I was starting to hear a whistling from my Turbo and thought I was heading towards another expensive repair....
After my last shopping trip I started the engine and I was parked up against and along a tall wall that acted like an echo chamber and noticed with my window down that the engine sounded noisier than normal. As I pulled out of the car park onto the main road I put my foot down and it sounded like I was driving a tractor. Pulled over and looked underneath and I have blown a hold in my exhaust downpipe and I can hear the turbo whistle even louder.
Just got a quote today to replace the whole exhaust as I knew the back box needed replacing. ÂŁ180 including labour and VAT. Chances are my Turbo is fine and I was just hearing it through a hole small enough for the high frequency to escape but not big enough to sound really bad yet. Phew
After my last shopping trip I started the engine and I was parked up against and along a tall wall that acted like an echo chamber and noticed with my window down that the engine sounded noisier than normal. As I pulled out of the car park onto the main road I put my foot down and it sounded like I was driving a tractor. Pulled over and looked underneath and I have blown a hold in my exhaust downpipe and I can hear the turbo whistle even louder.
Just got a quote today to replace the whole exhaust as I knew the back box needed replacing. ÂŁ180 including labour and VAT. Chances are my Turbo is fine and I was just hearing it through a hole small enough for the high frequency to escape but not big enough to sound really bad yet. Phew