Volkswagen Passat - 1.9TDi noise

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Sun 4 Aug 2019 21:32
Volkswagen Passat - 1.9TDi noise - Goller Ricsi
I bought a B6 Passat about 2 months ago. One day on my way home from work I put my foot down a bit and it started making this airy/banging/puffing noise. First I thought it’s the exhaust leaking but when I hold the exhaust pipe shut I can’t see smoke coming from anywhere else. Then I thought maybe it’s mechanical and maybe the timing skipped and a piston hit a valve bent, but the timing belt looks to be in very good condition and is tight. I started the motor with the timing belt cover off for which I had to remove the egr valve tube first and when I started the car to see how the timing belt behaves I noticed that it’s the same noise coming from the EGR valve except it’s louder with the tube off. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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Edited by Goller Ricsi on 06/08/2019 at 15:55

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Wed 7 Aug 2019 12:51
Volkswagen Passat - 1.9TDi noise - Peter.N.

Check the turbo hoses for leaks, maybe one has split.

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