strange noise changing gear

[bullzeye]

had a mechanic look at my car, he stook his ear in the engine and said yep, theres an airleak lol

but cant look at it untill next week, and he doesent know how long it will take to find the leak,

i have looked at the back of the engine but cant see the turbo, theres a big metal pipe thing , and im assuming its under that

is there any easier way to get to the turbo to check the pipes myself
(the car is completely standard, it was owned by a paramedic, and i think im the only one to give it abit of welly, so im presuming a brittle pipe has just split)

[navmk4gti]

it most likely be the breather pipes.. they always seem to go 

[daz veedub]

is there no othere garages u can take to, or no1 on here live near u 2 help out

that metal pipe will be ya charge pipe if am finking ur on about the same pipe  mate the turbo is down that way

easiest way is to get to turbo on a ramp or jack stands mate

hope ya sort problem out

+1 will be a brittle/spilt pipe

[bullzeye]

just been for a drive, got home ,got out of my car and smelt this horrible rotten egg smell coming from my exhaust,could this be why im loosing power and using to much fuel?

any ideas why it smells like this ?

[daz veedub]

sounds like catalytic converter

any fault codes if u av scanned it

[daz veedub]

what fuel do u run it on

[bullzeye]

hi daz, i havent had it scanned as there are no warning lights on dash, i run it on normal unleaded, the cheap stuff as it does seem to drink fuel, maybe that also has something to do with loss of power and fuel useage

is the cat converter a big job? i hope not,i can hardly afford to run it at the moment lol

could there be faults on the engine that dont make a light come on the dash?

[daz veedub]

not all faults show up on dash lights mate its worth having scanned i bought a £20 fault code reader of ebay which a lot of people have its defo worth having mate
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/U281-VAG-VW-Audi-Seat-Skoda-CAN-Fault-Code-Reader-NEW-/150541025281?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&hash=item230cf1c001

above the ashtray is a panel that pops off it just plugs in there 

[bullzeye]

thanks for link daz, ill check that out
im just worried about this cat now

[daz veedub]

dont worry yet mate invest in a scanner or if some1 on here is near u they mite plug theres in