My A3 S line TDI

[bigdavevw]

Hi guys, not been on here in a while! thought I'd post up pics of my car.

I have recently got it (less than a week) picked it up for £1550. Has 160k on the clock but goes well and the body is in great condition.

I intend to do all the little jobs on it myself, such as pads, discs, wheel bearing, wiper blades, servicing etc.

I'm getting the alloys refurbed next week as they are kerbed to f#ck.

There is a strange noise coming from the steering rack tho. I jacked both wheels off the ground today and turned the road wheels back and forth. The is a sort of whirring noise, sort of like noisy gears meshing. This happens when the engine is on or off.

I will try and post a video of it as my description isn't the best haha.

 

[Rideen]

Nice ride!

Which engine is it and what year?

 

[bigdavevw]

Cheers!

It's a 2l TDI 140. Standard for now. 2004

 

[Retroman]

Nice car and nice leather seats - looks like a bargain and a 2.0 TDI still going strong at 160K - what's not to like. As you say, a video clip on the steering noise might give everyone a better clue

 

[SootySport]

Nice cheap car mate. Steering racks are an issue on A3's.

 

[DJ_26]

Nice, quite a bit of car there for the money.

 

[bigdavevw]

Cheers for the comments guys, it does have a fee wee niggles but all in all I think I got a good purchase.

Here are the videos of the noise when rotating the steering wheel!


http://vidmg.photobucket.com/albums/v502/bigdave25/20161201_143858_zpsldmpedgt.mp4

http://vidmg.photobucket.com/albums/v502/bigdave25/20161201_140353_zpsdtsfucnn.mp4

 

[Retroman]

Always difficult to guess these things via video clips and forums but in my opinion it's not an obvious failed steering rack clicking/clunking noise. As you recorded it when the engine was off, the only other thing I can guess is that it is the scratching/scraping noise of a failed top mount bearing twisting as you turn the steering wheel.

 

[bigdavevw]

Yea hard to diagnose from crappy phone videos!

There is some play in the steering side to side, could this indicate the rack and pinion is worn?

 

[Retroman]

could this indicate the rack and pinion is worn?

Could be. Just a process of observation and elimination. A common and relatively cheap-to-fix problem is just worn track/tie rod ends. Plenty of videos on Youtube about diagnosing worn track/tie rod ends

 

[poopot]

Stick your reg in here:

https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/?_ga=1.230299292.1231096586.1479377551

The advisories may point you in the right direction.