worrying

now then, when i go round a left hand corner, brake and acclerate hard i get a horrible knocking noise. ive changed all the bushes like console ones, arb, droplinks. i can sometimes feel it through the brake pedal its happens quite alot but not everytime the sound it makes is like a knocking...

I posted a thread a while back about a 'tingling' noise on very light throttle. Seeing as a few others were getting the noise, I thought it must be normal. Since the remap, it's got louder... It's now changed to only 'tingling' when at boost threshold- on partial throttle & at any RPM...

Hi all, Wonder if anyone can help, my Ibiza has started making a bit of an odd sound as i pull away, sounds as though something is spinning but also grinding just as i pull away, almost like wheelspin but more mechanical. No trouble selecting gears so initially though it could not be the...

http://www.drivethedebate.co.uk/search/read/review/36373/make/71/model/645/page/0/ Heres the relevant bit, well the majority of the short article really, its not like it has anything positive to say about the Mk3! "Major design fault of the heating controls being routed through the car's...

Had this posted in the Mk1 forum but was suggested I post it here too, so, Over the past week I've noticed a strange knocking type noise coming from where I think the gearbox and clutch are, getting worse this past couple of days. At first it doesn't make the noise when under heavy...

Hi, I recently bought a 98 1600 SXE petrol estate which I love, however it has a really annoying whirring noise coming from the drivers side in the engine bay. The noise rises with revs and at tickover drops when the power steering used, dropping in pitch along with the engine revs (slightly)...

Hi everyone I have a lovely shiny red 56 plate Leon FR TDi. Problem is that sometimes, at around 2,500rpm, the engine develops a rattle like an old tractor. Give it a few more revs and the noise disappears. As I say, it only happens occasionally and I can't predict when it will happen again...

I checked my oil today for the first time since buying it (sloppy I know, but I've only had it a month) and the levels were REALLY low, to the point of not even meeting the lowest point on the dipstick marker :blink: What's worrying me most, is the car must have used all that oil since it's...