Engine rattling/clanking sound resolved - follow-up
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Engine rattling/clanking sound resolved - follow-up
Some of you (ok, maybe none of you may remember that my engine had a rattling/clanking sound coming from the front, only when cold. You could only hear it from outside the car. 34K miles on my 98.5 car.
1st visit to dealer: belt tensioner replaced. Noise reduced, but not gone.
2nd visit to dealer: all V belts replaced. Noise is gone.
They said the original tensioner had been over-tight, I'm not too sure that was it. I just hope nothing else got damaged (like the water pump, or the ball bearings for the alternator or some such).
They did the recall on the tie-rods. They also replaced my rear brakes, all this under the last gasp of the original factory warranty. I have already bought an extended one and I think we'll keep the car after our lease expires in Feb.
In an unrelated news, I installed the Euro non-projector lights this Sunday and the difference is dramatic. A little less so than the projectors on the M3, but I expected this and it's still much improved over stock. I also used some fancy Phillips bulbs, claimed to be 50% brighter (still at 55W) and I think I can tell the difference.
If you have any questions about any of this, let me know.
adc
98.5 A4 1.8TQMS
98 M3
1st visit to dealer: belt tensioner replaced. Noise reduced, but not gone.
2nd visit to dealer: all V belts replaced. Noise is gone.
They said the original tensioner had been over-tight, I'm not too sure that was it. I just hope nothing else got damaged (like the water pump, or the ball bearings for the alternator or some such).
They did the recall on the tie-rods. They also replaced my rear brakes, all this under the last gasp of the original factory warranty. I have already bought an extended one and I think we'll keep the car after our lease expires in Feb.
In an unrelated news, I installed the Euro non-projector lights this Sunday and the difference is dramatic. A little less so than the projectors on the M3, but I expected this and it's still much improved over stock. I also used some fancy Phillips bulbs, claimed to be 50% brighter (still at 55W) and I think I can tell the difference.
If you have any questions about any of this, let me know.
adc
98.5 A4 1.8TQMS
98 M3
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had mine done too, sounded like a loose ping pong ball in the belts
..what really quieted things down was new belts and a new time belt/ water pump. Now all I hear is 2 worn out canshafts and 20 sloppy valves!! ;\
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