Induction Turbo sound?

Civic ASM · 2nd September 2007, 12:59

Hi there,

I've got a Seat Leon 1.9 TDI (standard) at the moment, I'm getting my Civic 2.2 i-CTDi in about 2 weeks. The last time I drove in one, I didn't pay any attention to the sound of the engine. My Seat has a turbo sound that you can hear very well

, and my question therefore was if the turbo sound of the Civic is any good? Can you hear it or does it it's work quietly?

Thanks!

Pottsy · 2nd September 2007, 13:05

It does. The diesel is very quiet and smooth (owing the the balancer shaft) and the turbo sounds more like someone saying "Shhhhh" than a whistle.

Type S Newcastle · 2nd September 2007, 13:43

and when it has a superchip on it adds a whole host of other crazy noises

m4rky · 2nd September 2007, 14:27

The VW turbo's have always sounded great - its due to the variable vane nature of their design - I had a Bora (I can't beleive i owned up to that!) and it whistled well

pekwah1 · 2nd September 2007, 20:54

I think the engine sounds quite cool.
Quite a distinct sound from the turbo / intercooler.
I say intercooler cos the sound definitely comes from the front left as you're inside the car which is where the intercooler is mounted (not sure where the turbo is).
Sounds like you're driving an oversized scalextric car sometimes!

philippeclement · 15th April 2008, 22:19

Mine make's a "shhhh" type of sound and on the 4-5-6th gear the sound feels like some extra wind kind of noise adding to the outside wind while driving at higher speed. A kind of windy sound comming out of the bonnet, i am taking it to honda tomorrow just for an inspection as to see if there is no leakage at the turbo system. I'll keep you all in touch and give you the verdict of my visit, wont be long !!

philippeclement · 16th April 2008, 18:35

Hi again,
I'm comming back to you to give you the verdict of my visit to honda regarding the turbo" shhhh" sound and the truth is : THIS IS NOT NORMAL !!!
The flexible rubber tube are fixed with two ajustable metal collars and one of them ripped off and the tube got sleightly off the center of the pressur box thus giving pressure to the gas supply system giving me a little loss in torq & power and of corse leading with a quite noisy "shhhh" sound. This tube goes under quite a lot of pressure and expands from time to time and many new cars seems to have this "shhhhh" sound because at the manifacturing bench, these collars are not strong enough !!
They changed it in less than 30 min and the result is :
NO NOISE AT ALL !!! MORE TORQ AT LOWER REVS AND STARTS UP AT 1500 REVS INSTEAD OF 2000 REVS.
iIf you guys have this sound please go and check it with your closest dealer !!
Hope this helps as much as people who would be concerned about it.

DerChef · 22nd April 2008, 09:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Civic ASM

Hi there,

I've got a Seat Leon 1.9 TDI (standard) at the moment, I'm getting my Civic 2.2 i-CTDi in about 2 weeks. The last time I drove in one, I didn't pay any attention to the sound of the engine. My Seat has a turbo sound that you can hear very well

, and my question therefore was if the turbo sound of the Civic is any good? Can you hear it or does it it's work quietly?

Thanks!

My Dad of 78 has a 1.9 TDI Seat Altea whilst it is a great car otherwise it is noisy and not in a good way

He took it back twice in the first few months complaining of a possible leaking exhaust gasket ect. Service manger tried to grin and say its because the Seat is "setup to give a sporting exhaust note"

His experiences with the Seat was what put me off a Leon 170 BHP FR, mainly his fuel economy is not that great with the 1.9 TDI and the intrusive muted flatulence from under the bonnet

philippeclement · 22nd April 2008, 12:11

I've just meet a collegue at work who has a Seat leon turbo diesel remapped to 170 hp and told me he was sick & tired of it. He wants to go in for a honda civic as i showed him mine, tomorrow i will take him for a ride and he will certainly end up getting one

Regarding the turbo sound, it is VERY silent !! You can hardly hear it ! in fact if your driving on 2nd or 3rd gear at 6 o'clock in the morning, you will hear a very sleight "hsss" noise but as you speed up on 4th to 6st gear, as the wind get more noisy, you can't hear the turbo at all !!! If you do hear it at high speed as i did before repairing the turbo duct, then you gatta problem, that could be solved easy

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Pottsy Administrator Civinfo master Join Date: 10th April 2006 Location: Leics Posts: 5,486 Thanks: 22 Thanked 169 Times in 100 Posts iTrader: (0)	It does. The diesel is very quiet and smooth (owing the the balancer shaft) and the turbo sounds more like someone saying "Shhhhh" than a whistle.

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Type S Newcastle Valve Cap Join Date: 13th July 2007 Location: newcastle Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	and when it has a superchip on it adds a whole host of other crazy noises

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m4rky Civic Mad! Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 25th August 2007 Posts: 222 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	The VW turbo's have always sounded great - its due to the variable vane nature of their design - I had a Bora (I can't beleive i owned up to that!) and it whistled well

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pekwah1 ><((('> o O Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 11th July 2007 Location: Horsham Posts: 151 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 2 Posts iTrader: (0)	I think the engine sounds quite cool. Quite a distinct sound from the turbo / intercooler. I say intercooler cos the sound definitely comes from the front left as you're inside the car which is where the intercooler is mounted (not sure where the turbo is). Sounds like you're driving an oversized scalextric car sometimes!

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philippeclement Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 29th January 2008 Location: Malakoff, France Posts: 103 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Mine make's a "shhhh" type of sound and on the 4-5-6th gear the sound feels like some extra wind kind of noise adding to the outside wind while driving at higher speed. A kind of windy sound comming out of the bonnet, i am taking it to honda tomorrow just for an inspection as to see if there is no leakage at the turbo system. I'll keep you all in touch and give you the verdict of my visit, wont be long !!

16th April 2008, 18:35	#7 (permalink)
philippeclement Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 29th January 2008 Location: Malakoff, France Posts: 103 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hi again, I'm comming back to you to give you the verdict of my visit to honda regarding the turbo" shhhh" sound and the truth is : THIS IS NOT NORMAL !!! The flexible rubber tube are fixed with two ajustable metal collars and one of them ripped off and the tube got sleightly off the center of the pressur box thus giving pressure to the gas supply system giving me a little loss in torq & power and of corse leading with a quite noisy "shhhh" sound. This tube goes under quite a lot of pressure and expands from time to time and many new cars seems to have this "shhhhh" sound because at the manifacturing bench, these collars are not strong enough !! They changed it in less than 30 min and the result is : NO NOISE AT ALL !!! MORE TORQ AT LOWER REVS AND STARTS UP AT 1500 REVS INSTEAD OF 2000 REVS. iIf you guys have this sound please go and check it with your closest dealer !! Hope this helps as much as people who would be concerned about it.

22nd April 2008, 12:11	#9 (permalink)
philippeclement Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 29th January 2008 Location: Malakoff, France Posts: 103 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I've just meet a collegue at work who has a Seat leon turbo diesel remapped to 170 hp and told me he was sick & tired of it. He wants to go in for a honda civic as i showed him mine, tomorrow i will take him for a ride and he will certainly end up getting one Regarding the turbo sound, it is VERY silent !! You can hardly hear it ! in fact if your driving on 2nd or 3rd gear at 6 o'clock in the morning, you will hear a very sleight "hsss" noise but as you speed up on 4th to 6st gear, as the wind get more noisy, you can't hear the turbo at all !!! If you do hear it at high speed as i did before repairing the turbo duct, then you gatta problem, that could be solved easy