Turbo Whistle - Remind Me

Well, search aint any good atm, so i have to ask for a reminder:

Took me intercooler out, and me inlet manifold, replaced the pipes and de-gunged the metal bits. Now it whistles. What does that mean again? Should i have got a new gasket to replace the manifold one, it did look abit frail.

Cheers all

a turbo whistle is normally a good sign..

its when it sounds like a waste disposal unit that its fooked

however if you belive that its sucking in air anywhere then spray some wd40 around the hoses/joints and intercooler..

if it is you will hear a noticible increase in the engine's idel rev's/tick over.

It's sposed to whistle. It's what turbos do

Yeah but not Yankee doodle dandy.

Well its normal until over 15000rpm or whatever it is, then its gradual till change. Will try the wd40 trick around inlet manifold. Cheers all

If you ain't got a rev counter the whistle is a good way to judge when the turbo is doing it's work and giving you the boost you so desire.

we do, its just a tad dodgy (mind of its own, if not extinct for long periods of time!) It seems to be doin the trick anyway! so does the nice cleaner engine, makes me happier anyway!

check the exhaust manifold the sound of escaping gasses sounds like turbo whistle.

metallicachick86 said:

Well its normal until over 15000rpm or whatever it is, then its gradual till change. Will try the wd40 trick around inlet manifold. Cheers all

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ah thought they had outlawed turbos in formula 1?

ssshhhh i dont know these things.....