Sound is cross between whine and growl

[Livolsi, Stephane]

sounds suspiciously like the noise on my 5ktq that I have determined is the
distributor gear.  It becomes especially noticeable when the engine is
unloaded (ie, that short time immediately after you take your foot off the
gas, and before the engine is loaded by deceleration)

check it out.

Stephane

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> From: 	Ice Cat     ^. .^   ~[SMTP:iceisit at earthlink.net]
> Sent: 	September 7, 2002 12:25 AM
> To: 	quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: 	Sound is cross between whine and growl
>
> I should take this into someone and have it looked at, but that will
> have to wait as  my husband is out of work and I am going to see how
> good people's ear is over the internet.   ;-)
>
> It sounds sort of like a cross between a whine and a growl.   But it
> is not a grind like a CV joint.
>
> The sound comes from the front of the car.   Could be engine or drive
> train, but it is not a wheel bearing or
> CV joint, as I am pretty sure I recognize those from having bad ones
> before.
>
> It *seems* higher up than the axel.
>
> It changes with rpm of the engine and also seems to with load placed
> on the drive train.
> If I run the car in second gear, and then shift to D it definitely
> changes pitch.
>
> (I bet someone with a musical ear is going to ask whether it becomes
> higher or lower.)
>
> My husband thinks it's the turbo charger.
>
> At first I thought it was in the engine, but today am starting to
> wonder if it is in the front, what used to be termed
> rear-end (in the back).   Differential ?
>
> It is louder when cold.
>
> Would someone give me some guesses as to what it might be?   Thanks so
> much !
>
> Fay
>
> '89 Audi 200 Turbo (No Q)
>
>   "A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at
> kick boxing."
>