exvaux

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how audible is the turbo from inside the cabin,mine seems quite loud,also there is something whining under the bonnet,can hear it from idle,not sure if its the turbo but gets louder under load and takes a few seconds to wind down when you back off the throttle,theres no smoke and it still holds boost ok,could my turbo be on the way out or am i looking at something else ie expensive

mart sti v3

mine is the same mate and had it back from garage today and they say its cos its a rollerbearing turbo and nowt to worry about.
i can hear my turbo winding down for about 12 seconds after i switch engine off

exvaux

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ahh explains a lot, cheers for that

p12mem

mine does the same, just been to perfect touch and they say the turbo is on the way out, it's the fins and bearing noise