Auxillary Belt Tensioner - The cause of the noise?

Fiona

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United-Kingdom
Hi All,

I posted athread a while ago in the general forum - 'the noise returns'. Well, it's still ongoing and thanks to all who responded. We loooked last night and found a bracket loose on the bottom intercooler hose and thought that was it, but no afraid not.

The noise it constant now, so REALLY want to get it sorted, what happens it that when you pull away or if the engine is pulling hard, in the cabin you hear a clanking, rumbling noise, like something metal is loose and is flapping around. Listening from the engine there is only a slight jangling noise. I'm guessing that the cabin is amplifying the noise?

Anyway, still happening this morning, so I took it to my brothers garage, Rangers in Guildford and they thought it could be the auxillary belt tensioner.
They took the bonnet off, which I'm sure Audi don't often do! If a laptop doesn't diagnose a problem, then there isn't a problem!

So what are your thoughts on this? Does this sound like a possible cause?
 
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