aleman
Club Regular
Posts: 266 
Primary Vehicle: Mini Countryman
Year: 68 - 2018
Model Spec/Trim: S E ALL4 PHEV
Engine Capacity: 1499
Fuel Type: Hybrid
Transmission: Automatic
Drive Type: 4WD/AWD
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Post by aleman on Oct 30, 2018 5:50:47 GMT
Driving home last night, hundred yards from home, stopped at the bottom of what passes for a hill round here to let a bus through, pulls off, and there was what I can only describe as a slight 'pop' followed by a quiet whiney whistle. ...Bit of smoke out the back, not excessive or for particularly long. Got up the hill no issues, no lack of power, but I don't use the right foot excessively (It's a 20MPH zone after all). Whiney whistle increases in pitch with engine revs, Pulled over to side of road outside house, has a look round while engine idling, no excessive smoke out the back, just that quiet whistle.
I'm thinking turbo fault ... In which case I have 900 miles left on the extended warranty, so I guess it's round to Mr Toyota and see what they say. I really hope it's not a seal or exhaust, as I'm planning on replacing the car in Feb.
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Post by bigkev on Oct 30, 2018 8:00:45 GMT
Hose loose.....?
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aleman
Club Regular
Posts: 266
Primary Vehicle: Mini Countryman
Year: 68 - 2018
Model Spec/Trim: S E ALL4 PHEV
Engine Capacity: 1499
Fuel Type: Hybrid
Transmission: Automatic
Drive Type: 4WD/AWD
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Post by aleman on Oct 30, 2018 9:40:53 GMT
Abooot the hooose! No idea, no inclination to go diving under the bonnet in the frigid temperatures outside either |
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aleman
Club Regular
Posts: 266
Primary Vehicle: Mini Countryman
Year: 68 - 2018
Model Spec/Trim: S E ALL4 PHEV
Engine Capacity: 1499
Fuel Type: Hybrid
Transmission: Automatic
Drive Type: 4WD/AWD
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Post by aleman on Oct 30, 2018 10:55:07 GMT
No sign of any loose hoses, and no MIL light or codes stored  Booked in at my local Mr Toyota for tomorrow, who wasn't exactly forthcoming with a possible cause ... Need to do Diagnostic check, Road Test etc. ... Well start it up and press the noisy pedal you don't need much more of a test than that to hear the noise!! Did notice some oil next to one of the plug thingies on top of the cylinder head though while I had the cover off |
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Post by phaeton on Oct 30, 2018 11:47:38 GMT
If it had been a hose I would have expected a performance drop, once replaced a radiator on a Xantia, had to take the turbo hoses off to pull out the rad with the intercooler, hadn't tightened the hose up correctly & whilst doing 60 down the M1 it came off, I thought the engine had gone, the drop i performance was very noticeable.
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