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Ok so when I started my car yesterday there were no issues - I drove about 15 minutes and parked up for an hour while I was getting something to eat. When I came back and started it I noticed an unusual whine coming from the engine from idle which was never there before. I reved and the whine increased with revs which made me think that the turbo was maybe on it's way out however on higher revs it was not present which made me think more of the alternator/pulley region.
I slowly drove for a further 15 mintues before parking up. I checked the oil level etc but everything visually appeared ok. When I tried to start the car again it turned about 4 times really slowly and stopped. The dash lights dimmed with each turn till a clicking noise from the starter was heard so I stopped. I got someone to give me a push and it started on first turn from push start.
I was 1 hour away from home so I decieded to nurse it home and put the battery on the charger as the maintenace indicator was clear, not green. On the way home the VSA and ABS check system lights were flashing along with the fasten seatbelt light from time to time. I did have full power it was not in limp mode but I did notice that the headlights were a lot dimmer than usual and the window was really slow to go up.
I have the battery charging at present and will try to start it when it's finished. The whine from the engine had me worried though- Any ideas?
Thanks
Happy Christmas BTW!
I slowly drove for a further 15 mintues before parking up. I checked the oil level etc but everything visually appeared ok. When I tried to start the car again it turned about 4 times really slowly and stopped. The dash lights dimmed with each turn till a clicking noise from the starter was heard so I stopped. I got someone to give me a push and it started on first turn from push start.
I was 1 hour away from home so I decieded to nurse it home and put the battery on the charger as the maintenace indicator was clear, not green. On the way home the VSA and ABS check system lights were flashing along with the fasten seatbelt light from time to time. I did have full power it was not in limp mode but I did notice that the headlights were a lot dimmer than usual and the window was really slow to go up.
I have the battery charging at present and will try to start it when it's finished. The whine from the engine had me worried though- Any ideas?
Thanks
Happy Christmas BTW!