Volkswagen Passat turbo not working and top end rattling

Car: Volkswagen Passat
Variant: 1.8 20 v se
Model Year: 1998
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
top end rattles like a pig and when on full revs it makes a whistling noise not all the time though. My turbos not working either .
Posted: Feb 2, 2011 (13 years ago)
check oil level is ok and change if required,could be noisey hydraulic tappets
Posted Feb 3, 2011 (13 years ago)

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