robroy959
20-11-2007, 05:40 AM
I posted a question a while back regarding what I thought was a squeaky clutch on my 2006/56 2.0 SE Tdi Passat Estate (manual transmission) now with 11k on the clock. See http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=15088.
I'm still being driven crazy by the noise :zx11:. It can vary from a low-pitched howl - which lasts for about a second - to an almost throaty sigh.
It's definitely not the clutch pedal or the clutch mechanism. It happens when the clutch pedal is pressed, but it also happens when I'm driving along and lift off the throttle.
My guess - but it is only a guess - is that something related to the turbocharger is causing the problem. Has anyone else experienced this or have any ideas?
Incidentally, on another website, a Passat owner complained of an "owl-like hoot" when changing gears. I reckon that this is the same fault as mine.
EDIT: I also found this post http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=1497 on the Passat - General Topics forum which sounds as if it describes the same fault.
P.S. My local dealer hasn't been the most helpful when I reported it to them. The technician who accompanied me on a test drive claimed he couldn't hear it! Do VW supply their techs with heavy duty cotton wool for their ears?
I'm still being driven crazy by the noise :zx11:. It can vary from a low-pitched howl - which lasts for about a second - to an almost throaty sigh.
It's definitely not the clutch pedal or the clutch mechanism. It happens when the clutch pedal is pressed, but it also happens when I'm driving along and lift off the throttle.
My guess - but it is only a guess - is that something related to the turbocharger is causing the problem. Has anyone else experienced this or have any ideas?
Incidentally, on another website, a Passat owner complained of an "owl-like hoot" when changing gears. I reckon that this is the same fault as mine.
EDIT: I also found this post http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=1497 on the Passat - General Topics forum which sounds as if it describes the same fault.
P.S. My local dealer hasn't been the most helpful when I reported it to them. The technician who accompanied me on a test drive claimed he couldn't hear it! Do VW supply their techs with heavy duty cotton wool for their ears?