Hi all, it seems i have a bit of a boost pipe leak ?

the plastic pipe running along the side of the engine to the top of the intercooler ?

has soooot all over the joint and it is very slack ? all the other joints are tight ?

could this be the cause of the whistling ?

Edited 26 July, 201015 yr by scottk18

There is a certain amount of play in the joints, but it's possible for sure. I would have thought anything big enough to make a whistling noise would throw up a light on the dashboard, though?

Hi all, it seems i have a bit of a boost pipe leak ?

the plastic pipe running along the side of the engine to the top of the intercooler ?

has soooot all over the joint and it is very slack ? all the other joints are tight ?

could this be the cause of the whistling ?

I had exactly the same problem a few months back, I was suspecting a bust turbo.

After a good inspection of the boost pipes it appeared the pipes do have some form of movement leaving a gap allowing a boost leak thats what causes teh whistle. I pushed the pipes back on after a short drive the same would happen. Give or take some soot or oil leak but as long as it does not look like somebody has poured a litre of engine oil its normal. I sorted this problem by using the cable tie trick, the top of the intercooler pipe can be tricky due to access, use a cable tie around the fuel filter housing and the boost pipe tricky but it has done the job since no more boost leaks, to avoid any pipes popping off do the cable tie trick on all of the pipes.

yeah its just the one that runs along the side of the engine and its the connection onto the rubber pipe it has quite alot of play and a small hole, all the other ones seem really tight and secure,

it does have 1 years warranty , should this be covered >?

yeah its just the one that runs along the side of the engine and its the connection onto the rubber pipe it has quite alot of play and a small hole, all the other ones seem really tight and secure,

it does have 1 years warranty , should this be covered >?

Yes should be covered, worth enquring about. It has no reason to be loose, mine never trigged an engine light so they will say there is nothing wrong as its driveable but just with that slight bit of power loss as the boost builds, im assumig you dont have the check engine light either. Worth getting a 2nd opinion of the AA/RAC man for confirmation and if it is the pipe thats causing the whistle take the call out reciept with you to the trader you bought it of and they have no argument but to replace it.

yeah i have 1 years skoda break down too !!

sorry about my appalling spelling in the title