groaning when turning right?

[patt]

Hi,has anybody had any groaning sounds when turning right? im not sure where exactly its coming from.it seems to do it more when the car has not warmed up.when i apply full lock round a mini roundabout it doesnt appear until i start to straighten the car.
any ideas? thanks

[patt]

I can`t feel anything from the steering.its had a new steering rack arond 7 months ago(due to a leak).i took it to the main dealers,they are none the wiser.I dont think its the tyres rubbing.the car did something similar a few months back,but in a straight line.
not sure about the kid. maybe a coffin dodger outside gala bingo the other night!


>> Edited by patt on Thursday 9th October 15:10

[patt]

the sounds coming from the front of the car(under bonnet)im thinking it could be the steering rack because i`ve(h.l gorner)found another leak.

[patt]

christopher neils told me it was the exhaust rubbin,they said they moved the engine slightly.this seemed to help for a while.But returned after only 300 miles.i tryed h.l gorner.they said the same thing.im not convinced.if it was the exaust rubbing surely the easiest option would be to move the exhaust slightly?

[patt]

joospeed said:

engine oil level? if it is .. shame on you!!!

are you joking?
can the level of oil in your engine relate to an intermitant groaning noise?

(yes i`ve checked it)

[patt]

Apparently it can. I had the same problem myself once, and I've heard of others experiencing the same. Give it a top up and see if it stops.

Neil
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Its not far off being full.I`ll bang as much as i can in and see what happens. thanks

>> Edited by patt on Thursday 9th October 18:28

[patt]

I took it in this morning.hopefully it`ll be something cheap(not likely).they`ll probably move the engine slightly to stop the exhaust rubbin on the chassis,like they did last time(lasted about an hour).hopefully they`1l get to the bottom of the pinking as well(been in for this before with no joy!)
They said they would ring me this `aft to let me know how they have gone on.
I`ll let you know

[patt]

I`ve just got of the phone to them.I forgot to mention it needed an m.o.t.It failed on emissions and a tyre.Not bad you`d think.well £380+ vat for my catalytic converter reconditioned!(not even a new one!) and £140+ vat for the tyre.
thats before they fit anything and start investigating the heater and pinking problems.
Hell fire,I thought this would be the cheapest visit to the dealer compared to the other 15 or so times its been there.Its looking like another grand!
can anybody help ease the pain and tell me if theres any where i could get a cat cheaper?
thanks!

[patt]

gazzab said:

Dont bother - take both cats off and get it MOTd elsewhere. Why do you use a dealer? Did you get just 1 new tyre - it is recommended that you look to ensure that the tread depth is the same on both sides. CATS:- www.topgear.co.uk/acatalog/TVR.html There is also a place ( I have lost the url) for a place that does homemade ones for TVR. Just do a search on here ? I think they are patent ones. Gary

I took it to a dealer because they fitted an uprated clutch 6 months ago.since then the car pinks every time you put your foot on the gas,so i thought they`d have some idea whats causing it.
I didnt think the car needed much to pass the mot.so i thought i`d get it done while its was in.
The offside front tyre had become nearly bold on inner edge(just had full alignment done 4 weeks ago).The other sides nearly new.
I always planned to decat it at some point.do you not need both cats when its mot time again?

[patt]

andy4200 said:

Where abouts are you? I'm sure there is somebody on here nearby to where you are who has some cats in the garage you can borrow. If you are in N. Yorks you can come and borrow mine, they passed the last MOT but I've put on cat bypass pipes since then so I can save them for the next one. Remember, AFAIK only one bank has to pass the emissions. Andy

Thanks.Im in lancashire.If only one bank has to pass the emissions why would i need 2 cats working.i think i will decat it.does it make a difference to noise/performance?

[patt]

I`ve just had a thought.If the cars pinking like mad that means the engines not firing right.surely the emissions are affected.
anybody any ideas?
It seemed strange that they m.o.t the car before they got it running correctly.