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  1. Mobo

    Need Help with whining noise

    Bought a leon fr tdi with bnm engine recently and noticed it sounds fine up to 89 degrees but once the car hits 90 degrees theres a whine from the engine that gets lounder the more rpm ive tried to make a video but its not the best any help will be appreciated...
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    Potentially turbo issues

    had a look for leaks and found one but sorted that and still making the noise ive made a video you cant really hear it very well in it but here goes https://drive.google.com/file/d/11cs40dKiqntTAsjGxpyPzuNZ2uiu4LNZ/view?usp=sharing
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    Potentially turbo issues

    seems to be anywhere between the 2-300 mark to get it refurbished
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    Potentially turbo issues

    definitely lucky im breaking my vrs im same engine going to take the turbo off that and send it off for a refurb in case i need it
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    Potentially turbo issues

    Try letting the mr muscle soak in for an hour or so and then some,
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    Potentially turbo issues

    i did it on a mk1 1.9tdi so there was enough space at the back of the engine, but first time i didnt do a great job of it its more time consuming cause its awkward. 2nd time around i took the whole manifold off and cleaned that out it was practically clogged up. once you get everything off...
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    Potentially turbo issues

    cheers i done the same once when cleaning out my sticky vain on my old leon, it kind of reminds me of that sound, but i knew what to check then as i did the work myself lol, Ill have a look in them areas you stated
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    Potentially turbo issues

    Ive gone out and bought myself a oldish 07 plate leon tdi fr, Ive noticed a whine coming from the engine once it warms up which is unusual, It doesnt sound like turbo whine and more like raspy which makes me think its a loose gasket, However, i took it to the garage and they told me its the alt...
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    What are the smallest cars

    i gave up, the Only option was the twizy and I don't want to pay £200 a month to drive that. Looks like I'll have to spend a fortune on parking and walk half a mile everyday :(
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    What are the smallest cars

    I'm after a new car which needs to be less than 2.6m in length. The only car I can find is the Renault twizy but I would rather something without monthly payments on a battery. Is there any other options don't mind how old it is as long as it has a cd player I'm happy
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    What are the common faults with a 1.4tdi

    I just went to view a mk5 1.4tdi which just had it's cambelt turbo etc done. The add looked really promising. But upon arrival noticed the engine covers were missing door was catching and no spare wheel. And damp in the boot. The engine also sounded abit loud and also like a air leak or...
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    Heating and turbo problems

    did it make any difference?
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    Heating and turbo problems

    my cars turbo blew last week and had a used one put in. Turbo whines really loud but the turbo felt fine before instalment and had no play at all Also Ive noticed my car will no longer stay at 90 it goes between 80-90 now what could be causing these problems Also seems the egr valve is...
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    turbo lound and whiney

    Ive changed my turbo last week and it sounds lound and whiny since ive changed it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl7NFgMgRHI sounds like that but louder what could be the problem thanks
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    electric issues got worse developement from indicator problems

    I sealed up the wiring loom and grommets last year and i don't feel any water on the floor, but recently i changed the pollen filter and realised the plastic bit had a gap between the windscreen so i hadn't put it on properly, would it be possible for water to get through their thanks
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    electric issues got worse developement from indicator problems

    Following on from my recent thread, me thinking it was my indicator stalk playing up, now when I start my car my dash lights will be really bright untill I touch the brightness setting on the side it will then flash between brightness settings and flicker for a few seconds afterwards, Now my...
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    What do you all do for a job

    run www.mellowpens.co.uk selling e cigarettes although ive had several random jobs in the past few years
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    Leon Tdi 110 Running rough

    done some digging around and i need to get one from gsf been on there site and theres loads not sure which to get
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    Leon Tdi 110 Running rough

    Hmm might buy a new maf now u mentioned that. but i read somewhere that bosc mafs are no good?
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    Leon Tdi 110 Running rough

    I got some grease from maplins (should have read it properly) and ive cleaned the maf and it has made a difference as it also had a problem where it would make a scraping noise and on acceleration some times. but this is now alot less frequent. When cleaning the maf i noticed 2 metal pins...
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