Christopher
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Well, one of the apparently two water pumps present was replaced in my LEAF this week. The noise is gone! I no longer hear the thing running loudly all the time. (It was audible even from within the cabin while sitting at a light. Ah, so embarrassing... ;-)
One surprise to me is that I was told it is supposed to run all the time, but not at full tilt like mine started to do back in July (a couple months after I got the car) and everyday since -- regardless of ambient temp or how long since the car had been used or charged. So yes, the new one does run but it's very faint. I didn't remember it doing that, but now that I think about it... maybe it did.
Second surprise is that, when charging the car, it is louder but I don't think its as loud as it used to be when charging, even when I first got it. But hey, like I said, it's been running full tilt for many months (whenever powered up) so I don't trust my memory on that.
One surprise to me is that I was told it is supposed to run all the time, but not at full tilt like mine started to do back in July (a couple months after I got the car) and everyday since -- regardless of ambient temp or how long since the car had been used or charged. So yes, the new one does run but it's very faint. I didn't remember it doing that, but now that I think about it... maybe it did.
Second surprise is that, when charging the car, it is louder but I don't think its as loud as it used to be when charging, even when I first got it. But hey, like I said, it's been running full tilt for many months (whenever powered up) so I don't trust my memory on that.