Noisy engine/exhaust

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Noisy engine/exhaust

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Hi

Recently on my 2011 Peugeot 207 1.4 Diesel I have noticed the engine/exhaust is more noisy. It sounds as if the exhaust is blowing (That boy racer sound). I checked under the car and even got a mechanic to look over it and there are no leaks. He said it may be a baffle that has failed inside the exhaust but it sounds like it is coming from the engine or DPF. Would that be possible? Could it be the fuel injectors leaking?

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I can't see that leaking fuel injectors would be causing that sort of noise, besides you would soon be getting a fault or notice poor running performance if you had an injection problem.

I would let it develop, but do check air hoses - small nicks int he air hoses (especially tot he turbo) can cause a rasping noise. Having said that, you would of noticed a lack of power I suspect if the leak was significant enough. It's not unheard of for the DPF honeycomb filter element to become loose - but that would mean dismantling it to check the internals. So unless it is extremely annoying - let it develop and see if it gets worse.
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Post by Peter.N. »

Try pressing a wad of rag against the end of the exhaust with the engine running, if there is a leak you will hear a hissing noise. The noise could be coming from the intake side, check the hose from the airbox, turbo and intercooler - if it has all these.

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Wouldn't recknonmend that above diesel engines compression is way more than petrol , smoke test is better.
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