Hi

The steering on my 53 plate 1.9 TDI octavia has started making a noise and feels lumpy when the steering wheel is turned in both directions,

Can anyone offer any help or guidance please as to what the problem could be

also what the cost would be via a main skoda dealership.

thank you all in advance for your help

SO19

Edited 25 September, 201213 yr by so19

Check the PAS fluid first

i have done this the level is good

Aux belt problem? Could bed the alternative pulley and/or the tensioner. Is true noise worse when you move the steering when stationary? Is it worse when the engine is cold or with the aircon on?

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Bloody autocorrect.

That should read alternator pulley.

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it is noiser when the engine is cold and no it si not worse when the car is moving or stopped + i dont have the air con on

pump on the fritz i suspect

If it is the alternator pulley then it often seems to make a sort of chatter noise. If you hold the revs at about 2.5k and then let them drop straight back to idle does this make the noise happen?

The steering is really heavy this morning so i'm guess it may be the pump does anyone have any ideas on cost from a mian dealer?

thank everyone for your help ..

astranomical from a stealer, try a breakers first.

£100 from GSF. (You pay £190, and get £90 back when you bring in the old one). Not so bad.

Probably worth getting a new hose clip for the feed hose (they corrode), and a new banjo bolt and washers for the high pressure outlet. You can get those bits from Skoda. I have the part numbers if you can't find them.

Also it's critical that you use the correct fluid in the VAG PAS systems.