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Turbo whine - is this normal?

1.3K views 7 replies 5 participants last post by  grumpyone  
#1 ·
Gday,

I’m new to the ZD30CRD game and just wanted to know if having turbo whine that starts around 2000rpm is normal?

FYI my patrol is tuned (179hp,500ish nm), bigger top mount, fabwitz air box and piping, safari snorkel, stock turbo.

I took it to my local mechanic yesterday and he couldn’t find anything wrong with it, even though he didn’t take the turbo out🤦. He told me to drive back to the city to find a specialist if I’m worried about it, (I live out in the country).

any help would be great! Cheers
 
#2 ·
It depends on the whine, most do to a certain extent and if you have some mods it becomes more likely, if it is just a bit of a whine I wouldn't worry but if you get a crackle coming down then that isn't good.
 
#3 ·
With mods like a snorkel and airbox with a pod style filter will most likely increase turbo whine noise. If you have a straight through 3 inch exhaust you will get the turbo whine through the exhaust.

Without actually hearing yours it would be hard to know if yours is normal