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788 views 5 replies 4 participants last post by  rqjoe 
#1 ·
I have a puzzler for ya'all. My wife parks her Forester in the garage and at random times I walk by it and hear a buzzing/humming from under the car between the rear wheels. I am pretty sure it has to be the fuel pump running. But why? It'll just start doing it at any old random time for several minutes at a time. No key in car. Car cold. Car hot. I never hear the WRX doing this, just the Forester. 2015. 0 problems or other issues. Any ideas why it does this? Thanks.
 
#2 ·
First, make sure it's the pump. If it's the pump making noise, then the same noise should be apparent when the pump is definitely on -- since you may not hear it with the motor running, turn the key to the ON position and listen.

I suspect evap and/or other emissions stuff going on.

I should add I have a car that does something very similar, but it's only a 1991 model so I've not had a chance to look into it yet (read: I'm not worried... at all... it's been decades...).
 
#5 ·
Thanks all. Kinda figured it was normal, but wasn't 100% "sure" what it was. Also never would have thought evap. Does that mean it would be an air pump maintaining a pad pressure in the fuel tank? I am surprised I don't hear it in the wrx. Yeah sd-gr, I also probably would have never actually done anything about it either since car runs fine. Just one of those things that makes me go "hmmm?" Thanks all.
 
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