So I just had this happen on the drive to lunch. The engine under deceleration started to make a loud squealing noise I could hear very loudly inside the cabin as well as outside the car when I rolled the windows down.
I turned the a/c off and the radio thinking it could be one of those. The noise was still there. This was all at low acceleration <3k rpm. I pull into my driveway and take it out of gear and engaged the e-brake and got out. The rpms started climbing while out of the car and the noise popped up again. I thought at first it was coming from underneath the car, where it was the loudest, but upon further inspection it seems to be coming from the engine.
I was just wondering to see if anyone knew what it could be? The pcv videos I saw weren't whining like this and the TOB videos didn't persist like this noise does.
Also, the throttle seems to climb slightly for a while and then let off. Overall the car is very jerky so I don't know if I could pin down the issue.
I checked the oil and it wasn't low, slightly darker, but still has a straw color. Only 2500 miles on this oil.
Here is the video I took:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j2_chuVVPg
Luckily, my wife is home and I can use her car. I'm worried if I drive it more it would damage the car, however, the vw dealership is about 15-20 miles away so I may have to just give it a try.
Again, as far as I know this was only happening at low rpms, BUT it would only happen at a certain range above 2k rpms.
edit: More details. 78k miles, 6MT, coolant level is good, no leaks. No check engine light, and I do not have a VAGCOM to check for any diagnosis.
I turned the a/c off and the radio thinking it could be one of those. The noise was still there. This was all at low acceleration <3k rpm. I pull into my driveway and take it out of gear and engaged the e-brake and got out. The rpms started climbing while out of the car and the noise popped up again. I thought at first it was coming from underneath the car, where it was the loudest, but upon further inspection it seems to be coming from the engine.
I was just wondering to see if anyone knew what it could be? The pcv videos I saw weren't whining like this and the TOB videos didn't persist like this noise does.
Also, the throttle seems to climb slightly for a while and then let off. Overall the car is very jerky so I don't know if I could pin down the issue.
I checked the oil and it wasn't low, slightly darker, but still has a straw color. Only 2500 miles on this oil.
Here is the video I took:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j2_chuVVPg
Luckily, my wife is home and I can use her car. I'm worried if I drive it more it would damage the car, however, the vw dealership is about 15-20 miles away so I may have to just give it a try.
Again, as far as I know this was only happening at low rpms, BUT it would only happen at a certain range above 2k rpms.
edit: More details. 78k miles, 6MT, coolant level is good, no leaks. No check engine light, and I do not have a VAGCOM to check for any diagnosis.
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