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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 04:12 PM
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Please help!!

Took a RH corner today on the higher side of fast, this noise started after. Got worse as I pulled into work parking lot. I was a quart low however the oil light did not come on. Only mods to the car are an Alta CAI and MiniMadness 15% pulley. Car is an '05 R53 with 66k miles and was ~4k on the current oil. After inspection, I did notice the vibration dampener wobbling slightly.

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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 04:28 PM
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Sounds like it could be your dampener.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 04:52 PM
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A bad dampener can make that much noise? I'm thinking the worst, a rod, but a dampener would be way less $$
 
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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 06:12 PM
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It sounds pretty bad to be honest buy if you have play on your dampener it could be it. Went through a oil starvation on my old 1.8T Jetta before and it ain't fun. It sounds much like yours.
 
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