I can hear my turbo whistle at about 2800 rpm and up. It has been like that since I bought it in 2006 w/216,000 miles. Same turbo noise at 258,000. Ther is no end to end play that I can feel, and very little side to side play on a cold engine. Shaft spins easily.

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70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

99 W210 E300 Turbo Diesel, chipped, DPF/Converter Delete. Still needs EGR Delete, 232K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

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