Guys, I recently bought a 2002 A4 1.8T FWD. I would like to know what's wrong, as in the recent past few weeks, once I start my car I can hear squealing noise under the body close to the rear right wheel. I can hear this noise even when the car is stationary but once I turn off the engine there is no noise. Any help is appreciated.

Maybe i have a whole in your exhaust???

Maybe the fuel pump or filter, there is a recall on the fuel pump so you should see your dealer to see if it has been done.

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I am not an expert, but I may rule out the exhaust problem because sometimes the noice would stop (when the car is running). And I kind of support the fuel pump/filter issue, that's because the noise becomes more when I fill my gas tank to its brim.

Anyways that's for the quick response, and I would like to get more input on this so that when I go to the dealer I will be in a better position to explain.

You think it would be an exhust leak?? I was thinking more of a fuel issue. Fuel pump might be going out???

I believe James and captin are right... can you guys provide more information this...

Have you been experiencing any stalling with your car? Or when you let off the gas does it feel like you're losing power and about to stall?

Also, what type of fuel are you pumping?

A more generic answer for losing power is NO. But the problem may be related to another problem in the car, I recently did a full clutch work, and after this, when i am starting from a stand still on 1st gear i will have to rev up the engine to get a good start, this gets even worse when i am starting with more than 2 passengers in the car. What i mean is, I feel as if i am going to stall so I use more eng. revs to keep me rolling.

I have been using the most expesive version of gas most of the time. (I believe it is 91oct)...

Im not too sure about having to rev up the engine to get a good start.... but, My answer is remains -----fuel pump. You're looking at 300-450 for a fuel pump depending on the quality you buy.

What kind of noise do you hear? Is it a ticking noise or buzzing noise or something else? I'm experiencing a ticking noise around the same place on my car as well... still I don't know what it is.

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1998 VW Passat 1.8t MT5
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