yes that was it thanks, after scrambling around and watching youtube videos i found thier is a rubber gasket in between the motor and canister that had fallen off without me knowing it, i even went as far as buying a new set
then later on that day (haha)...
and it figures, i had spilled some flake food earlier, brought out the vacuum to sweep it up, when i rapped up the cord, guess what i found, the damn o-ring (which is black just like the cord) sitting on the floor right next to the cord, lol at least ill have spare parts when these parts do decide to go on me.