Rattle at high RPM/full throttle?

[vwdaun@yahoo.com (Daun Yeagley)]

--- ian Butler <ian@bluemoon.hplx.net> wrote:
> Hihi, everyone.
> 
> My 16v has had a curious problem for the past six months
> or so.  At high
> engine speeds (5000rpm and over) and at full throttle,
> there's a nasty
> rattle from the engine compartment.

Check to see if the heat shield on the downpipe is still
installed.  If so, that is a likely source of rattle - took
me a week or two to find it on a 16v I had awhile back. 
Either tighten the bolt or remove altogether.


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Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
'80 S, 81 S, '82, '85, '86 & '88 Sciroccos
'82 Pickup
'90 Passat Wagon
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