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Hi all, i dont know if i should be concerned,  but i recently purchased a bmw 1 series 1.5 auto twin turbo, only 30k on the clock, when i go around 60 mph and press down the acceleration i can hear a very light whine sound from the left hand side, is this normal? Maybe the turbo sound? someone mentioned its normal but wanted to double check.

 

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Morning Bmw

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The turbines inside a Turbo spin at around 100,000rpm+ so not unusual to hear a slight whine. Make sure all boost hoses are tight no leaks at 30k I would expect your car to have had at least 1 service hopefully more. Personally I am not a fan of extended service intervals and service mine every year regardless (around 5k these days) clean oil always helps.

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