oh alright i may have completely made that up.. i thought i read about a clunking in the "things that go wrong with all a4s" thread. thank you so much though!! yall are a big help

 

all i got to say is that i have the original motor in my 98 a4 2.8qm i have had this car in my family for ah very long time my father bought it new it is over the 200,000 miles mark and still runs like ah champ you just got maintain these cars only problem has been is power steering pumps i have 3 and also the suspension components other than that the best car my family has owned