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Quite right and that's the first thing the technician did but all levels were normal. They did try the "it may be a characteristic of the engine" line but I was not buying it. I know there are a load of timing chains at the back of this V8 and you can hear them spinning if you listed carefully but t...

I believe mine is hydraulic as I didn't spec the variable electromechanical one (I may be wrong). I'll pull the fuse and update. The noise is constant whether it's on cold startup or if you've warmed it up but it seems to increase if you've given it some beans and pull over straight to idle, then it...

It has been back to the dealer but they are not sure what it is--they have now sent a recording to the factory. There is no disputing that there is a loud noise. New RS4 and RS5 on the showroom floor both have same problem. Air con turned off to eliminate this. I have the exact same issue with mine...