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XC90 whooshing noise under acceleration

A mid-size luxury crossover SUV, the Volvo XC90 made its debut in 2002 at the Detroit Motor Show. Recognized for its safety, practicality, and comfort, the XC90 is a popular vehicle around the world. The XC90 proved to be very popular, and very good for Volvo's sales numbers, since its introduction in model year 2003 (North America). P2 platform.
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kris8
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XC90 whooshing noise under acceleration

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After replacing power steering rack i noticed a whooshing or new sound coming from the the drivers side vent when accelerating. does not do it when in neutral revving in up. I took it in to local volvo mechanic and had it smoke tested and the turbo checked. All good. They said it could be PCV system. I just redid all of the pcv system with no change in the sound although that needed to be done. Any help on this.

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Post by FLXC90 »

Before the repair, was the rack noisy and possibly masking the "new" noise?

-edit, did the shop performing the repair leave a boot loose at the base of the column?
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Post by kris8 »

Rack was only noisy when turning slow so it did not mask the sound. Also check steering column and it was good.

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