strange noise coming from the front of the engine:
02-13-2008, 05:39 PM
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strange noise coming from the front of the engine:
There's this noise coming form the front, you can hear it better if you get close to the grill. It sounds like a sewing machine and sometimes it sounds like a idle chainsaw, and sometimes it makes a high pitch sound. It used to do that every time I would start the engine in the mornings and it would go away when warm. Lately it has been doing those sounds even when car is warm and running; When the car is idle I rev the engine and you can hear the sound louder. But that damn sound goes away when it wants. Like a couple of days ago I stoped at this gas station that's right next to this audi tunnin shop and I heard the noise, so I stoped next door and went to ask one of the technitians, Like 5 mins later when he came out, the freaking sound went away. Does anybody have an idea of what this is?
I had the timing belt and all that stuff done @ 65k miles and now i'm at 73K.
And another thing, at times the coolant needle gauge goes completely to the left and a few minutes later or sometimes the next day it goes back to normal. This happens a couple times a month, not that often really, it just happend when I was coming home.
Thanks for your opinions.
I had the timing belt and all that stuff done @ 65k miles and now i'm at 73K.
And another thing, at times the coolant needle gauge goes completely to the left and a few minutes later or sometimes the next day it goes back to normal. This happens a couple times a month, not that often really, it just happend when I was coming home.
Thanks for your opinions.
02-13-2008, 05:44 PM
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Do you have the updated green coolant sensor? Under the accordian hose.
The black one tends to go out. And as far as i have read our motors do sound like a sewing machine at idle.
02-13-2008, 05:49 PM
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not sure, I know at idle it sounds like sewing machine but it gets louder
I hear the difference form normal idle and that sound. recently had the coolant tank and I think the pump changed, due to a leak, but that noise was there before as well. And not sure if that green coolant sensor is broken, if it was I guess the boys @ asp would have noticed it when changing the pump and the coolant tank.
02-13-2008, 06:42 PM
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tried that, didn't work...
although i believe my powersteering pump is broken because is a little hard to turn. Last owner probably messed it up. Actullay this didn't happen until a few k-miles after I bought the car. but now it makes a loud the loud sound not only when cold but when warm.
