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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 04:29 PM
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Question Turbo pulsating

Hey guys i noticed a pulsing effecting the idle sound of the engine in park after engine is at operating temp. The rpms are not effected nor the egts. It sounds like the turbo spools up to create a whistle the idles normal. My stop at the store with truck in park just kept doing this. It seems to run fine while driving. 05 with 117,000++ miles

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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 04:35 PM
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Immediate suspects:

EGR coking / Turbo coking / EBP tube coking.

Turbo fart? Jamming?

Start there.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2011 | 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by RSUPERDUTY
Hey guys i noticed a pulsing effecting the idle sound of the engine in park after engine is at operating temp. The rpms are not effected nor the egts. It sounds like the turbo spools up to create a whistle the idles normal. My stop at the store with truck in park just kept doing this. It seems to run fine while driving. 05 with 117,000++ miles

Any help with this is always followed with huge thanks
Ive noticed my 05 doing this as well. I first noticed it one day sitting in the drive through at the bank and I could hear the exhaust echoing off the building. Ive got straight pipe exhaust and it goes from making the vacuum cleaner sound at idle to a turbo whistle for about 3 seconds then back to the vacuum cleaner sound right? Ive noticed it a few other times as well and never notice any change in rpm, egt, or boost. I'm not worried about it at all and wont worry about it till a problem comes up if one ever does.
 
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Old Jan 14, 2011 | 04:32 AM
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The pulsing sound you are hearing is the turbo vanes being exercised to keep them from sticking. It's normal.
 
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Old Jan 14, 2011 | 10:27 PM
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The pulsing sound you are hearing is the turbo vanes being exercised to keep them from sticking. It's normal.
Thats what I thought too but my strategy is either vcxf4 or vxcf7 i cant remember but i didnt think either of those exercised the vanes?
 
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by 1957F100
Thats what I thought too but my strategy is either vcxf4 or vxcf7 i cant remember but i didnt think either of those exercised the vanes?
There were strategies that started this back sometime in 2006 IIRC. It's not a new thing.
 
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Exersise is good then.
 
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