Starting Noise

Hey again, i have a question about my 2001 1.8T. When i first start my car the engine has a sound kinda like an air leak in a hose but stops when the engine warms up, only lasts about 2 minutes. Is this a normal thing or do i have a problem? I just noticed it when i walked out of my car when it was warming up. I noticed a Bug did the same thing when it started to so thats why im curious. Thanks.

The noise you describe doesn't seem bad, I guess.  Sometimes when I start mine at anytime, not just morning, it's almost like a grinding noise for about 2-3 seconds.  Doesn't do it all the time, I'm not totally concerned.
 
As far as your noise, is your motor losing power?  Sounds maybe like coolant bypass since your thermostat isn't opened yet.  My mustang sounded kinda like that, hi-pitched noise not real loud, I tried listening and it was just coolant bypassing since thermo wasn't hot enough to open for the motor. 
 
Does it do it all the time?  Every morning, or just when the motor is cold?

No my motor runs fine and there isnt any loss in power at all. It only does it when it hasnet ran in a couple days or so, and when the temperture outside is below like 40. It only lasts a few minutes and i can hear it shut off, its weird it sounds exactly like an air hose leaking, i just wanted to know where the air sound was coming from, and your probably right. I mean its been doing it awhile im sure and i havent felt any difference in power. If its nothing serious im not going to spend a bunch of money on it. As for your noise in your car mine did the same exact thing and it ended up being the starter. have you checked that? But i dont know just a thought. Thanks

Ya know starter makes sense...but it always starts so not a big deal.  But yea I dunno what hose would be leaking air only for a short time.  Have you asked the dealership near you?  They usually hear a lot of weird stuff like that and usually have asnwers, at least ours does by me.

Yeah maybe i will take it to Ken Garff in Orem next weekend, they always seem to know what the hell is going on with stuff. Thanks again for your help.

ken garff in orem
take it to foreign aid in orem (i work there)
sounds like your air pump they only run at sertan times
might have one of the hoses off
swing it buy and i will look at it for you
for free!!!! ask for Jim 
come in tomarow if you want

Foreign Aid huh? What kinda stuff do you guys do there ive never heard of it. I would love to bring it up tommorow but my Jetta is in my home town right now. I appreciate you offering to look at it for free, that would help out alot. Maybe when i go home and get my Jetta back ill swing it by real quick one of these days. If one of the hoses were off like you were thinking how big of a problem is it? Does it hurt anything? Thanks man.

mostly volkswagen i have been woorking there for 20 years
do you know where the big highrise that they are bilding on stste street?
we are accross the street from there
not a big problem  it wont hurt any thing driving it
they are noisy even when they are all hooked up
 
 
sorry to the mods if i plug my shop
dont know if thats ok or not

Cool thats good to know. As soon as i get my car back ill let you know what happens. Maybe ill make an appointment for you guys to put my boost gauge in this summer cause no one else seems to want to do it, or they tell me you cant put one in a Jetta.....stupid asses. Could you do stuff like that? Thanks

Hey Jrail...I personally don't mind you letting people know where you work, or offereing services.  If oppcha lives by there, then it helps him out and it gets his car fixed, that's what we should do as VW owners and mechanics, help each other out.  Just be careful avout advertising prices on threads, or certain offerings, might want to keep that to a PM.
By the way, I work on Hill AFB, Layton......I know Lots of people who have Audis and Jettas on base......

its a small world after all

LOL yea it is!  I been talking to the guys from thirty-20 motoring about turbo for my vr6.  Heard of them?  They are in Salt Lake, but doesn't have time to fix my having no reverse in the Jetta.  They were featured in my last edition of Eurotuner.  I do have to find a place that will fix my transmission, too.

Wish I lived near you guys! Only VW shop near where I live is the dealer or VW hobbyists/enthusiasts.

Where's that??

Ft. Myers, FL