Q: Turned on back winow heater and engine made a noise ...when lights are turned on engine makes a noise like it can't take load ....
Turned on back window heater to defrost and engine ade a noise like a motor bike was passing that when I start car it starts as normal but a vibration noise comes at the end of tge start ...that seems to be gone now .....if I turn on lights I get a noise from engine like it's not able for the load.....I have all heaters turned to low and them to off but hot very hot air coming from vents.....A/C has never worked properly it blows cold air out drivers side and warm out passengers so I don't really use it
My car has 117500 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.
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