[s-cars] ping vs. rattle

[JC]

that's the normal tell tale HG sign but if Dave says the AAN can blow 4/5
without hitting water / oil journals then I believe it and you potentially
wouldn't see any of the usual contaminated coolant/oil or excess steam out
the tailpipe etc.  which are the "classic" tell-tale symptoms.

---- current ----
1995.5 S6 Avant
2003 E46 M3 Cic
2008 A3 2.0tDSG
---- past lives ----
2006 A4 2.0TQA
1998 A6Q 2.8 PES G2
1989 200TQA SJM
1990 CQ
1997 A4 1.8TQ Wett
1987 4kCSQ

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> I guess it's possible w/ this sort of failure that there
> wouldn't be signs of crud either in the oil or in the coolant?


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