Re: unidentified noise in 90

[Jon Blake <jonb@u.washington.edu>]

I had a similar problem with my '86 4000CS quattro. It was especially bad 
on cold mornings in the winter. It turned out to be the alternator. This 
was some 100k miles ago. Seems to have done the trick--though I'll still 
get a bit of sound when it's really cold (15 F or lower) until things 
warm up. I agree it can be quite annoying.

On Wed, 12 Oct 1994 JEREMYWALKER@delphi.com wrote:

> 
> Lately, I have noticed a strange grating noise at certain RPM in 88 90
> (80,000 miles).  It occurs only at 2000 and 2700 rpm.  It seems to be
> coming from the area of the alternator, but I am not sure.  My mechanic
> seems to feel there is no serious problem, but I hate any untoward noise
> coming from my car.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jeremy Walker
>