Quote Originally Posted by BrianJ View Post
My power steering pump also causes some vibration at low revs, and has been doing it for the last 20,000km or so. I had the gates coupling looked at during the last service but appearently it look ok. There are other threads around of people having their P/S pump replaced trying to fix similair vibrations but it was still there after enormous expense. I have begun to suspect that it might be greater load on the pump due to the front strut top bearings becoming tighter, and I may get that checked at the gates coupling replacement service when the entire front of the car must be removed.

I do not have the squeeling noise.

Brian

Thanks Brian, I think I have now resigned myself to waiting for something to totally break, as this is only tangible way of getting a dealer/VW excited about fixing anything under warranty. Otherwise they tend to go into denial with the 'this is normal' routine. Clearly they are not into good old fashioned diagnosis. I can only point out my observations to them, but get the impression that they think I am total pain in the arse.....and I am civil to them! The thing is, I grew up on a farm pulling engines out of cars and motor bikes and at least 35 plus years of seeing every conceivable thing that can go wrong with many a car and I am not even trained mechanic! It gives me the irrits when I know when something is not right on this rather expensive low km piece of VW machinery and they treat you like a idlot.

Cheers,

Scott