Hi everyone, I'm new to the board and currently shopping for a GTI. I was driving a Acura RSX till last Thursday, and I'm looking to get into a GTI now. I have a specific question about a Gti i test drove saturday....I noticed what seemed to be an extremely loud air noise while i was driving the car, this was w/ windows closed, it sounded like a suction / vaccum, i had a cai on my rsx, but this sound was a little different...i started to play w/ the pedal and the noise was actually coming out during accel, not after i let off the gas. My impression is the blow off valve releases excess air after you let off the pedal, not during accel.....I'm thinking the valve is shot and the air is just cycling making the turbo work harder....if i decide to buy the car i am going to insist on a new valve and the air noise be fixed before i get into it, but i wanted to check and see if anyone has heard a similar noise, if it is a shot blow out valve or maybe this more than the valve....it was an 06 w/ 20k.
Any help is huge, thanks!
Any help is huge, thanks!