Turbo Whine, Loud! Then Silence? Shitza!

[Vesza]

Snow tyres are DEFINITELY not safe on hotter weather conditions. Not only does the tread blocks deform, but they can completely tear apart as well. I've seen it before. Another point to note as well. Snow tyres on cars can mean they are from a snow region. And generally (although not all cases) these cars will have some form of corrosion underneath.

Yeah I was a bit worried about that. I put it up on stands yesterday, crawled underneath and hit it with a can of Inox. Which I tend to do every time I service my cars. But I was pretty happy as it looked fairly clean, no worse than any 7 year old car. Also went around with some silicone spray and gave all the rubber seals and CV boots some attention.

[pixel8r]

Mate, sorry to hear about the problems with your M35. I can tell you that tyres with an aggressive tread pattern will make a noise like a whirr or "hum" like you said, and will get higher pitched the faster you go. Mine was loudest around 80km/h but still audible above engine and wind noise at 110km/h.

The tyres themselves only lasted 30,000kms before getting a puncture on the left rear. They weren't bald either - I'd say they just gave up or maybe I drove over something - I dunno.

But now with new non-directional Toyos on it, the quiet is awesome. I'm not saying this to rub it in, but to confirm that it will most likely get better when you next buy tyres.

As I understand it, the dealer statutory warranty (5000km/3mths) should cover you for all the other stuff.

[Tangles]

what a nasty story.

grrrr makes me a sad-panda.

brakes & cv joint should have been up to scratch

adr approved new tyres should have been fitted

turbo - nasty. Im wondering when the last oil change actually was, in fact the compliance process itself seems half-arsed

[Vesza]

Mate, sorry to hear about the problems with your M35. I can tell you that tyres with an aggressive tread pattern will make a noise like a whirr or "hum" like you said, and will get higher pitched the faster you go. Mine was loudest around 80km/h but still audible above engine and wind noise at 110km/h.

The tyres themselves only lasted 30,000kms before getting a puncture on the left rear. They weren't bald either - I'd say they just gave up or maybe I drove over something - I dunno.

But now with new non-directional Toyos on it, the quiet is awesome. I'm not saying this to rub it in, but to confirm that it will most likely get better when you next buy tyres.

As I understand it, the dealer statutory warranty (5000km/3mths) should cover you for all the other stuff.

Thanks for the heads up. I was hoping the hum would be something simple as tyres so that's good news. The car is at the mechanics getting a quote today and a full road worthy check.

[msports180]

I drove my stagea on snow tyres for a while (yes i know i shouldnt of) but they were noisy as a mofo. Worse then the muddy's on my jackaroo are.

[Vesza]

I drove my stagea on snow tyres for a while (yes i know i shouldnt of) but they were noisy as a mofo. Worse then the muddy's on my jackaroo are.

Luckily it was raining on the massive drive home from Sydney. Prob wouldn't have made it home if it was a hot day at 110km/h...

[Jetwreck]

Luckily it was raining on the massive drive home from Sydney. Prob wouldn't have made it home if it was a hot day at 110km/h...

You would have made it home....I drove back from Phillip Island to Sydney last year with no exhaust impeller.....it was painful though.

They are certainly a dog with no boost

[Vesza]

You would have made it home....I drove back from Phillip Island to Sydney last year with no exhaust impeller.....it was painful though.

They are certainly a dog with no boost

lol, I was actually referring to the snow tyres turning to mush and flying apart. Thank god the turbo didn't blow until after I got home! It's like a turtle now...

[jonesyGT]

Any news on the outcome of this???

[Vesza]

Yep still in the progress of getting the turbo replaced... been a bit of a headache. It's at Dalton automotive now and the turbo is off ready to be sent to GCG for a rebuild. The dealership gave me a new warranty which covers up to $3000 for parts and labour on the turbo, however it says it only covers bearings and impeller! So I'm not sure if it'll even cover labour now, considering it's only the turbine which has been snapped off at the shaft. The warranty company wants a full report written up from GCG about what's wrong with the turbo before they shell out any money... so it's a bit iffy. However I rang up the Nagoya motors again and asked them to cover any costs which aren't covered in insurance and they've agreed so far...

So it's going to be an interesting week.

[Duncan]

Good on Nagoya for agreeing to cover the costs above the insurance.