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Loud front end noise in 2002 TT

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Install but i didn't think so

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My friend thought it was related to the "Evo Stage 3" kit he had installed but I didn't think so.
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Check here first

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Regardless, I've been persuading him to take it to the shop but I thought I'd check here first for any ideas.
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Leading evidence: 'Install but i didn't think so' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Check here first' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Replace with the speed of the car

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The noise kicked in at about 5mph and definitely changed with the speed of the car.
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Loud front end noise in 2002 TT

Check here first

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Regardless, I've been persuading him to take it to the shop but I thought I'd check here first for any ideas.
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Loud front end noise in 2002 TT

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Check here first

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Regardless, I've been persuading him to take it to the shop but I thought I'd check here first for any ideas.
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Loud front end noise in 2002 TT

Install but i didn't think so

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster
My friend thought it was related to the "Evo Stage 3" kit he had installed but I didn't think so.
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Loud front end noise in 2002 TT

Replace with the speed of the car

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The noise kicked in at about 5mph and definitely changed with the speed of the car.
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Hello, The other day a friend of mine let me take his modified 2002 996 TT/tiptronic out for a spin, and just as I started pulling away I heard a rather loud noise coming from the front end. The noise kicked in at about 5mph and definitely changed with the speed of the car. I don't know much about the 996 TT, but I'm assuming the car is 4WD and the noise I was hearing was coming from the front differential. Has anyone here heard anything like this coming from their TT or C4? Perhaps this is normal but it didn't sound right to me. My friend thought it was related to the "Evo Stage 3" kit he had installed but I didn't think so. Regardless, I've been persuading him to take it to the shop but I thought I'd check here first for any ideas.

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