Whine at motorway speeds.

[fritzy]

I’m hearing a whine at cruising speeds (it’s not the children complaining!).

It changes frequency depending on my speed, but doesn’t change if I drop down a gear, so it’s something in the final drive. Thought it might be a wheel bearing, but it doesn’t seem to be coming more from one side than the other.

 It’s a 1.8 tfsi with 7 speed dsg.  Audi says the transmission is sealed for life so doesn’t require oil service.

i recorded the noise on my iPhone, but it just sounds like wind whistling.

 Thoughts?

 Cheers

 Mark

[cliffcoggin]

"Sealed for life" does not mean immune to wear. How many miles has it done?

[fritzy]

Hi

 thanks for the reply. It’s done 50k Miles, so quite low. I would have serviced the dsg at 40 but was advised to leave it by 2 separate Audi specialists.

[cliffcoggin]

There should be no significant wear after a mere 50000 miles, so the whine indicates something is amiss. I suggest you get the car assessed by an independant VAG specialist. Don't go to an Audi dealer who will either tell you the noise is normal or try to sell you a hugely expensive new transmission.