Spongecola Publish time 24-11-2019 23:00:46

Turbo problem?

Hello, I own a Seat Leon MK1 1.8 Turbo. About 2 weeks ago the turbo started to whistle pretty hard. The performance didint go down and I don't see any smoke at all. Does anyone know what could be wrong? I would like to fix it!
Here's a short video, if you listen good you can hear it!

Aerojon Publish time 24-11-2019 23:00:47

check all the pipes and that the clips are all nice an tight on the intake side of things,that includes the IC piping..

noiseboy72 Publish time 24-11-2019 23:00:48

Might be the waste gate or just an air leak. There's quite a lot of lag from the sound of it, so I would imagine it's losing pressure somewhere.

mjn Publish time 24-11-2019 23:00:48

Boost leak somewhere probably.

freddie5 Publish time 24-11-2019 23:00:48

Whistling normally points to an induction leak, unless its the actual turbo thats whistling.

Check the intercooler pipework, the retaining clips can let go and the pipework comes apart.

Also, have a look at the intercooler, it may be split.
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