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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Golf mk4 TDI => Topic started by: stokie_90 on 12 October 2010, 08:04
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i hve got a mk4 gt tdi (130bhp) and ever since i have owned this car the turbo has always sounded like it whistles and whooshes, i thought this was a normal thing lol but reading other peoples turbo trouble im gettin paranoid !
does anybody elses turbo diesel do this ?
thanks :smiley:
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My Audi does to a certain extent, as do all cars with a turbo I think, depends how loud it is and when its doing it. What mileage is the car on?
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Vw's Audi's and Seat's all have quiet loud turbos, not sure really why??? As Dec said what is the milage on yours? I have a few friends with Audi's, Vw's and Seat's and they all say that their turbos are quiet loud, i have a Alfa Romeo 156 JTD and the turbo on that is no where near as loud as the German ones. I wouldnt worry too much about it unless it is starting to effect the performance.
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I have noticed that my Audi seems to have a quieter engine than earlier (mk4/early mk5's) but the turbo noise seems to be the same across the board. There are a lot quieter engines about as above, but others (vauxhalls :tongue:) seem to be louder.
Mileage can play a part, however the life of a turbo seems to depend a lot on how its been looked after over its life, as some Audi's on the audi forum have gone at very low mileage, whereas others last a lot longer. Hopeing to get another 30-40k out of mine before I have to worry about that :tongue:
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yeah its not a bad noise its just a nice whistle, was just worried because ive heard stories of other ppls turbo going on them, mine is the 130bhp model and its been remapped to around 160bhp and the performance is still bang on, no loss in power anywhere. and its got 168K on the clock, with a ull service history from vw and audi, and ive got a reciept in the book saying the turbo has already been changed at 1 point in the past im just paranoid :laugh: thanks for the replys :smiley:
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Vw's Audi's and Seat's all have quiet loud turbos,
eh? :laugh:
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Vw's Audi's and Seat's all have quiet loud turbos,
eh? :laugh:
Yeah I thought the same thing :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Check you don't have one of these bad boys installed: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Turbo-whistle-exahust-sound-mr2-supra-r5-gt-focus-rs-st-/220655306507?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item336014c70b#ht_2307wt_905
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Think he would have meant 'quite' rather than 'quiet' :P
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iv recently purchased a pd130 2002 with 62,000 on the clock and it makes a whooshing noise, like a spraying noise but i assumed that was the turbo, i think it sounds good!
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iv recently purchased a pd130 2002 with 62,000 on the clock and it makes a whooshing noise, like a spraying noise but i assumed that was the turbo, i think it sounds good!
If there is a really loud whoosing noise i would say you may have boost leak ..
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mine just sounds like a slight dump valve noise just as the turbo kicks in i thought that was just the noise it made, pulls in all gears and isnt getting louder day by day....hope its not bad news cos i like it :drool:
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1 ov the mates has just bought a astra cdti 150 and the turbo is really quiet, dusn't seem as fast thow
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hmmmm bit worried because it does sound like its coming from the front drivers side. if iv got a boost leak is it ok running the car with it for a while? or will that damage anything? no funds you see and its not a performance problem as of yet!
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So no performance prob yet?
What about economy? What kinda miles to a tank and what kinda mpg? Has it dropped?
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theres no performane issues as of yet and im getting 55mpg average, 530miles to a full tank....
am i at the early stages of it you reckon? or maybe its a very very small leak...
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theres no performane issues as of yet and im getting 55mpg average, 530miles to a full tank....
am i at the early stages of it you reckon? or maybe its a very very small leak...
Same issue i have basically check all your pipes for signs of oil also check all the joints are ok no oil on them plus check the clips they are the cheapest bit to replace i tend to buy a bag full at a time lol
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I've got a boost leak also :(
Went and got my intercooler changed by Toph yesterday but now the pipe on the top of the intercooler is loose and leaking an oily dark coloured substance down the side of my brand new intercooler :(
It looks like the probelm is the metal connector thing in between the 2 pipes :(
Anyone know how much they are?
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i have the same problem as don_geovani, will it damage anything if i keep driving it (until i start losing my MPG and performance) because its not affecting me at the moment? cheers guys