Audi4hire

2003 a4 1.8t ,have already did complete timing belt kit,already replaced the cam chain tensioner thinking it was maybe that ,it had to be done anyway. I still have valve noise,about 1700-2000 rpm. Any less (at idle) i wont hear it.anymore than 2500 rpm with load i wont hear it either, any clues? Ty,i will be on this post until i figure this out.with follow ups to help others,ty

DeamonMachine

You sure it's a valve noise and not a rod bearing or a cracked flex plate (in an automatic). One day I was chasing a "ticking" noise in a toyota @1500rpm and it turned out the flex plate was cracked all around the bolts (probably over-torqed by the previous mechanic repairing). Strange but fixed the noise.