5kcdtq Turbo

[Larry C Leung]

OIl is normal, particularly with the turbo cars. The car would be a
laggard (I think) with a dead turbo, but you can check out it's condition
by checking Scott Mockry's excellent website sjmautotechnik.com (check
vendor list at the audifans website to be certain). Be certain it's your
turbo that's whining. My pilot bearing (and others throwout bearings) in
the clutch region started it's failure warning by whining. If the noise
is coming from the bellhousing area (rear of the engine compartment),
it's probably the Pilot or TO bearing. BTW the sound was NOT speed
dependent, and depending upon which bearing is failing, it MAY or may not
be speed dependent in it's noise, and it may or may not go away when you
depress the clutch pedal.

LL - NY

On Sat, 05 Jan 2002 19:08:10 -0800 George Harris
<harchris at smokesignal.net> writes:
>The car has 250,000 km (156,000 mi). I am the third owner, the first
>owned it for about 13 years.
>
>I have a high pitched whine all the time when driving. I have been
>driving this car for about 3 months and the whine seems to be
>consistent. Boost doesn't seem to be as high as it was at first.
>
>I took apart the intake system today to get the air filter changed.
>Who
>designed that setup? Am I the only one who finds changing the air
>filter
>a bit of a PITA? Anyway, I noticed that the intake tract had oil in
>it.
>A bit of oil in the intake opening of the turbo.
>
>Can anyone tell me what to look for when the turbo starts to go? I am
>planning to take a trip of about 4,000 miles starting next week. If
>my
>turbo goes during the trip, will I still be able to drive with a dead
>turbo?
>
>Regards to all
>George