Hi, new Audi owner. Have just picked up an A4 Avant 1.4TFSI, manual, 30k miles.
Absolutely love the car, surprised by how nippy the 1.4 is. Not long after I picked it up I noticed what I can only describe is whine (or the noise you would hear when in reverse) mainly in first and in second a bit too. Took it back to Audi dealer (have 12 month warranty) and they said it's normal sound for that gearbox. Took it to another dealer who gave it a really thorough drive and they said it was totally normal too and nothing to worry about. He said they'd let me know when they have a similar car with that gearbox in so I can compare but they haven't got one in yet. I've had friends tell me it's definitely something to worry about but admittedly that they hadn't driven a car with that engine/gearbox before.
In the video you can hear it quite clearly in first. So my question is, has anyone else come across this sound on this car? Is this a normal sound or early sign of something serious with gearbox.
Really just want to enjoy the car and not worry so if anyone else has experience with this car/gearbox your feedback would be much appreciated!!
Cheers
Absolutely love the car, surprised by how nippy the 1.4 is. Not long after I picked it up I noticed what I can only describe is whine (or the noise you would hear when in reverse) mainly in first and in second a bit too. Took it back to Audi dealer (have 12 month warranty) and they said it's normal sound for that gearbox. Took it to another dealer who gave it a really thorough drive and they said it was totally normal too and nothing to worry about. He said they'd let me know when they have a similar car with that gearbox in so I can compare but they haven't got one in yet. I've had friends tell me it's definitely something to worry about but admittedly that they hadn't driven a car with that engine/gearbox before.
In the video you can hear it quite clearly in first. So my question is, has anyone else come across this sound on this car? Is this a normal sound or early sign of something serious with gearbox.
Really just want to enjoy the car and not worry so if anyone else has experience with this car/gearbox your feedback would be much appreciated!!
Cheers