Just got a new to me 01 A4 Avant, 1.8T engine, 5sp. Seems like a well maintained car for its age, but like all cars this old it has a few things that need attention. And I wanted to ask a few questions here about some of the things I think this car needs:
First are a couple of noises I am trying to track down. The first happens whenever the car is in gear and engine braking. Sounds like a low rumble. It goes away if the clutch is pressed in, and come back when the clutch is released. I was thinking CV joints or maybe driveshaft bearing. Any thoughts on this?
Second noise sounds like sheet metal hitting something whenever I go over bumps or on a washboard road. From inside sounds like it is coming from the front passenger wheel area. Any likely culprits here?
This car also has the infamous missing pixels on the dash display. Typical missing rows. I understand one can send the cluster away for repair, but before I did that, I thought I'd ask if anyone has fixed this problem by cleaning and reseating the electrical connections on the back of the cluster?
Lastly I want to look into what I think is low rpm turbo lag. This engine does not seem to get going until ~3K rpm. Just wondering if that is normal, or if it is pointing to a problem. Also, possibly related, is there any easy way to tell if a PO had the car chipped?
TIA
First are a couple of noises I am trying to track down. The first happens whenever the car is in gear and engine braking. Sounds like a low rumble. It goes away if the clutch is pressed in, and come back when the clutch is released. I was thinking CV joints or maybe driveshaft bearing. Any thoughts on this?
Second noise sounds like sheet metal hitting something whenever I go over bumps or on a washboard road. From inside sounds like it is coming from the front passenger wheel area. Any likely culprits here?
This car also has the infamous missing pixels on the dash display. Typical missing rows. I understand one can send the cluster away for repair, but before I did that, I thought I'd ask if anyone has fixed this problem by cleaning and reseating the electrical connections on the back of the cluster?
Lastly I want to look into what I think is low rpm turbo lag. This engine does not seem to get going until ~3K rpm. Just wondering if that is normal, or if it is pointing to a problem. Also, possibly related, is there any easy way to tell if a PO had the car chipped?
TIA
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