Re: Oil in air intake

["Rudy Consolacion" <rconsolacion@kumhotech.com>]

Gerard,
Check out this website:
http://www.intendedacceleration.com/html/tip7.htm
It talks about a leaky rear main seal which may possibly be 
causing your whistle. HTH!

Rudy C.
87 5ktq
97 a4.28q

> I too have the oil in the intake. What I'd like to know, and what I've
> posted many little  posts to the list about, is whether a whistling
> sound can give away a worn turbo? In the morning there is a high
> pitched whistle from the car. When I get to about 60 or 80 kph there
> is a whistle from the car, it jumps between intensities, goes away
> as I back off and bring the car to a stop and will usually only
> start going when I get to about 80 (or even 60) kph. Has anyone
> encountered such a whistle? As help I have to mention that  a) the
> CV joints are recon'd and were driven for 2 months on open CV boots,
> b) the alternator makes  scratchy noises and has had the bearings
> replaced about 3 months ago, and c) the Y-joint on the idle valve
> hose which runs into the top of the valve cover is split and might
> be the cause of the early morning warm-up whistle, but can't explain
> the whistle when the vehicle is warm. How to determine where the
> whistle is coming from when the car is at standstill? Could it be
> some valve leaking?
> 
> Sorry to shove this into this thread, but the 2 things might be linked.
> 
> G.
> -- 
> "a thousand miles from here, there is another person smiling"
> 1990 Turbo (200T)
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>          gerard@acenet.co.za / van_vught@frg.issi.co.za
> 
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