Advice from AUDI Technician needed if any on here .

[Gordon Stewart]

Are there any Audi technicians in here please I could ask about a problem , Thanks

 

[Administrators]

I would ask the question and see what you get

 

[Lehn]

I got 4 friends working at Audi (whom can actually use their brain) so please ask And you'll probably get a better answer in here than asking your local Audi shop anyway

 

[Terminator x]

I got 4 friends working at Audi (whom can actually use their brain) so please ask And you'll probably get a better answer in here than asking your local Audi shop anyway

Do Audi actually do any "work" during an inspection service?

TX.

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[Goner]

Are there any Audi technicians in here please I could ask about a problem , Thanks

If there’s no fault code you’ll be lucky.

Its rare to find a mechanic nowadays, technicians are just that.. scan for codes.. remove faulty part and replace with new... bolt off bolt on.. we live in a throwaway society now which is a shame.

 

[Gordon Stewart]

Here is my problem : I have 1.8tfsi A3 Saloon S Line , it’s a 14 reg with 47k on click and full Audi service history , I bought it in August last year from Newcastle Audi and got a 2 year warranty with it . I live in Fife in Scotland so use Perth Audi . Here is the problem : When you are just starting to pull away there is a “tring” noise , it does it once, you then dip the clutch right away and it does the “ tring” noise once again. You can sit and rev ( blip the throttle all day and will not do it) as soon as you go to take up drive it does it , ( tring on revs up and then “tring” when revs fall back down) . I sounds as though the noise is coming from the Turbo area, I had it into Perth Audi who checked it over , they said the noise was coming from a Cam Adjuster Solinoid Valve , ( the first one that’s nearest the turbo and the timing chain end) . The thought the noise was coming from here as when they disconnected the electrical plug to it, then started to take up noise and try to get the noise then the noise was away , plugged it back in and the noise was back instantly . The Tech ordered the valve but said it would not be covered under the 2 yr Audi warranty because it was only noisey ( didn’t think that was right , however I was willing to pay for it) . The new solenoid came in and car went back in, he changed the solenoid and came to tell me still the same . Exactly the same thing, only when under load ( can sit and rev and there is nothing ) under load it goes “tring” and then dip clutch and leg revs fall it then goes “Tring” again . He tried disconnecting the new one and exactly the same as old one ( the noise it gone , even when under load )
The tech then said he had found a Technical Bulletin and it is a “ Characteristic “ of the engine .
I am sure this ixx sac not the case and is the easy way out for them , there had to be something wrong with something to do with the system that this Cam adjuster Solenoid valve is in . The Tech had said it’s something to do with the Vvti system .

Please can someone help me as there is clearly a fault with something here but they are now trying to wipe there hands if it and putting it down to a “characteristic “ of the car which I know it’s not

Many thanks in advance folks

 

[Lehn]

Do Audi actually do any "work" during an inspection service?

TX.

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It's really a hit or miss to be honest, which is quite sad. My friends knows a lot about cars/engines and computers and they like their job, so they look at each car based on their knowledge about what can go wrong and typical failures in addition to following their check list.

I just talked to one of my friends working at VW/Audi/Skoda and he said some of his co-workers do a really sh!tty job and do it slow so it seems like they have checked everything but they haven't (even though it says it on the check sheet). The tester is the only thing that can really reveal if they have actually done anything whereas mechanical problems are more like "yeah I didn't saw that or feel that when I drove the car around the block, sorry".

