Ozzy Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 just recently picked up my TDI sport, and realised its a bit noisy, now i have not been in or drove another one so dont know if its normal or that it needs some sort of tuning. gonna go to the garage tmrw to ask, but thought i would get your lots opinions first. it has done 11k so maybe the oil needs changing, but i doubt that could make the enginge sound louder could it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_m Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 I cant really say that I find my A3 S-line that noisy, its the first diesel I have had and I was pleasantly surprised! When are you noticing that it is noisy? on start up they can sound a bit loud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 Its a fact of life that Turbodiesels get gruffer with age, they also lose performance slightly over time. When I got my MKIV TDi I was amazed at how smooth it was and how you the predominant sound was the turbo whoosh underlined by a distant rumble. Its still in the family so I get to drive it once in a while and 5 years later its a lot coarser. I've heard that decoking the intercooler is a good way to restore that lost performance. Its a bit of a job, and involves removing the i/c - fiddly as its hard to access - and flushing it with brake cleaner or similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted January 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 yeh mainly on start up, maybe it's just me. ahh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 [ QUOTE ] yeh mainly on start up, maybe it's just me. ahh well [/ QUOTE ] Slightly noisy oin start up but I've had several people say to me when they get out "It's a diesel - but how? It didn't sound like one" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Rifles Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 It still isn't noisy enough to stop people walking out in front of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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