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When I start up my 04 audi a6 there is a rattling noise while the car idles. This also continues when I'm driving but is limited to when the car is between 1 and 1.2 rpm. It sounds kind of like a semi-broken fan.

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Your describing a broken drive belt tensioner, you can probable see it in the engine compartment as the engine is running

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