Ok, I had a mechanic listen to it from inside and he said it might be a U-joint.However, I just did some instense listening from the outside while someone held the brakes and it sounds like its coming form the passenger side/rear of the eninge. Does this info bring up any other ideas?

 

my audi a6 2.8l, 2000 has the same symptoms and i was just told by the mechanic that it is the torque converter. what did it cost you to repair it? did they rebuild it or put in a new one? thanks - andy

 

Yea, after my mechanic took a better listen he also said it was the torque converter. I spoke to another Audi owner who had the exact same problem and both agreed that it could be a defect in the converter itself causing it to be unbalanced, this was probably caused when it got rebuilt. I have not attempted to get it repaired, considering that there is no mechanical problem outside of the noise I dont think it warrants the labor involved in repalcing the tq.

 

There's a place in NJ that replaces the torque converter for a pretty good price, oil included. Wish I lived closer.


http://www.autotransparts.com/cart.p...t_detail&p=655

 

Thanks for the link, ill save that incase it gets worse. (knocks on wood)