Bad Noise??

[Al]

hey guys after my ebrake light coming on lots i finally got some actual problem which may be related...when i turn my wheels to the left..the passenger side wheel grinds very badly....it sounds liek the rotor but i cant find any marks or problems. my dad looked at it while i had the wheels cranked and i drove slowly and he also couldnt see anything? any ideas?

[Al]

sorry...also if i take my car in for service..its still on warranty...should i take off my 18's? or will they care? thanx for the input

[R_Ethug]

if you don't mind swapping them.. yea it might help for them to checkout but the noise might all of a sudden go away with smaller ones.. i dunno man

[CalgaryB5]

Originally posted by golf2.0t
sorry...also if i take my car in for service..its still on warranty...should i take off my 18's? or will they care? thanx for the input

Let them check "AS-IS".

[Eugene@TorqueSteer]

Actually, most likely that sound is normal, it is what many people refer to as your "Electronic Differential", its your car reacting to an extreme disparity between the wheels. I am assuming that this is it because it is actually quite prevalent in late model VWs that have this feature (not to be confused with the traction control). It is VWs cheapie, fake limited slip

[Kor]

Wasn't somene else's car doing this? Bart maybe?

[Fluidic Digital]

Originally posted by Eugene@TorqueSteer
Actually, most likely that sound is normal, it is what many people refer to as your "Electronic Differential", its your car reacting to an extreme disparity between the wheels. I am assuming that this is it because it is actually quite prevalent in late model VWs that have this feature (not to be confused with the traction control). It is VWs cheapie, fake limited slip

Eugene -- from my understanding both the TDI and 2.0L do not have EDL. I thought ASR complimented EDL to be fully functional.

Anyways... I heard the sound -- something similiar to having a rock stuck inbetween the rotor and the brake pad. I'm sure we will find out soon -- I think the car is at the dealer.

Peter

[Fluidic Digital]

Originally posted by Kor
Wasn't somene else's car doing this? Bart maybe?

We met up with Al on the weekend -- Bart went for a ride with him and reported that it was a different sound.

Damn -- so close -- yet so far. :mrscrewy: :(

Peter

[Eugene@TorqueSteer]

The ASR has nothing to do with the EDL, and there is no way to turn off the EDL at all. You may be right about the 2.0 not having the EDL though, I really am not sure about that, but the sound you are describing is 99% of the time the EDL on EDL equipped cars.