This is my friends project right now, restoring his R32 MK4 engine. One of the only workers at the shop whom can actually dissemble and engine and build it again without looking in a manual or on the computer. Sadly for the shop he will study to mechanical engineer soon

 

[Lehn]

Here is my problem : I have 1.8tfsi A3 Saloon S Line , it’s a 14 reg with 47k on click and full Audi service history , I bought it in August last year from Newcastle Audi and got a 2 year warranty with it . I live in Fife in Scotland so use Perth Audi . Here is the problem : When you are just starting to pull away there is a “tring” noise , it does it once, you then dip the clutch right away and it does the “ tring” noise once again. You can sit and rev ( blip the throttle all day and will not do it) as soon as you go to take up drive it does it , ( tring on revs up and then “tring” when revs fall back down) . I sounds as though the noise is coming from the Turbo area, I had it into Perth Audi who checked it over , they said the noise was coming from a Cam Adjuster Solinoid Valve , ( the first one that’s nearest the turbo and the timing chain end) . The thought the noise was coming from here as when they disconnected the electrical plug to it, then started to take up noise and try to get the noise then the noise was away , plugged it back in and the noise was back instantly . The Tech ordered the valve but said it would not be covered under the 2 yr Audi warranty because it was only noisey ( didn’t think that was right , however I was willing to pay for it) . The new solenoid came in and car went back in, he changed the solenoid and came to tell me still the same . Exactly the same thing, only when under load ( can sit and rev and there is nothing ) under load it goes “tring” and then dip clutch and leg revs fall it then goes “Tring” again . He tried disconnecting the new one and exactly the same as old one ( the noise it gone , even when under load )
The tech then said he had found a Technical Bulletin and it is a “ Characteristic “ of the engine .
I am sure this ixx sac not the case and is the easy way out for them , there had to be something wrong with something to do with the system that this Cam adjuster Solenoid valve is in . The Tech had said it’s something to do with the Vvti system .

Please can someone help me as there is clearly a fault with something here but they are now trying to wipe there hands if it and putting it down to a “characteristic “ of the car which I know it’s not

Many thanks in advance folks

You should write him an e-mail asking him for the specific TPI number. If he can provide this and it says it really IS a characteristic of the car it's unfortunately just how it is. It's like the TPI for the wastegate rattle (2036787) which is also just a "characteristic" of the car.

 

[Gordon Stewart]

Hi Lehn, would you be able to ask your Audi Tech friends about this problem please . Is it an S3 you have then? As my 1.8 is basically the same engine with the same Ancillaries ( S3 has more power obviously ) does your car make the same noise ? Or have you heard any others making the same noise .
Please someone help so I can get this fixed

thanks folks

 

[Gordon Stewart]

You should write him an e-mail asking him for the specific TPI number. If he can provide this and it says it really IS a characteristic of the car it's unfortunately just how it is. It's like the TPI for the wastegate rattle (2036787) which is also just a "characteristic" of the car.

Hi Lehn, for the wastegate rattle I thought there was TPI on it and there was some sort of software update that could be done to eliminate the rattle ??

 

[Gordon Stewart]

Surely if a part is making a noise , you then disconnect it and noise goes away then the part must be faulty ( or the system or part that this faulty part operates in there is a fault with ?.
Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction and I can get this fault fixed

thanks folks

 

[davc]

Gordon seeing as you're in Fife get yourself over to Star Performance, Brian or Ewan will sort you out mate.

They're both proper mechanics, not like the clowns you find in dealerships.

Been using Star for over 20 years.

 

[Gordon Stewart]

Gordon seeing as you're in Fife get yourself over to Star Performance, Brian or Ewan will sort you out mate.

They're both proper mechanics, not like the clowns you find in dealerships.

Been using Star for over 20 years.

I know, I have used Brian at Star Performance before , the only thing is I have a 2 year Audi warranty on my car from August when I bought it so should not have to pay anyone else to look at it and fix the problem

 

[HOGG]

Just go over to Star and ask for a professional ear.... That'll not cost

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[Gordon Stewart]

Thank you , I may pop down but I don’t think they will be very happy to talk to me about it if they will not be getting the business as as I said I still have Audi warranty on the car

 

[HOGG]

Two years will soon be up

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[Abel Diaz]

Hi; any solution for that sound on audi a3 8v ???

