Went into the garage cos was having a lot of banging got loads done r32 arb and bushes throughout car they did a great job for great price and they found what was causing the banging which only started in last two days

HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

somethings got to have shifted hes saying i need a shoot load of work to rectify the problem which he cannot do so hes not saying it just to get money wtf could of happened he said the engine needs to be 30mm roughley backwards for the drive shaft to be straight like it should be!!!!

Plus this was defo like this before i took to garage it wasnt them theyve looked after me for years but  didnt crack and bang untill recently ive done 800 miles since conversion

 have you checked mounts?? if engines moved might have a knackered mount somewhere id check the bottom back one first? also have you checked the inner joint where the shaft is bent is still in one piece?

yeah check the mounts can't think of anything else that woulds cause that. shouldn't be that much work involved in sorting it

the drive shaft has no play in it he says but he also said that could be due to so much strain on it

 Another vote for the engine mount or mounts here. Did the garage check them at all? There are only three, the dog bone at the bottom rear of the engine, and one at either side on top of the engine.

Andy

 Hmmmm maybe the engine mounts arn't as strong on a 1.4? You now have the S3 engine which will be putting a hell of a lot more strain on them?

If someone could check if all engine mounts are the same throughout the range,but i suspect not.

Have a look to see if an engine mount has shifted .....

in the pics i take it that is the the drivers side shaft?

at worst case it could even be an inner CV joint that had blown and as you said the garage told you there was no play in it

Tell me something was the dog bone mount fitted in that picture?

it really looks like the engine has shifted forwards but i cant see how

Can you get some pictures of the top of the engine for me mate?

Andy

P.S i am running 1.6 mounts with a V6 so cant see that is the problem

 Had a quick look on Euro parts,and they are infact different from a 1.4

we know that the part numbers are not the same patch btu in real life terms the 1.4 and 1.6 mountings are the same so if i can run a V6 on 1.6 monts then there should not be a problem using them on a 1.8T

Andy

 Strange one of the mounts is more expensive on the 1.4 and is made by a different manufacturer

Craig, jump on MSN or skype mate

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what a DRAMA queen

oh sod off your not right yet

You KNOW i am

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 please tell

 come on andy what is the problem

he says my drivers mount has shifted

engine mount bolts have shifted causing the engine to come forwards about 10mm

will put some pics up to see

Andy

if you all think hes wrong do chirp up

basscrazy:

if you all think hes wrong do chirp up

 

you know i am on the money with this one

get´s on my box with brass band and TRUMPET

you can see in the first pic how much it has shifted and teh bottom one has also moved a few mm

 think  you might be right andy...will you put  strengtheners  inside the bolt holds