Leon Cupra - help please before I burn this heap of *&^*&

[Tintop]

HI,

I'm really needing some good advice before my car suddenly finds itself burnt out down a deserted lane!!

I took the car to a local Seat dealer near Reading as I was getting some really loud screeching and grinding noises from the front especially when turning to the left. After paying out for an inspection the general view was the CV joint needed changing along with the track rod ends and possible roll bar bushes. Took car elsewhere as the cost to do the work was staggering. I had the CV joints changed and the noise went but came back a week later. Went back in to the garage and changed front wheel bearings, noise went away but again came back a week later. Now the noise is almost constant which ever way the wheels are turned, not brake pads noise is not on the engine. Can push clutch in when driving and the noise remains Any body care to recommend a decent garage in and around Reading / Berkshire area where I can take this heap of S**t before it meets its early demise.

Oh Santa where are you when I need you!!

Happy New Year,
Tintop

 

[jamiebennett81]

Storm developments in Aldermaston Specialist VAG tuning place and very very good

 

[m888khn]

try aa garage . i have similar problem with my old fr .noise coming from steering when turning right or left . i took to aa & they told me its power steering pump. which is gone. then i took to seat & they said no it can be fanbelt so i change fan belt but few weeks later noise came back .i took to seat again now this time they advice me you need tensioner after i done that they says to me the noise will not go completely unless you change power steering pump.

 

[Tintop]

Hey

Thanks for your reply I didn't think of the steering pump but its worth investigating. You did not say but has the noise now gone?

Tintop

 

[SalSheikh]

mine had screeching cos one of the wheel bolts was the wront length and was rubbing

 

[andycupra]

check the powere steering fluid level just to elimate something silly like that.

 

[m888khn]

i sold mine few weeks ago for cupra.but if yours is power steering pump you should feel steering heavy while driving slowly