[s-cars] S6 Noises

[Lee Levitt]

Ron,

The first pipe aft of the exhaust manifold has a heat shield attached. These
tend to get rattly. Bend it or clamp it on with hose clamps, and your rattle
might go away.

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant

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> My 1995 S6 is now past the 100K mile mark and
> continues to perform and impress. I run Mobil 1 and
> try and keep things in order as far as maintenance. It
> is picking up a rattle here and there, but one in
> particular has been around for a while (since @75K
> miles).
> On starting and at cold idle the engine has a fairly
> loud rattling sound. Kick up the revs and it goes away
> until it gets back to idle, then it rattles again. I
> thought about the fuel injectors or the valves/cams.
> Any ideas? Any concerns I should have?
> Also who is a good source for seat heater parts? Door
> rubber to reduce wind noise?
> Thank you for your help ahead of time.
>
> ++++ Ron ++++
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