Richard Askew

..my OEM Dumpvalve is noticeably louder on the MY99 than on the MY97 I had.. is there an audible difference between these years? If not is it starting to leak - its almost a whistling/singing noise..

Not too bothered as I've a DTA on order but I'm still curious..

nom

Singing is air escaping - yep, it's on its way out

Richard Askew

..is this gonna be detrimental to the health of my car at all?

nom

Depends on what's singing & how much air is escaping. Conceivably, if air's escaping under boost, the turbo is working harder than usual so intake temperature could rise, which may not be healthy.

Floyd

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Hi Rich

Glad you're back in the fold!

I went past an Elise this morning and the driver didn't look very happy. His poor little car was flat out and it had to pull over on a clear section of dual carridgeway to let me past.

I can say that now as you've seen the light once more

F

Richard Askew

hehehehe Floyd - only 132mph flat out, a roof that leaked, blew the head gasket as I drove it to px it ( switched it off and coasted onto the forecourt ) so it was time for a return - just a bit concerned bout the air escaping.. should be ok til I get my DTA on weds I hope..