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Hoppy

(3,595 posts) Sun Apr 24, 2016, 10:34 AM Apr 2016

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Car turbo-charger question. [View all]

I got a new car with a turbo-charger. (Yeah, I know. But it was the only way to get the full safety package.) Anyways, I never had a car with a turbo. When the car is going up a hill, there is a whine coming from the hood that sound like a small Banshee.

Is this a normal sound with a turbo? The dealer isn't open today.

If I open the hood latch and there is a Banshee in there, am I likely to get bitten?

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Car turbo-charger question. [View all] Hoppy Apr 2016 OP

Yes, you will hear the turbo charger when it cuts in. nt JayhawkSD Apr 2016 #1

Thanks. I wanted to make sure I wasn't going to damage anything by driving it. Hoppy Apr 2016 #2

It's the turbo "spooling up" Mopar151 Apr 2016 #3

Most modern Turbos don't make intrusive noises. Ford_Prefect Apr 2016 #4

Intake muffling..... Mopar151 May 2016 #5

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