My first assumption is that its the contactor to start the compressor. Do you ever hear the compressor turn on?
Yep the compressor runs, and when it runs you can still hear the ticking underneath everything. Fridge still stays cold. It's been doing this for weeks, or months maybe, I've been pretty lazy about looking into it
This is where we discuss how to repair appliances, large and small. We are not waiting for #right2repair law to be enacted. The civil disobedient practice of repairing instead of wasting and re-buying is welcome here. I will also turn a blind eye toward “piracy” of manufacturer service manuals that are otherwise unavailable to the general public.