Just bought a 51 vRS, when accelerating there is a real faint whistle / sound of air being pushed around. Is this normal yea? I'm guessing it's the wastegate?

Can you tell i'm a turbo newbie?!

I was a turbo newbie when I got mine too. I believe the whistling is the turbo spooling up and is perfectly normal. The waste gate is the hissing sound (maybe a second) you can hear when you lift off the accelerator... its quite quiet when standard and you can usually only hear it when the stereos off and the windows are done up...

I'm sure someone will correct me if i'm wrong tho.

Good good, I read on a thread that it could be the turbo going! The noise from my is pretty quite though and sounds good imo.

Trying to get used to the speed. I came from a 75bhp diesel... to say it's a upgrade is an understatement.

I love it. Best car I've had but then looking at my history its not really saying much! The Fiesta ST I had was good fun but that was only when it was running properly and is no where near as practical as the Octy.

Good Luck with it anyway. Hope it goes well for you.

I was a turbo newbie when I got mine too. I believe the whistling is the turbo spooling up and is perfectly normal. The waste gate is the hissing sound (maybe a second) you can hear when you lift off the accelerator... its quite quiet when standard and you can usually only hear it when the stereos off and the windows are done up...

I'm sure someone will correct me if i'm wrong tho.

Right guys the whistling is definately the turbo spooling up !!!! but the hiss/tssshhh noise for a second when coming of the accelerator is the re-circulating dump valve not the wastegate !!! the Octy vRS has one as standard.

If you get a cold air induction kit you will hear the dump valve a bit more

Ross

I thought wastegate = dump valve? Or am I being a plonker?

Just been quoted

Ok, range a proper skoda dealer.

I thought wastegate = dump valve? Or am I being a plonker?

Nah mate the dump valve is before the turbo and blows back into the air flow,

the wastegate is in the turbo and i think it controls the boost iirc

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