Mysterious Sounds

P887PLX · 01-24-2007, 10:54 AM

hi everyone

Winter weather finally set it...not nice...wanted to ask if anyone else had similar problem...

got a 1997 A3 1.6 ... when changing gears from 2nd to 3rd and accelerating hard i hear a cranking sound as though something is loose under the car. anyone know what it could be? Def not the exhaust had a quick look under the car.

Thanks in Advance!

P887PLX · 01-27-2007, 07:16 AM

Visited my trustee mechanic today, first hand believed it to be the air flow sensor or coil packs...got a call later...damage is alot worse. My Catalytic Coverter has broken...don't ask me how that may have happended. Been quoted £400 with parts, labour and VAT. Not happy but need a car to get to and from work!!!

squashbear · 01-27-2007, 09:56 AM

Ouch, sorry to hear about the damage to the wallet. Not good.....

P887PLX · 02-02-2007, 07:12 AM

Thanks. If you thought that was bad. A few days later I noticed a crack on my windscreen. Bearing in mind only had it fully replaced back in Nov 2006! Not a happy bunny! Cost me my excess again to get it replaced, which thankfully was only £75 and I had recently renewed my insurance with another company. Phew! It's been one hell of a week! And yeh minor trouble with my headlights, bulb blew same time so got that changed. I can finally relax!!!!! Why are cars so expensive to maintain?!

01-24-2007, 10:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
P887PLX Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 15 Gallery: (0)	Mysterious Sounds hi everyone Winter weather finally set it...not nice...wanted to ask if anyone else had similar problem... got a 1997 A3 1.6 ... when changing gears from 2nd to 3rd and accelerating hard i hear a cranking sound as though something is loose under the car. anyone know what it could be? Def not the exhaust had a quick look under the car. Thanks in Advance!

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01-27-2007, 07:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
P887PLX Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 15 Gallery: (0)	Visited my trustee mechanic today, first hand believed it to be the air flow sensor or coil packs...got a call later...damage is alot worse. My Catalytic Coverter has broken...don't ask me how that may have happended. Been quoted £400 with parts, labour and VAT. Not happy but need a car to get to and from work!!!

01-27-2007, 09:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
squashbear Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 17 Gallery: (0)	Ouch, sorry to hear about the damage to the wallet. Not good.....

02-02-2007, 07:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
P887PLX Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 15 Gallery: (0)	Thanks. If you thought that was bad. A few days later I noticed a crack on my windscreen. Bearing in mind only had it fully replaced back in Nov 2006! Not a happy bunny! Cost me my excess again to get it replaced, which thankfully was only £75 and I had recently renewed my insurance with another company. Phew! It's been one hell of a week! And yeh minor trouble with my headlights, bulb blew same time so got that changed. I can finally relax!!!!! Why are cars so expensive to maintain?!

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