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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Ben-Dry1991 on 27 November 2014, 14:33

Title: Turbo noise
Post by: Ben-Dry1991 on 27 November 2014, 14:33

hi guys new to this forum,

basically I have a mk4 golf gti 1.8t

it was only the other day when a sudden strange whining noise started coming from engine bay, at a guess I would say its the turbo but I have no idea?

its a whining noise how ever I still have full boost...

any recommendations of what to check etc...

thanks in advance Ben-Dry1991

Title: Re: Turbo noise
Post by: Tezmax on 27 November 2014, 16:50

Welcome Ben,

Do you have any fault codes? A noise from the engine bay could coming from anywhere :smiley:

Title: Re: Turbo noise
Post by: MoMartin on 27 November 2014, 17:43

I used to have a whining noise coming from my car, turns out that it was a pretty severe vacuum leak next to the pancake pipe.

Title: Re: Turbo noise
Post by: WadGTI on 29 November 2014, 09:27

No sure if I would class the turbo spooling as a whining noise.

I get a little bit of whining from my engine. I thought it would either be alternator or a tensioner somewhere.

Title: Re: Turbo noise
Post by: gm8 on 02 December 2014, 20:36

its not PS fluid low is it ? prob not as you would only hear that upon steering , but it does whine like a ...

Title: Re: Turbo noise
Post by: WadGTI on 03 December 2014, 12:46

I would check the steering as low fluid will put extra stress on the rack/pump/belt and cause it whine in my view.