1990 Engine Damage (Olli)

[Thomas Faust]

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. Re: Audi 90 Quattro 1990 Engine Damage (Olli)----------------------------------------------------------------------  My beloved Quattro was running OK at 300 k untill stolen and damaged > by a joyrider. My question is; can excessive revving damage the > crankshaft and/or the rods. In a cursory inspection the valve train > proved to be OK. The engine was still running but making a terrible > rattling noice in tact with the engine speed. Any ideas? R.S.V.P. Olli.>>> --->

Oil pump? Not sure how it is driven on your Audi.

With rods, "loudness" tends to increase with rpm. Almost quiet at idle.

Tom Faust