Whistling at idle and off throttle/ no load

powert

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Joined
Jan 22, 2003
Location
Cloudcroft, NM
TDI
Jetta, 2001, Blue Lagoon
I just dropped the TDI off at the stealership for whistling at idle and off throttle condition under 1700 rpm. Service tech suspected it was the turbo bypass valve. Anyone else have this experience?
 

FlyTDI Guy

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Joined
Nov 3, 2001
Location
PNW
TDI
'01 Jetta GLS
Are you sure it's not just your turbo you're hearing !!! Mine starts up a few seconds after starting and definitely best described as a 'whistle' sound. It wanders up and down a bit. In fact, at idle and lower rpm's is the ONLY time I hear it. It's best observed from outside the car. While driving, even with the windows down, I never hear it working. Then again, that could be a byproduct of playing in bands for years where loud=good
 

powert

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Joined
Jan 22, 2003
Location
Cloudcroft, NM
TDI
Jetta, 2001, Blue Lagoon
No. This started on 20 July and got progressively louder until this morning. It was different from the turbo sound. This is much louder that the turbo whistle. I do hear the turbo when my windows are down. I keep them down for that fact. This noise was strange and diffent. All most like a steering pump right before it goes...but in a milder form. Still have not heard from the dealership.
 

IXLR8

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Joined
Mar 9, 2003
Location
Cushing, ME
TDI
12 Passat Platinum Gray, 02 Golf Black, 01 Jetta Black
I had a whistling during low speed acceleration, it turned out to be a plugged snowscreen and it was the air entering the bypass valve. I had about 38K miles on the car.
 
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