new to the forum (hello!) plus lingering issue with my 1.8T

[davegolfturbo]

i think it could be rear wheel bearing as i get a noise which relates to the rotation of the wheel.... i put it in neutral whilst driving so i could hear a little bit better to stop the engine/exhaust noise. maybe this could help?

hope u get it sorted soon matey

dave.

[TJJONESVDUB]

from what you are saying i think you are suffering from what i had which took my 3months to diag, at low revs i could hear a wierd spinning sound maybe once or twice a day mainly when pulling off slowly or as i started to reverse from the passenger footwell area, nobody could tell me what is was..only when i run a test with vagcom for the 100th or so time and Camshaft position sensor popped up i cleared it and it come back so i replaced it..and i never had the noise again, now im 100% it was the Camshaft position sensor as when i parked the car 30secs before fitting the Camshaft position sensor replacement it was making the noise and the next time i drove it didnt and never has gain that was 2months ago. its a really wierd noise sounds like its at your feet. i bought mine off ebay 17quid genuine audi part

[GeorgeJoshington]

Thanks for all the replies guys, much appreciated. Unfortunately there's no way I can really record the noise - it doesn't happen when the car's jacked up and i just spin the wheel, only when driving.

As for the camshaft sensor suggestion, It sounds fairly similar but I'm 99% sure the sound is coming from one or both of the rear wheels as opposed to the passenger footwell as was mentioned...

The rear pads have been changed fairly recently but the noise was happening before that. After all of the suggestions I'm guessing it's either the bearing or perhaps a warped/cracked disc which is catching on something as the wheel turns. I'm inclined to think it's disc related - am I right in thinking that you can usually spot a dodgy bearing just by jacking up the car and spinning the wheel/giving it a wiggle? Plus the discs do have a bit of corrosion on them...

I'll take it back to the garage at the weekend and get them to have a good look.

[Ben_1uk]

am I right in thinking that you can usually spot a dodgy bearing just by jacking up the car and spinning the wheel/giving it a wiggle

Yes mate. If you have a bearing on the way out there will be some play in the wheel when you spin/wiggle it.

[DarkGti]

am I right in thinking that you can usually spot a dodgy bearing just by jacking up the car and spinning the wheel/giving it a wiggle

Yes mate. If you have a bearing on the way out there will be some play in the wheel when you spin/wiggle it.

you dont always get play in the wheel when a bearing is shot! i didnt anyway!

[GeorgeJoshington]

Well I've booked it in for a 'free brake check' and I'll get them to test the bearings as well. Hopefully they'll find something! Cheers guys, will report back after it's been in...

[richw911]

Could be something silly like a wheel weight loose/ catching - ive heard of it before!

My money would be on a bearing TBH 

[GeorgeJoshington]

aaaaaand (drumroll please)...



It was the discs. Apparently they were totally shagged. Got some lovely new ones on there and the noise that has been plaguing me for months is finally gone from my car.

Now I have a fully-working car. Must be time for that remap...

[alex160]

indeed, but get a pipercross panel filter and a forge 007p dv first