996 Engine Noise... Should I be worried???
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Just had my 98 Tiptronic 996 out to take the girlfriend to town. I usually hear a rattle on start up when the engine is cold but I noticed when I pulled back up to the flat that a "whoooo whoooo whoooo whoooo" sound was coming from the engine.
It does not disappear whilst on the move either as I thought I could hear it off the walls I was driving past.
Appears loudest on the passenger side. Performance does not appear to have been affected either.
Could it be the exhaust? Going by other posts I presume if it was really serious the engine would have given up pretty quickly?
Any thoughts would be much appreciated as I do not want to seem like another paranoid Porsche owner taking the car the indy?
Thanks
It does not disappear whilst on the move either as I thought I could hear it off the walls I was driving past.
Appears loudest on the passenger side. Performance does not appear to have been affected either.
Could it be the exhaust? Going by other posts I presume if it was really serious the engine would have given up pretty quickly?
Any thoughts would be much appreciated as I do not want to seem like another paranoid Porsche owner taking the car the indy?
Thanks
As daft as this sounds, was it a "whoooo", or more of a "moooooo"?
Seriously, sometime my 996tt Moo's.............Yes, like a cow.
Mine only does it at tickover, sometimes when hot, sometimes from cold. Had it back to my local indi many times over 2 years, never been able to solve it. But it's never effected the car.
Seriously, sometime my 996tt Moo's.............Yes, like a cow.
Mine only does it at tickover, sometimes when hot, sometimes from cold. Had it back to my local indi many times over 2 years, never been able to solve it. But it's never effected the car.
Homer J said:
As daft as this sounds, was it a "whoooo", or more of a "moooooo"?
Seriously, sometime my 996tt Moo's.............Yes, like a cow.
Mine only does it at tickover, sometimes when hot, sometimes from cold. Had it back to my local indi many times over 2 years, never been able to solve it. But it's never effected the car.
Hi, it will make this noise when low on fuel and the tank vent valve makes a noise.Seriously, sometime my 996tt Moo's.............Yes, like a cow.
Mine only does it at tickover, sometimes when hot, sometimes from cold. Had it back to my local indi many times over 2 years, never been able to solve it. But it's never effected the car.
sportsandclassic said:
Homer J said:
As daft as this sounds, was it a "whoooo", or more of a "moooooo"?
Seriously, sometime my 996tt Moo's.............Yes, like a cow.
Mine only does it at tickover, sometimes when hot, sometimes from cold. Had it back to my local indi many times over 2 years, never been able to solve it. But it's never effected the car.
Hi, it will make this noise when low on fuel and the tank vent valve makes a noise.Seriously, sometime my 996tt Moo's.............Yes, like a cow.
Mine only does it at tickover, sometimes when hot, sometimes from cold. Had it back to my local indi many times over 2 years, never been able to solve it. But it's never effected the car.
As soon as you add some revs it shuts up.
No worries op, we'll each live with our own weird noises

Homer J said:
sportsandclassic said:
Homer J said:
As daft as this sounds, was it a "whoooo", or more of a "moooooo"?
Seriously, sometime my 996tt Moo's.............Yes, like a cow.
Mine only does it at tickover, sometimes when hot, sometimes from cold. Had it back to my local indi many times over 2 years, never been able to solve it. But it's never effected the car.
Hi, it will make this noise when low on fuel and the tank vent valve makes a noise.Seriously, sometime my 996tt Moo's.............Yes, like a cow.
Mine only does it at tickover, sometimes when hot, sometimes from cold. Had it back to my local indi many times over 2 years, never been able to solve it. But it's never effected the car.
As soon as you add some revs it shuts up.
No worries op, we'll each live with our own weird noises

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