Water in Radio/knocking engine
04-15-2011, 04:34 PM
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Water in Radio/knocking engine
Once again having problems with the seals on my car
Was having a problem with the radio cutting out, and after bringing it to the dealer, they said water is getting into the amp and cd changer.
Dealer said it was most likely due to the tinted windows (all problems can somehow be related to my windows being tinted by the dealer before i purchased the car apparently) that water is getting in.
posted before regard water not draining correctly from the doors and that issue was never solved. Now i'm afraid its starting to into other areas.
oh, and the engine is starting to knock, but they can't seem to find it (recorded it for them when it was happening) they said it might be the windshield fluid bottle banging on the side so they put some felt there.
still waiting on them to fix the grinding sound that comes from the driver side window moving up and down (previous post) (had to record that one as well)
and finally starting to get some wind noise back again (previous post)
Love my car, but is it time to sell my baby? warranty done next year and i can't afford to be bringing in the car 4 to 5 times for every problem only to have to go back again for the same thing.
Look forward to attending my first meet may 7th
Was having a problem with the radio cutting out, and after bringing it to the dealer, they said water is getting into the amp and cd changer.
Dealer said it was most likely due to the tinted windows (all problems can somehow be related to my windows being tinted by the dealer before i purchased the car apparently) that water is getting in.
posted before regard water not draining correctly from the doors and that issue was never solved. Now i'm afraid its starting to into other areas.
oh, and the engine is starting to knock, but they can't seem to find it (recorded it for them when it was happening) they said it might be the windshield fluid bottle banging on the side so they put some felt there.
still waiting on them to fix the grinding sound that comes from the driver side window moving up and down (previous post) (had to record that one as well)
and finally starting to get some wind noise back again (previous post)
Love my car, but is it time to sell my baby? warranty done next year and i can't afford to be bringing in the car 4 to 5 times for every problem only to have to go back again for the same thing.
Look forward to attending my first meet may 7th
04-16-2011, 07:21 PM
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Re: Water in Radio/knocking engine
Once again having problems with the seals on my car
Was having a problem with the radio cutting out, and after bringing it to the dealer, they said water is getting into the amp and cd changer.
Dealer said it was most likely due to the tinted windows (all problems can somehow be related to my windows being tinted by the dealer before i purchased the car apparently) that water is getting in.
posted before regard water not draining correctly from the doors and that issue was never solved. Now i'm afraid its starting to into other areas.
oh, and the engine is starting to knock, but they can't seem to find it (recorded it for them when it was happening) they said it might be the windshield fluid bottle banging on the side so they put some felt there.
still waiting on them to fix the grinding sound that comes from the driver side window moving up and down (previous post) (had to record that one as well)
and finally starting to get some wind noise back again (previous post)
Love my car, but is it time to sell my baby? warranty done next year and i can't afford to be bringing in the car 4 to 5 times for every problem only to have to go back again for the same thing.
Look forward to attending my first meet may 7th
Was having a problem with the radio cutting out, and after bringing it to the dealer, they said water is getting into the amp and cd changer.
Dealer said it was most likely due to the tinted windows (all problems can somehow be related to my windows being tinted by the dealer before i purchased the car apparently) that water is getting in.
posted before regard water not draining correctly from the doors and that issue was never solved. Now i'm afraid its starting to into other areas.
oh, and the engine is starting to knock, but they can't seem to find it (recorded it for them when it was happening) they said it might be the windshield fluid bottle banging on the side so they put some felt there.
still waiting on them to fix the grinding sound that comes from the driver side window moving up and down (previous post) (had to record that one as well)
and finally starting to get some wind noise back again (previous post)
Love my car, but is it time to sell my baby? warranty done next year and i can't afford to be bringing in the car 4 to 5 times for every problem only to have to go back again for the same thing.
Look forward to attending my first meet may 7th
So just got my car back from the dealer, looks like they have to replace the nav unit and amp, but still have no idea how/where the water is coming in from.
Weren't able to diagnose the engine knock.
And now there is an airbag malfunction light on.
05-13-2011, 12:51 PM
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Re: Water in Radio/knocking engine
So here's the update.
Got the car back, new amp, new nav unit.
When you turn the car on the Nav unit doesn't say TT anymore, just Audi MMI
Have i been upgraded or downgraded? lol
As for the knock, going on vacation, and leaving the car with the dealer so it can be the managers daily driver to see if he can figure out whats going on. Heard the recording i made, and he confirms something is wrong, but since it doesn't happen all the time, needs the car for a while to figure out whats going on.
Had fun at the meet last week, looking forward to the next one.
Got the car back, new amp, new nav unit.
When you turn the car on the Nav unit doesn't say TT anymore, just Audi MMI
Have i been upgraded or downgraded? lol
As for the knock, going on vacation, and leaving the car with the dealer so it can be the managers daily driver to see if he can figure out whats going on. Heard the recording i made, and he confirms something is wrong, but since it doesn't happen all the time, needs the car for a while to figure out whats going on.
Had fun at the meet last week, looking forward to the next one.
05-14-2011, 04:08 AM
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Re: Water in Radio/knocking engine
Are we talking about actual engine knock here? As in detonation or pre-ignition? Or are we just talking about a 'knocking' type of sound? Knock is an actual term used to describe a few variations of abnormal combustion, but it seems as though you're referring to a banging or clunking.
05-16-2011, 08:57 PM
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Re: Water in Radio/knocking engine
Are we talking about actual engine knock here? As in detonation or pre-ignition? Or are we just talking about a 'knocking' type of sound? Knock is an actual term used to describe a few variations of abnormal combustion, but it seems as though you're referring to a banging or clunking.
05-17-2011, 09:42 AM
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Re: Water in Radio/knocking engine
It's next to impossible for us to diagnose a noise via the internet, but I would check out the engine mounts and downpipe/exhaust - they're common sources of knocking-type sounds.
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