Yesterday I got stuck in the mother of traffic jams here in southern cal. As I crept along for a few hours I started to hear a whine like noise from the rear. It peaked around 1400 – 1800 rpm and the only way to make it stop was by depressing the clutch or just slightly tapping the clutch. Everything worked normally. The effort required to depress the clutch was normal .
The whine was somewhat like the sound of a turbo spinning but much louder. Any ideas?
Thanks

Kevin
2003 TT

 

Clutch release bearing? How many miles on the clutch?

 

Thanks for the reply.

The clutch is stock with 20k miles.
After re-engauging the clutch the noise does not come right back but gradually it will return.

Kevin

 

Power steering res....get it taken care right away.

 

+1 Power Steering Reservoir.

There is a valve that starts to fail inside- the wistling is the valve vibrating. If it does ultimately fail, Pentosin (used for clutch and PS) can leak. TTFlambe can result.

The clutch in releases the pressure temporarily and the sound goes away. The fact that it comes back gradually is textbook.

There is a TSB on this. Known issue.

 

Power Steering Res- Common problem with these cars. Had the same issue as you.

 

yep PSR

I just posted the link in here

 

Thanks everyone for replying.

Any chance my aftermarket warranty will cover this?

Kevin

 

Yes. Had to replace my power steering res and my aftermarket warranty covered it.