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alhambra turbo

bmsc22990

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May 20, 2004
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Help please.. my bammers turbo has started making a whining noise today. its never done it before. is it on its way out or cold it be a hose or something?
Any help appreciated.
 

bmsc22990

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May 20, 2004
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UPDATE!! got someone to have a look and he thinks its the tensionor on the belt that runs the air con compressor as it has got some play in it.
 

m0rk

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May 19, 2001
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that would make more sense! turbo failure normally consumes a lot of oil & you lack any oomph
 

bmsc22990

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May 20, 2004
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Yeah it got me because the whining seemed to be in time with the turbo spooling but friend said that it would be more of a whooshing sound and more constant, ie not easing off further up rev range which it is.
guess i'm just a panic merchant lol.
 

edthedead

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I have a Galaxy that I drive for work and a Alhambra as my personal car... both have the 115pd engine. The galaxy has always made a funny woooshing noise from the turbo on deacceloration (sp.?), the Alhambra never has. The Galaxy has now done 70,000 miles, so it can't be that terminal!
 
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