 

[Gordon Stewart]

Hi; any solution for that sound on audi a3 8v ???

Hi , this is very Bizzare , I am actually in Audi at the moment , my car is booked in for them to check the noise . Audi technical have sent through a load of checks and parts to check , will be about 3 or 4 hours when they are checking it . I will let you know how I get on . Can you send me a video of your noise and I will see if it is the same

 

[Abel Diaz]

Hi , this is very Bizzare , I am actually in Audi at the moment , my car is booked in for them to check the noise . Audi technical have sent through a load of checks and parts to check , will be about 3 or 4 hours when they are checking it . I will let you know how I get on . Can you send me a video of your noise and I will see if it is the same

did Audi tell you something? i have no a video about that sound, i will get it. but the mettalic sound when im driving, later i break my car, and before it stops at all, i accelerate again and has that mettalic sound. please let me know any new.

 

[Gordon Stewart]

Hi Abel, did you ever get your noise fixed in your car ??, I have been to 2 dealerships and still not fixed , one says it’s the turbo actuator rod which I don’t think it is cause that happens about 2500/3000 revs, mine happens about 850 rpm, ( just when it falls back down to tick over , the other dealership does not know what it is ??.

Any help from anyone would be great , thanks

 

[Abel Diaz]

hi friend same situation happens to me, as a reply i had that there is a TPI that says that it is a characteristic of a3 1.8tfsi :/

 

[Gordon Stewart]

At what rpm can you hear your noise at , does it make a “tring” noise when the revs from back down to idle( about 850/900 rpm ??

 

[Santiago isaza]

At what rpm can you hear your noise at , does it make a “tring” noise when the revs from back down to idle( about 850/900 rpm ??

Hi Gordon
Could you help me with this problem please? I have the same sound in my A3 8v 1.8 TFSI. I saw your video in YouTube and is the same sound at the same rpm.

How you fixed that?
Thanks for your help

 

[Gordon Stewart]

Hi Gordon
Could you help me with this problem please? I have the same sound in my A3 8v 1.8 TFSI. I saw your video in YouTube and is the same sound at the same rpm.

How you fixed that?
Thanks for your help

Hi, I took mine to Audi as had extended warranty, at first they said nothing wrong and was a “Characteristic “, the usuals crap you get from them, I then asked 12 other people in forums and none had noise, then I noticed the same garage had a TT in for sale with same engine, went up and told them about the other 12 people and asked them to listen to TT which they did and no noise. They then said it was a Solinoid at top back of engine , they changed it but still the noise was there. If they unplugged it the noise went away. They then said to try another dealer and get another view on it . I got pushed of with it all. Still makes the noise and that’s 2 years, macadamia has full Audi service with 52k on it. Let me know how you get on . I found a brilliant video of an American company showing the engine and problems, I think it’s something to do with that but Audi are not interested as per usual. If you send me your phone number then I will forward the video on to you

 

[Santiago isaza]

Hi, I took mine to Audi as had extended warranty, at first they said nothing wrong and was a “Characteristic “, the usuals **** you get from them, I then asked 12 other people in forums and none had noise, then I noticed the same garage had a TT in for sale with same engine, went up and told them about the other 12 people and asked them to listen to TT which they did and no noise. They then said it was a Solinoid at top back of engine , they changed it but still the noise was there. If they unplugged it the noise went away. They then said to try another dealer and get another view on it . I got pushed of with it all. Still makes the noise and that’s 2 years, macadamia has full Audi service with 52k on it. Let me know how you get on . I found a brilliant video of an American company showing the engine and problems, I think it’s something to do with that but Audi are not interested as per usual. If you send me your phone number then I will forward the video on to you

Thanks for your response Gordon.
Actually do you have the sound after 2 years?

Maybe, do you tried with a diferent revision of the solenoids ?

Yes,this is my number +573007152582.

Thanks for your help i am worried for this sound.