High-pitched wining noise when cold?

flammenwurfer · Post by **flammenwurfer** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 7:51 am

Hi everybody. I don't own a Legacy YET, but the 92 turbo Sport Sedan I'm looking at I test drove yesterday and before it warmed up there was a somewhat high whining noise when I accellerated. However it went away after I drove it for a while and it warmed up.

Is this normal for this car? The salesman told me it was just the turbo and it was normal but I'm not so sure. Thanks!

J-MoNeY · Post by **J-MoNeY** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:02 am

If it's a squeel, it's prolly a belt. If it's a whistle and a hummish sound then it's the turbo.

flammenwurfer · Post by **flammenwurfer** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:37 am

OK, so is it normal for the turbo to make a hummish sound when cold?

J-MoNeY · Post by **J-MoNeY** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:43 am

It should be more of a sssssssssss, but only when you accelerate after about 1500RPMS/ A noisy belt is going to sqeel like eeeeeeeeeee when you accelerate or possibly when you just turn it on.

flammenwurfer · Post by **flammenwurfer** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:39 pm

Well I have a Supra turbo, so I know what a turbo sounds like and this wasn't like any turbo sound I've ever heard. It was much louder and whinier.

greg donovan · Post by **greg donovan** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:50 pm

the noise of the turbo would not go away like you said this did.

subaru turbos easy to hear as it practically sits on the firewall.

flammenwurfer · Post by **flammenwurfer** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:53 pm

yes, so any idea what the noise I was hearing is?

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High-pitched wining noise when cold?

High-pitched wining noise when cold?