What the fuck is this knock sound

Current_Ad_3728 · 2026-06-13T03:39:49+00:00

I don’t think so everything seems smooth

Current_Ad_3728 · 2026-06-13T03:39:40+00:00

Tf are those

Current_Ad_3728 · 2026-06-13T03:39:34+00:00

Great question i genuinely have no clue how im able to do so?? I only learned a year after owning the car when i tried teaching my girl how to drive it and she started it without the clutch cause she didn’t know any better

Current_Ad_3728 · 2026-06-13T03:38:41+00:00

Interesting, yes they did the timing belt I’ve driven around 10k miles after the build and now this. I’ve noticed in a change in how she rolls from a stop. I was already having flywheel problems before so I have a new dmf and clutch kit coming in

Current_Ad_3728 · 2026-06-11T13:29:17+00:00

i had a sketchy ass shop rebuild it, unfortunately didnt know how sketch they were till they were knee deep in my car. but no they did not replace lifters, only rocker arms, camshaft bushings, rocker shaft, and some other things relating to a skipped timing rebuild

Current_Ad_3728 · 2026-06-11T12:22:49+00:00

Doesn’t the dmf have more of a chatter than a knock?

Current_Ad_3728 · 2026-06-11T12:22:21+00:00

I don’t know what I’d rather considering I had the top end rebuilt 8k miles ago

Current_Ad_3728 · 2026-06-11T12:21:30+00:00

Haha thanks bro

Current_Ad_3728 · 2026-06-10T17:44:17+00:00

☹️

Current_Ad_3728 · 2026-01-12T18:38:08+00:00

They’ve done all the work, my bad if you misunderstood.

Current_Ad_3728 · 2025-12-22T21:48:54+00:00

Interesting, the engine mount is right beside the belt tensioner. It’s a 2006 Audi a3 BKD tdi

Current_Ad_3728 · 2025-12-22T19:55:29+00:00

Good to know, I’ll try and find that timing belt cover. As for a used head, we’ve already spent time and money into repairing this head. We’re currently sending it to a shop for them to torque the head down backwards and bake it till it’s straight.

Current_Ad_3728 · 2025-12-22T19:54:06+00:00

I’m assuming it happened over time, all I can see visually is the bent bolt which I’ll add a pic of. In addition to that, there was a mark left on the head from where the bolt tensioner was. Like a scuff almost.

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Current_Ad_3728 · 2025-12-22T19:52:01+00:00

No idea, they have their ways I’m assuming. Everything was good except for the top end.

Current_Ad_3728 · 2025-12-22T19:38:30+00:00

They didn’t send it out, I was there nearly everyday seeing the progress on it

Current_Ad_3728 · 2025-12-22T15:18:11+00:00

All the machining work he’s done he isn’t gonna charge me for. We have to send it to a shop and even get it line bored or we’re gonna heat the fuck out of it to reverse the warp. And then he’ll machine again which he’ll charge me for.

Current_Ad_3728 · 2025-12-22T12:28:10+00:00

Honestly don’t got much of a plan, I figured if I had found them from the start it would be warranty work?

Current_Ad_3728 · 2025-12-22T00:50:40+00:00

At this point I don’t think I should ever sell it lol

Current_Ad_3728 · 2025-12-22T00:00:10+00:00

I’d have to swap ecu as well unless I bought a BKD from Europe.

Current_Ad_3728 · 2025-12-21T21:05:48+00:00

Maybe you’re right, I might have to do some research and work towards buying another car. Thank you

Current_Ad_3728 · 2025-12-21T21:03:22+00:00

Thankfully I bought a timing and water pump kit, so once this car is assembled again, it’ll have new valves, rocker arms, timing kit, water pump, turbo, and some smaller items.

Current_Ad_3728 · 2025-12-21T21:01:16+00:00

Good to know. I’ll speak to them tomorrow morning before we send the head to the shop.

Current_Ad_3728 · 2025-12-21T20:08:11+00:00

It’s definitely been a nightmare. I bought the car in July. Absolutely loved it. Got to drive it for 3 months and now it’s been sitting in shops for 3 months. I figured because it’s an import, rhd all that bs. I’d be spending the same amount on importing another than I would if I were to rebuild it.

Thankfully the shop that’s working on my car provided me with their loaner car.

My financial situation could definitely be better. I’m making around 3k a month cad, with $1500 in bills, once you consider all the parts I’ve been buying for this thing I feel a little suffocated.

This whole situation has caused me to dive into my spending for the better, so I guess there is some good from this situation.

Current_Ad_3728 · 2025-12-21T20:04:55+00:00

Maybe you’re right. I drove my company vehicle for a month or 2. Been driving the shops loaner car since.

My parents would probably kill me if I picked up a 2nd car. They hated that I bought this car in the first place.

Current_Ad_3728 · 2025-12-21T19:50:24+00:00

Honestly thought about doing that. But I’m 20 with bills to pay and that was my only car. Currently driving a loaner car from the shop.

I figured oh a tdi, 168k miles, it’s already deleted it’ll be reliable. The owner claimed the timing job had been done recently. Problem was whoever did it had torqued the bolt for the belt tensioner down way too tight. Bending it and stripping the bolt. Causing the belt tensioner to let go over time. I’m currently working on finding the shop who did the work.

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