way, is the primary driver of our S90) started complaining about the humming sound she hears when idling at traffic lights. If I had to describe it, I would say that the sound is kind of similar to the PAIR pump noise which can be heard during the first 70 seconds after the cold start. But I don't know yet if it is caused by the PAIR. This is a low humming noise. It comes and goes (not constant). Most of the time I can hear it comes during idling at an intersection (especially if the radio is turned off :) It does not happen at every intetsection. Could it be the PAIR pump? Is this normal? I've read that the PAIR system is activated mainly when the engine is cold. I figured, the pump should not be working at normal operating temperatures. Anybody else can hear the low "humming" noise?

Raphael






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