1.8t AGU grinding noise :(

[jimbo198966]

Hi guys, bought a mk1 1.8t on saturday, drove it back home (300 miles), all was fine and dandy, got about 2 thirds of the way, stopped at some services, and i noticed a grinding noise (at low revs -2K), engine runs fine though, no idea what it is?! anything on these engines that tend to go?
Its coming from the pulley side...

Video;
http://s54.photobucket.com/albums/g97/jimbo198966/Mk1%20Golf%2018t/?action=view&current=IMG_2172.mp4

cheers

[Screech16v]

Sounds like cambelt tensioner to me.

[Chris.]

NOt a pulley touching the cam cover plates at bottom is it?

Doesnt sound healthy

[jimbo198966]

there's no covers over the pulleys..
thanks for the replies though. taking it to a couple of garages in the next couple of days. will hopefully diagnose it!
 cheers

[DCmk3]

Please don't run it for long like that, at all..
My parents 1.8T passat was making a similar noise and we thought nothing of it, like perhaps something rubbing.
It turned out to be the oil pump, it was completely fried/burnt out and died on me while driving, completely lost oil pressure luckily the warning came up and I was able to stop where I was.
I had a similar issue with the Passat, I would hear it below around 2000 and above that I couldn't hear it or the engine was just louder, not sure.
Remember the oil pump on those motors runs on the chains inside of the engine.

I've uploaded a video for you and others to compare it to just to be sure.
http://youtu.be/c3850njI2-M

[Chris.]

This video is private.
Sorry about that.

[DCmk3]

I've changed it, sorry youtube was being "special". 

[jimbo198966]

took the golf to a garage today, to diagnose the horrible sound.
Turns out it was the PAS pump! running dry (no oil), so the kind chaps went and fetched a smaller belt, and avoided the PAS pump.... happy days

[DCmk3]

Now that's a lucky one. 

[jimbo198966]

you know it
so glad that was it!