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The problem was tracked down to the hydraulic tensioner. All fixed

Does the AJQ engine have a chain? I was almost sure it was a belt.

I had another listen and recorded a some further noises last night/this morning. It is making some extra noise when cold too, just not as much. The first part of the sound clip is reving when warm - you can hear the rattle distinctly stop at about 1800rpm. The second part is idling when cold -...

There are no recent engine codes from the ross-tech OBDII either. Previously I have had the fault code below, but cleared it months ago and it hasn't been back since, although there is every chance it is related.. 17705 - Pressure Drop between Turbo and Throttle Valve (check D.V.!)...

Hi forum My engine started making a new sound a week or so ago, a bit of a rattle. The rattle is once warmed up, but it still sounds a little different when cold, a deeper note than normal. I have a 2000 Audi A3 1.8T AJQ engine which just rolled past 273588.5km / 170000mi a couple of days ago...