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I just purchased a couple of weeks ago after being a V8 Expensive Daewoo person for the past 10 years, a 2014 FG MK 11 Falcon XR6 Turbo sedan with 20,000 Klms, I had it in today for a couple of warranty issues, I had very poor radio reception with no AM radio. Which they are ordering a new aerial which Ford believes is the problem not really fussed about that but my second issue Ford couldn't find or hear the problem (Surprise Surprise) that concerned me a little, as I have driven other XR6 turbo's and never heard the below sound.

  First thing in the morning when the car is cold I drive down the road and hear this faint siren like sound which increase in pitch as the revs increase, best way I can describe the sound is like a police siren far in the distance or when a fire station sounds it's alarm and the pitch goes higher as it gets louder. This happens even between 1500-2500 revs so not even on boost, hopefully people can understand what I am describing. Once the car warms up the sound goes away.

  Has anyone experienced this, as I am new to the Turbo world and I thought maybe someone else has experienced this at some stage and give me an idea what it could possibly be.

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this sounds like the typical diff whine. I get a whine between 55-59km/h. it does not matter if it is first thing in the morning or half way through the day.

I still get it. Are you in Perth?

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34 minutes ago, masda74 said:

this sounds like the typical diff whine. I get a whine between 55-59km/h. it does not matter if it is first thing in the morning or half way through the day.

I still get it. Are you in Perth?

No it is not the diff, as the sound seems to come more from engine bay area.

  No I am in Melbourne.

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turbo spool..at off boost cold conditions.

My standard turbo use to do the exact same thing

Nothing at all to worry about. My advice -- enjoy the sound each morning

 

 

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Oh and BTW

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.........or it could be that. Turbo whine's when car is cold. I just avoid spooling up the turbo when the engine is cold.

once the car is up to operating temperature, the whine seems to go away.

 

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Hi Guys, thanks to everyone who responded, glad to hear that it is normal, so happy with the car awesome torque from low down in the rev range as compared to my old V8 and love the sound of the turbo when you back off throttle, should have changed over many years ago.

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