Quote Originally Posted by GTICam View Post
William, William, William, I am sure where the rattle sound is coming from. It's the control rod on the wastegate actuator. It is well documented on other VW forums and also on Audi 3 and Skoda forums with cars that use the same/similar engines.
The fact of the matter is that some people don't notice the noise (like my wife), some people notice it, but don't care and some people (like me) do notice it and their engineering and/or motorsport background says it is not only annoying but fixable.
That VW (worldwide) writes it off as a normal characteristic of the engine is in my opinion, going to bite them very hard in the future.
Cheers,
Cam.
PS. Having highlighted the issue of this noise, I hope you notice it in your Golf, afterall, it is a "normal characteristic" according to VW.
GTI Cam, thanks for your feedback.. i'll keep my ears open when i do receive my car end of the month