Hi all 

I am a newbie so forgive me I am doing something wrong?

I have a whining noise from the front of my engine? Not shore if it’s AT or a NT valve. It comes on after I turn ignition on, and goes off about a minute after switching ignition off?

Any ideas what it could be?

Does the noise occur without the engine running?

It comes on soon as you switch the ignition on ( without engine running) carn’t tell if making noise with engine on, I assume it does ?

Try turning on the ignition then walking around the car listening for the location of the noise. Suggest you open the bonnet and boot first.

BTW what year & model is your car and is it petrol or diesel?

It’s a Skoda Octavia 1.9 diesel estate 2005 model (mk2).

tried walking and open bonnet and boot. It’s definitely coming from the centre of the engine, at the top just under the plastic engine cover. It sounds like something is spinning? But it’s half under the cover.

Can you try to record the noise and post it?

No not now ,decided to put it into garage.

Turned out to be Anti Shutter Valve

The proper name was EGR valve?