97 UK Turbo 101K miles

Although I don't want to pre-empt answers, it sounds like the boost control solenoid sometimes keeps ticking away for a few seconds after the engine has stopped.

Why would it do this or could it be something else ?

Happens usually when engine fully warm after a proper run - motorway or harder open road driving - not normally when warmed up round town. It is intermittent and I'm only slightly worried as it may be indicative of something menacing as yet unknown ?

Anyone got experience / clues about this ?

Cheers

 

Do you mean Stopped as in not moving ?/ Or Turned off ?? if turned off, i would say heat shields Etc ticking as they are cooling down .. If stopped & not moving, Yes the Boost solenoid does Tick

Dean

 

The exhaust or headers cooling?

 

It's not cooling down ticking.

It does it for upto 2 seconds after the engine has stopped completely - regular fast loud ticking then it stops abruptly.

Very odd I know

 

I have a 97 uk, mine does this sometimes. If I start the car from cold, drive it out of the garage and then turn it off, the boost soleniod clicks merrily away for a few seconds, also sometimes if I have been on a blast the soleniod will be clicking nonestop when the car is at idle. Dont know why its does it, just does, it hasnt effected performance and has done this for 9 years.

 

Andy - you've had a 97 car for 9 years ? Hows that work its still only 2005

Glad someone else is in the same boat - just kind of wondering why it does it really.

Cheers
Clint

 

Alright 9th year, owned 8 years 5 months so many days, hours mins secs

I dont know why either it just does- I have also found that after a blast if it is ticking, turning off the ignition and starting the car a couple of seconds later it stops, weird or what.

 

It's the boost solenoid and it normally ticks for a little while after the ingnition is swithched off. It's normal and not a problem so you don't need to worry.

It could also be the heat shields cooling again not a problem

 

my mates boost solenoid done this on his 94 wrx. Never caused any issues, its a really fast clicking/ticking noise that just stops after a few seconds.