[BiturboS4] turbo gasket failure

[Michael Kuriger]

mine  used to be silent too, and now at 16000 miles they are getting
quite loud.  I have already had a leaky hose fixed once which fixed it
for a day or 2.

Mike

tstifler at att.net wrote:

>Miikka,
>I also had a turbo gasket leak.  Did yours throw a code or cause any turbo
>whistle ?
>
>  I wasn't getting any codes, but I noticed it when driving close to a guard
>rail or Jersey wall.  Under throttle I could hear a whooshing sound echo off
>the wall.  I pressurized it and sure enough there was a big leaker on drivers
>side turbo.  I couldn't even get my hand down to where the leak was.  Dealer
>fixed it, but the bummer is that about the same time I started hearing a little
>turbo whistle - when boost comes up - like in previous turbo cars.  But for the
>first year of owning my S4, I never heard the turbos spool. Now, even after the
>repair I hear 'em.  Do you guys hear your turbos spool up when your driving
>with windows down ?
>TStif '02
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