RE: 10v 5cyl clunk sound....ideas...

["Duff, Ian" <iduff@charter.com>]

Vacuum boost pump? Distributor?

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Ian Duff, 1990 Coupe quattro 20v, Red/Black
quattro Owners Club member P877

Home: New Bedford, MA, USA
Work: Charter Systems, Inc., West Newton, MA, USA
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>From: 	RCARSELLE@aol.com[SMTP:RCARSELLE@aol.com]
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>my 90 90 front wheel drive 10v 5Cyl engine has always had the typical Audi
>lifter noise...118K miles, always run Redline, or Mobil 1 oil 10W or 15W full
>synth's... the engine has been great....still runs great...
>Recently...
>When the engine is cold, there is a periodic clunk or clack coming from the
>somewhere in the block..seems louder than a lifter...heck I wish it sounded
>like a lifter but it sounds harsher.....the sound is mostly noticed on clutch
>in between shifts when the rev's drop.... I can re-create by moving throttle
>plate by hand while listening and searching for the noise under the hood so I
>do not think it is tranny related
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>RC
>90 90 - clacks when cold
>88 5KCSTQ - new exhaust, bumper coming soon
>Rob Carselle - Columbus, OH
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