Noticed my Turbo Whistling on tickover yesterday, no loss of power (yet) 9 months old (still in warrantee) she’s done 98,000 km.
I know some on here say that it’s not necessary to ‘let her wind down’ like we used to do, but I always do & I let her tick over for a couple of minutes in the morning. But she is used occasionally on the night trunk & they drive her ‘Like they Stole Her’.
I’ve seen them flying in the yard at full throttle & almost screech to a halt with a fully loaded trailer shuddering behind !
Question is- is it on the way out or am I being a bit too sensitive to some of her noises ?
martinviking:
Noticed my Turbo Whistling on tickover yesterday, no loss of power (yet) 9 months old (still in warrantee) she’s done 98,000 km.
I know some on here say that it’s not necessary to ‘let her wind down’ like we used to do, but I always do & I let her tick over for a couple of minutes in the morning. But she is used occasionally on the night trunk & they drive her ‘Like they Stole Her’.
I’ve seen them flying in the yard at full throttle & almost screech to a halt with a fully loaded trailer shuddering behind !
Question is- is it on the way out or am I being a bit too sensitive to some of her noises ?
I would tilt the cab first to get a better idea where the noise is from there is a lot of pipework on that twin turbo engine , check the exhaust brake flap hasn’t sheared they are made of chocolate…
martinviking:
Noticed my Turbo Whistling on tickover yesterday, no loss of power (yet) 9 months old (still in warrantee) she’s done 98,000 km.
I know some on here say that it’s not necessary to ‘let her wind down’ like we used to do, but I always do & I let her tick over for a couple of minutes in the morning. But she is used occasionally on the night trunk & they drive her ‘Like they Stole Her’.
I’ve seen them flying in the yard at full throttle & almost screech to a halt with a fully loaded trailer shuddering behind !
Question is- is it on the way out or am I being a bit too sensitive to some of her noises ?
I would tilt the cab first to get a better idea where the noise is from there is a lot of pipework on that twin turbo engine , check the exhaust brake flap hasn’t sheared they are made of chocolate…
Funny you should mention that, we had an 11 plate 300+k on the clock & the exhaust flap got stuck down, it got recovered co’s they suspected the turbo & she obviously had no power.
I’m back near MK now so I’m gonna get the fitter to have a quick look when I’m back in the yard.
Bking:
Sure its not a belt idler or tensioner bearing going down?
After some thought, a bearing did come to mind, our resident fitter has had a listen & agrees that there is a whining noise that probably shouldn’t be there.
She was serviced last week (97,000ish) would you re’tension a belt during the checks ?
(That might explain the noise ?)
Maybe I’m am just being a bit too sensitive ?
Bking:
Sure its not a belt idler or tensioner bearing going down?
After some thought, a bearing did come to mind, our resident fitter has had a listen & agrees that there is a whining noise that probably shouldn’t be there.
She was serviced last week (97,000ish) would you re’tension a belt during the checks ?
(That might explain the noise ?)
Maybe I’m am just being a bit too sensitive ?
just done a water pump on one at 275k had a noise on it at start up and was weeping out the tell tale hole,belt driven pump you’ve also got the tensioner,2 idlers,air con ,alt,fuel drive on 1 belt.