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  1. HAYLEY_TDI

    Whistling Noise - Loss of Perforance .. any help?

    Hello i have a 1.4 turbo diesel Seat arosa, this last week there is a high pitcvh whistling noise when im driving over 30mph, as soon as i lift the clutch up it stops and the same with the gas, it struggles to reach 50mph and even slows down so i have to put it in 4th gear, its usually...
  2. Why did my Turbo stopped whistling ?

    Hello, my turbo is 6 years old... i really think turbo is still strong, but i have just remembered that years ago my engine stopped whistling... WHY ????
  3. AHHHH The Whistling Is Back

    Got me bocanegra back today guys! finally after 5weeks in the garage, What was replaced was .... brake vacuum pump & pipe Was all good for half an hour after getting it back when the whistling started again every time i touch the accelerator peddle, Got a full AA Inspection done on the...
  4. james walker

    whistling on boost

    okay guys, reversed n249 bypass today, id say it feels better oem than bypassed on mine.. anyway, i had a whistling noise on boost, to accompany the whine i have aswell on low revs, kinda hoped the re bypass would make it dissapear, but to no avail any ideas on whistling on boost? quite...
  5. whistling tdi

    hi folks recently purchased a 55 plate leon tdi and have noticed a whistle like noise at low revs any suggestions. cheers andy
  6. FRESHMODE

    louder whistling (almost shreiking) noise, turbo problem??

    Hi chaps, I think there may be a problem with my turbo somewhere When i put my foot down hard i get a bit of a louder whistling (almost shreiking) noise than normal:confused: I dont really notice any loss of power but i wonder if there is a hose leak anywhere and if this is quite...
  7. whinning whistling sound and i have next to no power

    Driving this evening... All i get now is a whinning whistling sound and i have next to no power, cant take it past 2k revs. First suspect is boost pipes, ive ripped the arch out etc and all the pipe work that is visable appears to be ok? i cant check the piping that goes back to the turbo...
  8. Whistling!!

    Hi, Does anyone know about a whisling one a Leon. It's a 1.9tdifr 150 with about 65k on the clock. You can hear the noise when you are pulling away between 1000 and 2000rpm then after that i think the engine noise drowns it out. It's defo not the sound of the turbo it's like some one is...
  9. Nautilus

    Whistling sound under high boost?

    Hello everyone For some time I was hearing a weird noise under hard acceleration: a whistle (or a combination of whirring and whistling) while pushing the throttle hard. It did not happen always at the same rpm and boost, sometimes at 0.5bar, sometimes at 1bar or 1.4bar, sometimes at 4000rpm...
  10. ross p

    Whistling in second gear

    Hey people, had a wee look on the search but all i could find was things for the leon 1.6 sx, so not sure if it will be the same. Basically everytime i am in second gear i have a whislting sound coming from my car, no sure if its coming from engine or gearbox. As i work my way up the...
  11. murtagh_sean

    Turbo Making Whistling Sound at 2000rpm and Headlights Steaming Up

    Lately I have been noticing that my TDi Leon has been making a whistling sound once it reaches 2000rpm then it goes away once the revs go up to near 2500rpm...does anyone know why this might be or any possible ways of fixing it? Also I have a set of Angel Eyes installed and when I came to my...
  12. chris27

    whistling from engine when full throttle

    for a few days i didnt have a air box. when i put my foot down is a highish gear (eg 3) at revs around 2k, there is a whistling kind of noise (like a turbo but all the time with your foot down). i fitted a k&n today expecting that noise to go away but it hasnt. any ideas what the problem is? i...
  13. Whistling noise from 1.9 diesel

    has anyone else had a problem with their 1.9 diesel leon whistling? my car often sounds like an owl is stuck in the engine. i have a 1.9tdi stylance and it whistles at certain speeds in different gears when the accelerator is pressed to a certain point. if i hold it at the point the...
  14. __B3NNY__

    Whistling on tick over?

    Hey, yesterday i did the N249 bypass and changed all my vac hoses from red to blue :) ive just been out in the car and from the outside i can hear a faint whisltling noise on tick over, Anybody have any ideas what it could be? David.
  15. Faint whistling changing up the gears?

    Not really a problem , Just wondering what the faint whistling was when im changing up the gears. its only audible when the windows are down. Sounds really nice! Like a tame dump valve i guess. I own a 2002 tdi mk4
  16. Boi Ninja

    new gearbox but whistling sound?

    i just changed my gearbox 'coz it got shredded or something, some sort of loud grinding sound when i drove. the mechanic that changed it said that it was the gearbox specific to my car (99 ibiza mk2) i dont know what the code is on it though, but i dont really trust him coz now when i drive...
  17. spyke85

    Whistling

    Seems my car has developed a whistle which seems to be coming from the NSR. Possibly a bearing?
  18. AndyC567

    Whistling TDI

    Hi there, You may of noticed from some of my other posts that I am a new Toledo TDI owner. Another question for you.. I have noticed a whistle, mainly when cold when pulling away. It sounds a bit like a distant police siren, but I am not sure if it is just a belt, or if it is mabe...
  19. bigjode

    Whistling noise from drivers side of the engine

    I get a whistling noise coming from the drivers side of the engine bay only when i totally floor the throttle in second, third and sometimes fourth. Its starts off like a whoosh noise but just continues whooshing at a high pitch untill i change gear or ease off the throttle. Its a std 2001...
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