ben 380 Member 51 Member For: 17y 5m 26d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 01/06/08 11:13 AM Share Posted 01/06/08 11:13 AM Hey guys this is my first post so plz forgive any mistakes .I own a ba xr6t I have had it for almost 2 years and for the past 6 mths I have noticed a very slight high pitched engine noise kind of a grinding sound around 2 grand on the revs. I told the ford dealer and he recons he cant here anything {I know the sound wasent there b4}it seems to be getting worse I think it might be coming from the turbo???? Can any 1 here help plz!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 8m 18d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 01/06/08 11:20 AM Share Posted 01/06/08 11:20 AM Hmmm, tricky to diagnose with out hearing it mate, but you could be on to something with the turbo. Pull the hard plastic intake pipe off the mouth of the turbo and take a look for any signs of wear and tear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 380 Member 51 Member For: 17y 5m 26d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 01/06/08 11:24 AM Author Share Posted 01/06/08 11:24 AM Cool thanks for the heads up ill have a look .... is there anyone out there with a same prob??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETM Member 1,194 Member For: 17y 7m 12d Gender: Male Location: syd south Posted 01/06/08 11:32 AM Share Posted 01/06/08 11:32 AM it will be the turbo 99% of the time.have a look and get back to us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 7m 6d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 02/06/08 08:30 AM Share Posted 02/06/08 08:30 AM You've had the car 2 years and only now decide to show yourself.Anyway wellcome. And I have no idea about your engine trouble. Hope you got some warranty left.I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 380 Member 51 Member For: 17y 5m 26d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 02/06/08 11:10 AM Author Share Posted 02/06/08 11:10 AM You've had the car 2 years and only now decide to show yourself.Anyway wellcome. And I have no idea about your engine trouble. Hope you got some warranty left.I.B.Sorry m8 , as soon as I get this prb sorted , I intend to get some advise on possible upgrades for my beast..... cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straughsberry Donating Members 1,846 Member For: 17y 2m 8d Gender: Male Location: Broady, Melbourne Posted 02/06/08 11:55 AM Share Posted 02/06/08 11:55 AM ferrari is a good upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philbrick123 Member 24 Member For: 17y 6m 14d Gender: Male Location: W.A Posted 02/06/08 01:03 PM Share Posted 02/06/08 01:03 PM I had a bolt come out of the turbo housing and that made a bit of noise so maybe yours is loose. good luck mate.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hulk xr6t Member 160 Member For: 17y 10d Posted 03/06/08 12:16 AM Share Posted 03/06/08 12:16 AM Those ford dealers... funny people... there could be a volcano erupting under your hood and they will say "cant here anything" that's normal.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QWKXR6T Member 23 Member For: 16y 4m 26d Gender: Male Location: Brisvegas Posted 03/06/08 03:04 AM Share Posted 03/06/08 03:04 AM Sounds like it could be the turbo, if its still under waranty drop it off at ford and get them to sort it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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