4ksq

[Brady Moffatt]

Phil,

Do you mean the noisy vacuum pump lifter problem is unknown outside North
America, or do you mean that the vacuum pump isn't even fitted outside North
America?

Cheers,
Brady

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Phil Payne

> 4. Hydraulics. The dipstick needs to be kept topped up. Even half a quart
> low will induce ticking. Harmless. OTOH, the vacuum pump that supplements
> the manifold vacuum to the brake booster is a common source of ticking and
> removal of the pushrod will silence it forever. It is an artifact of the
Urq
> turbo setup and is not needed on the 4kq.

Oddly unknown anywhere outside North America.

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