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Got a weird noise, I'll try to describe it.
It's a fairly high pitched whine. It only happens when cold. It starts at around 1500rpm and builds in volume until stopping abruptly just over 2000rpm. It happens in 1st through 4th, but seems loudest in lower gears. I think it happens in neutral, but can't remember for sure. It definitely doesn't cut out immediately upon depressing the clutch.
Any ideas?
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That ties in with turbo spool, anything done to it recently?
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Nope, no changes in years. I haven't tried booting it, as the issue is when it's cold, so I don't know if that would make it worse.
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Odd. Can't think of anything else it could be off the top of my head.
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I hope it's not the bloody pulley, it had a genuine one about a year after I bought it, it's only been ~4 years and ~40k since then!
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Well the original one lasted 10 years and 76k, so I figured this one would do alright, given it's an identical OEM part. I'll look into it this weekend if I have time.
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Sure it was the original? All the HDi's I've had history with have had new pulleys long before that!!