[s-cars] Syn Oil comment and anyone with a spare stock turbo for cheap?

[chris chambers]

Steve,

Press either a wooden handle of a long screwdriver against the
turbo's housing with the other end held up to your ear.
Rev the engine while holding it there and If it is in fact the turbo 
you will hear the noise through the handle.

Copying this to the list in case my logic is off.

HTH
Chris

--- Steve Marinello <smarinello at entouch.net> wrote:

> Just running it up through the gears along a concrete wall, you hear
> it 
> spinning and scraping as it would be spooling up on acceleration and
> down in 
> between shifts.  Constant sound if you hole it at steady rpms.  Note,
> this 
> is with the drivers window open and no aero tray on the car.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "chris chambers" <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
> To: "Steve Marinello" <smarinello at entouch.net>
> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 12:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Syn Oil comment and anyone with a spare stock
> turbo 
> for cheap?
> 
> 
> > Steve,
> >
> > Trying to make sense of your original email, does the noise only
> > occur when shifting the trans, or os it when you are not in gear
> > "coating" with the clutch engaged?
> >
> > Could it be the throw out bearing? The throwout bearing would be
> > engaged
> > when the clutch is engaged, and could still be spinning after
> releasing
> > the clutch.
> >
> > Just a thought....pass along more info and I'll keep my thinking
> cap
> > on.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Steve Marinello <smarinello at entouch.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Thak, Chris. I'll let you know as soon as I confirm that's what it
> >> is.
> >> Can't think of anything else that would make a spinning sound like
> >> that at
> >> those times, although Hap doesn't buy that it's the turbo.
> >>
> >> I'll be in touch.
> >>
> >> Steve
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "chris chambers" <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
> >> To: "Steve Marinello" <smarinello at entouch.net>
> >> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 11:36 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Syn Oil comment and anyone with a spare
> stock
> >> turbo
> >> for cheap?
> >>
> >>
> >> > Steve,
> >> >
> >> > When I purchased my car the previous owner had just had a new
> turbo
> >> > installed. I soon did the RS2 upgrade and kept this turbo that
> has
> >> > had very little use.
> >> >
> >> > So if you need one, let me know and we can work out a deal.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Chris
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --- Steve Marinello <smarinello at entouch.net> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Disconcerting noise now coming from the turbo, I think, on the
> S6
> >> >> sedan.  Witht he window down running along a concrete
> embakement,
> >> I
> >> >> hear a spinning light scraping up and down noise when running
> >> through
> >> >> the gears, aprticularly in between the shifts.  Haven't checked
> >> for
> >> >> sure yet...too busy and lousy weather...but that seems to be
> the
> >> most
> >> >> likely/unfortuante possibility.
> >> >>
> >> >> The oil comment is that, this car has 157k on it and has never
> >> made a
> >> >> sound like that before.  I have run Syntec 5W50 since I got the
> >> car
> >> >> and dropped off M1 15W50 at the dealer when it was getting
> >> serviced.
> >> >> However, as they had done on the RS2 avant, they failed to use
> the
> >> >> oil provided and put in their Aud approved Kendall synthetic
> >> >> 10W30(?).  First thing it did was suddenly turn up down a quart
> >> after
> >> >> two weeks...never lost more than 1/3 of a quart in 4k between
> >> changes
> >> >> before.  Found that out when I checked oil level immediately
> after
> >> >> hearing the sound a few weeks ago.  Topped it off with Syntec
> and
> >> it
> >> >> hasn't lost anymore.  The point, as has been raised before, is
> >> that
> >> >> the new Audi spec just might not be the best thing for our C4
> >> >> turbo's.  Haven't been driving the avant much until yesterday. 
> No
> >> >> turbo sound, thank God, but coming out of work, my Engine
> >> Malfunction
> >> >> Indicator came on.  Shut it down and checked under the hood for
> >> >> anything obvious, but found nothing.  Fired it up and the light
> >> >> didn't come again; ran like a sewing machine, as usual.  Came
> home
> >> >> and checked the oil...down a quart.   That's in less than 200
> >> miles
> >> >> and that car has always had M1 15W50 in it, as that is what the
> PO
> >> >> ran.  I'm going back to changing the oil myself, period.
> >> >>
> >> >> F***in' BS!
> >> >>
> >> >> Steve
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