S3 Bottom end noise ?

Jman

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Hi just recently got a s3 with a bam engine and noticed that its sounds like there is a loose bolt or some thing rattling around in the engine between 4 and 5 thousand rpm basically sound like a diesel lol but when not driven hard there is no sound the noise also comes back at about 6 and a half thousand revs could it be the bottom end or if that was the problem wouldn't it be marketing the noise all the time thanks
 
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did you find out mate? i have a rattle on this video im still trying to solve, im thinking bottom end, its started off like you say and got worse.

 
Going of the OPs description it sounds more like a vibration at a certain resonance if its only at x rpms while accelerating. The heatshields are common
 
hmmm, i have a thread running about it with more videos 'name that noise' could you have a look mate, im gonna have the sump off tomorrow....
 
Turned out to be a big end bearing and a bent crank on mine
 

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