Re: Wierd noise at 3K-4K

["Jan Folkson" <jfolkson@optonline.net>]

Hi Rob,

I had a similar problem and checked the heat shield and it was indeed tight.
However, it was bent and caused a vibration but it was at a higher rpm and
only when pulling hard.  I played around with it and the vibration stopped.
HTH.

- Jan Folkson

'86 16V
'99 Passat 1.8T
'00 Beetle GLX 1.8T


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>From: rhl@student.umass.edu
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Wierd noise at 3K-4K
>Date: Thu, Nov 18, 1999, 11:18 PM
>

> Ok, so i have an 88 16v stock engine.
> Recently when i am between 3 and 3 thousand RPM i get this
> horrible noise that sounds like metal vibrating against something. I
> checked all my heat shields and the cat, and they were all tight.
> Does anyone have any other ideas?
> My worst thought is that this might be a symptom of the dread self
> machining tranny syndrome, thoughts from anyone?
> Thanks,
> Rob Luhrs
>
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