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Old 12-04-2013, 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by greazzer View Post
Did the noise possibly originate behind your instrument cluster ? I had a horrible noise one morning and it got louder and nastier as I accelerated. I thought the worse. Turned out a simple dab of grease on the cable and all was well.
Happened to my wife a few days ago (first sub-freezing morning, she decided to drive the coupe). An unmistakeable sound if you've heard it before. Unfortunately, OP is hearing noise when the car is at idle.

I think a cold compression test is worthwhile at this point.
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