ertdes Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Hi all, I have an A3 8P 1.6 TDI 2010. I am hearing 2 sounds from the car and I do not know whether they are normal or whether something is wrong. No warning lights have come up on the dash and as far as I can tell, there is no loss of power. I have only recently gotten into cars so your thoughts and advice would be much appreciated! Sound Under the Bonnet There is a sound under the bonnet when the car is idling. Here is a link to a video of the car when idling: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_sKT7rQp9FdsMdGPaHqQMRCyQ82NQGuo/view?usp=drive_link And when the car is being revved: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q_FSVZm4kz-Pgl536Pj6Ky2OH-nMoLrA/view?usp=drive_link It's a faint sound that can be heard in the background of the loud engine noise and fluctuates in pitch, it sort of sounds like a straight metal sheet being bent back and forth (not sure how else to describe it!). Sound When Accelerating There is a sound on the driver's side when accelerating, especially in the 1K-2K RPM range (above 2K the engine noise drowns out the sound but it is there). Here is a video of me accelerating the car (taken from passenger side so the sound may not be particularly clear): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MvTShvO7nukB-CajJ1aTcoN1OB9cmfPW/view?usp=drive_link The sound is similar to the one in this Youtube video but is more "airy" for lack of a better word: Once again, your advice would be much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffcoggin Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Syed. I do not download anything from untrusted sources, so if you would care to put your videos on Youtube or similar I'd be glad to listen them there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ertdes Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 (edited) Hi Clifford, Here are the uploaded YouTube videos: - Idling video: - Revving video: - Accelerating video: Your help would be much appreciated. Edited April 17 by ertdes Embedding videos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffcoggin Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Syed. All I hear in the first and second videos is the normal diesel clattering. I don't hear even that in the third video. Unless you have other symptoms of engine problems you have nothing to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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