![]() Also, as far as its sound, its more of a very quick fluttering rather than completely cutting in and out for a longer period of time. If this is the noise that you associate as turbo flutter, then you’re in luck. Unlike actual turbo flutter, this sound isn’t indicative of any kind of harsh or overly heavy use for your engine. This is the sound of air harmlessly escaping your turbo. Also, they had no info on why the turbo was acting up. The blow-off valve will make a psssh sound, only louder. ![]() I didnt know much about the program until i started reading the threads on here, and I know that folks are very touchy about their codes, and I understand, but I was very surprised how little help I was given on a truck that has thousands of dollars worth of work done on it there. I asked them if elevation would make any difference in settings and they said no. If your turbo is old, perhaps you can even consider upgrading the entire turbocharger unit to suit the horsepower needs of your diesel engine. Just about every compact car on the market is coming out with a four-cylinder turbo to improve efficiency. I called the place that installed everything and was given little info on the EFILive except for what each position is set to do for the truck. Here are the best 3 ways to make your turbo louder. Just a few more bits of info that I shouldve stated earlier: The truck is stock except for: AFE 4" exhaust, AFE cold air intake, and EFILive with 5 position switch. ![]() and I bought the truck in Illinois at barely above sea level. 2: hoses or intercooler have leak (but I checked them all) 3: prolonged flutter had done some damage to the turbo. 1: over heating did some damage I am unaware of. I dont know if it makes any difference, but I live in Colorado at around 5,000ft. Boost was fine on the way home, but like always when downshifting with a 10K load it did flutter a bit. Diesels make a lot of torque, but they don’t seem to have the horsepower of gas engines. Enjoy banner ad-free browsing with Chevy and GMC Duramax Diesel Forum Plus. I dont know if tuning makes a difference, but the action is hard on the turbo. This is due to not having a blow off valve. Like I said i just recently bought the truck, but the prob wasnt there when I bought it. Not sure if the duramax has the same stuff but on my PSD that I got rid of, I had the same problem. Duramax engines are known for their reliability and come standard with a 5-year/60,000-mile limited warranty on 2.8L Turbo-Diesel engines, or a 5-year/100,000-mile limited warranty on 3.0L and 6.6L Turbo-Diesel engines. The flutter sound is most likely from the excess boost being pushed back through the turbo. I keep trying to figure out how to upload the sound clip with no luck, im gonna try a video clip tomorrow.
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