lardope
Veteran Member
Hello all,
New to the forum and hoping someone has some advice to give. I purchased my 2004 TDI a few years ago and am finally getting around to trying to solve the following problem:
Sometimes, but not always, but often enough, as I accelerate around 2000 rpm I will get a vibration kind of sound coming from somewhere in between the engine and the cabin (I think that's generally where). The owner that I purchased the car from was himself a mechanic and said that it was coming from the vents, and that he added some padding, but it clearly did not resolve the issue.
The problem is worst in the summer when I am blasting the AC, and when someone is sitting in the passenger seat. Otherwise, it happens often but not always. It only happens upon acceleration. The video link I include is just to hear the sound.
https://youtu.be/bUq5KS1dqoo
I should have cut the video after 10 seconds. It's only the first 10 seconds that are important. Around 13 seconds in there are some weird sounds, but they are completely unrelated to the issue.
If it is the vents, is it possible to take apart the dash and drive around to actually see what is vibrating?
Thanks!
New to the forum and hoping someone has some advice to give. I purchased my 2004 TDI a few years ago and am finally getting around to trying to solve the following problem:
Sometimes, but not always, but often enough, as I accelerate around 2000 rpm I will get a vibration kind of sound coming from somewhere in between the engine and the cabin (I think that's generally where). The owner that I purchased the car from was himself a mechanic and said that it was coming from the vents, and that he added some padding, but it clearly did not resolve the issue.
The problem is worst in the summer when I am blasting the AC, and when someone is sitting in the passenger seat. Otherwise, it happens often but not always. It only happens upon acceleration. The video link I include is just to hear the sound.
https://youtu.be/bUq5KS1dqoo
I should have cut the video after 10 seconds. It's only the first 10 seconds that are important. Around 13 seconds in there are some weird sounds, but they are completely unrelated to the issue.
If it is the vents, is it possible to take apart the dash and drive around to actually see what is vibrating?
Thanks!