Steering Creak on X300

[8Ace]

Hello,

My X300 has been faultless in the 5 months I have owned it. However, I've noticed that at low speeds there is a creaking nose coming from the NSF upon turning the steering wheel. There are no ominous clunks from the suspension so I'm hoping that it's an isolated issue.

Does anyone know what this could be please? And more importantly, should I sell both kidneys for it, or just the one.

Thanks in advance.

[Jaguar steve]

Try jacking the corner up and see if it still does it. My guess is it's either a dry ball joint or bush somewhere. If it's still creaking with the weight off the wheel, take the wheel off and get an assistant to turn the steering whilst you look and feel round all the joints and bushes.

Look for any signs of rust, water stains, bright metal or excess movement. You'll often feel or hear where the problem is. Try a small shot of WD 40 - keeping it well away from the brake disc and pads obviously - on any suspect area and see if it stops. Holding a short length of wood against your ear and the other end on the suspect joint can somtimes reveal exactly where the problem is.

Have a prod and poke round with a tyre lever on all the bushes to look for excess movement.

It might be worth checking the PAS belt too. Belts can make odd noises somtimes when under load.
A puff of talcum powder on the belt soon diagnoses the source if this is the case but the propper cure is replacement