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Noisy AM radio S70 1998

posted by  fabickfo on  Mon Aug 20 13:32 CST 2007
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98 s70 GLT with 816, and the AM radio is rally starting to be annoying when applying the break(for the most part) loud pops when I apply break, and other clicking noise on things like wipers, turn signals etc...

Any ideas ?

I see some older posts about 120's and other cars, yet curious if there are 70 series owners out there that have had to rectify this


Thanks

Fred







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    Noisy AM radio S70 1998

    posted by  Sleddriver on  Mon Aug 20 14:31 CST 2007
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    Could be a loose/corroded ground connection, particularly since so many different sources are causing it. I'm not sure where the major grounds are, but I'd check the radio & antenna grounds first.

    If you hear noise on a weak AM station, that's one thing. If you hear it on a STRONG local station, that could be a loose ground.

    Do you hear any ignition related pops from the spark plugs firing?

    If you have the ability to swap out the radio, that could tell you if it's internal to the radio or not.

    Good Luck
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    1998 V70 T5 138Kmi; Previous car: 1985 SAAB 900T, 254kmi







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