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yellow-160 · Mar 22nd, 2008, 10:17 PM

am having alot of probs with my 2002 bmw mini cooper! the latest is a crunching noise when turning at low speed... it can be heard inside and outside the car... it doesnt always do it but it doesnt sound healthy!

anybody got any ideas? dont think its the joint under the dash in the car as its noiser outside the car than in!

Hugo · Mar 22nd, 2008, 10:24 PM

Probably CV joint. Do you hear it when moving off when turning eg out of a junction?

yellow-160 · Mar 22nd, 2008, 10:31 PM

You hear it when ur turning corners or parking/turning into driveway... you generally hear it at 5mph and less....

Traveled around 100miles yesterday and since ive got back the crunching is ALOT worse!!

Also when ur driving down the road theres a knocking noise comming from drivers side! not always there but does it alot!

Chilli21 · Mar 22nd, 2008, 10:48 PM

oh no sounds like the dreaded power steering rack or collumn going, i had mine replaced a few months ago cost me £400

MINIs of this type suffer alot with it.

yellow-160 · Mar 22nd, 2008, 10:54 PM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO dont say that!!!! i can cope with the cv joints but not thst!! just had to fit 2 new strut top mountings on the car 3 weeks ago and now this!!!!

Would never buy another mini again! been nothing but problems

Chilli21 · Mar 22nd, 2008, 10:58 PM

they will go away, stick with it, its the 2002 range they (not all of them) but most suffer alot with these issues. Most of the time they have bee sorted because of their age.. does sound like im afraid. When parking and turning the wheels does it crunch, like going over snow? can you feel it ging through the steering wheel?

yellow-160 · Mar 22nd, 2008, 11:12 PM

Yeah thats exactally what it sounds like!! walking on thick snow!! cant feel anything through the steering tho... and its not always there its only now and then! sometimes u can drive for days and nothing then its there for days!! its driving me insaine and i havnt got £400 to fix it!!

Local dealers and wan$ers!! so dunno what to do

Chilli21 · Mar 22nd, 2008, 11:21 PM

Its what mine had then..The cars still drivable and if it still gets you from a to b leave it. Only other things I can think of you doing Is going to an aftermarket mini place or a non bmw garage or try another stealer. Where u from? Mine was the lower part the spindle I think they called it. The part was cheap but its that dam labour rate!

Hugo · Mar 22nd, 2008, 11:24 PM

I had to get CV joint in mine and sound the same to your problem, but it was under warenty so I can't tell how much it cost

yellow-160 · Mar 22nd, 2008, 11:37 PM

Hmmmmmm any way of telling if cv joint is shot? or if its the spindle?

Got a couple of bottle jacks so il have a look tmw! am v dissapointed with the mini! second one ive had! first one the clutch went after 33k miles! id only had it 2months but i geuss thats what u get when u buy second hand! other peoples problems!

Chilli21 · Mar 22nd, 2008, 11:49 PM

I would put money it being the spindle i am that certain from what you have said.

Hugo · Mar 22nd, 2008, 11:50 PM

Better going to dealer or mechanic and they'll know straight away, hard over the interweb

Chilli21 · Mar 22nd, 2008, 11:54 PM

yes I agree, take it to Bmw, get yaself a credit card handy with cars if you haven't got the cash straight away!! Trouble with bmw owning mini! Expensive cars!

yellow-160 · Mar 22nd, 2008, 11:59 PM

How much was ur spindle? before they ripped u off with there v expensive labour charges? got a local garage who will fit it if it is that... but need a rough idea of part costs...

wouldnt take it to bmw if they were last garage on earth! id scrap it and walk!! h8 them!

Chilli21 · Mar 23rd, 2008, 12:09 AM

haha my boyfriend feels the same I should do aswell with how they have treated me but they are still the only ones that can find faults for me when no one else can which is what I like. From top of my head and not looking at paper work I think it was less that a couple of hundred I Think!!

yellow-160 · Mar 23rd, 2008, 08:20 PM

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooook Latest update!!!

Have greased up most the steering joiints.... and noise has kind of went a bit quiter!

if you turn right theres no crunching or noise... if u turn left when u get to the last half a turn it starts to crunch... cv joints seem fine and if it was the spindle id expect it to crunch when turning left and right....

Chilli21 · Mar 23rd, 2008, 11:30 PM

no mine only crunched turning right, never left, still say its what mine had

yellow-160 · Mar 23rd, 2008, 11:32 PM

Find it strange how it only crunchs at the very last half a turn... doesnt crunch when ur returning the wheels to centre from turning right

thanx for help tho

Chilli21 · Mar 23rd, 2008, 11:53 PM

yep same thing! ill have to hunt out my paper work and see what they said as i think it was like the lower part, something to do with wires also getting knotted up when turning the steering wheel!?!

yellow-160 · Mar 24th, 2008, 07:14 PM

Noise seems to be gone!!! looks like it was just the bearings dtying out in the coloum! i geuss next few days will tell! will keep you all updated!

Mar 22nd, 2008, 10:17 PM	#1
yellow-160 MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: May 2007 Local Time: 06:57 AM Posts: 25 Offline	Crunching noise when turning the steering! am having alot of probs with my 2002 bmw mini cooper! the latest is a crunching noise when turning at low speed... it can be heard inside and outside the car... it doesnt always do it but it doesnt sound healthy! anybody got any ideas? dont think its the joint under the dash in the car as its noiser outside the car than in!

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Mar 22nd, 2008, 10:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hugo MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2006 Location: Norn Iron Local Time: 06:57 AM Posts: 2,392 Offline	Probably CV joint. Do you hear it when moving off when turning eg out of a junction?

Mar 22nd, 2008, 10:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
yellow-160 MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: May 2007 Local Time: 06:57 AM Posts: 25 Offline	You hear it when ur turning corners or parking/turning into driveway... you generally hear it at 5mph and less.... Traveled around 100miles yesterday and since ive got back the crunching is ALOT worse!! Also when ur driving down the road theres a knocking noise comming from drivers side! not always there but does it alot!

Mar 22nd, 2008, 10:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Chilli21 winner of best MINI ONE! My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 06:57 AM Posts: 2,210 Offline	oh no sounds like the dreaded power steering rack or collumn going, i had mine replaced a few months ago cost me £400 MINIs of this type suffer alot with it.

Mar 22nd, 2008, 10:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
yellow-160 MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: May 2007 Local Time: 06:57 AM Posts: 25 Offline	NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO dont say that!!!! i can cope with the cv joints but not thst!! just had to fit 2 new strut top mountings on the car 3 weeks ago and now this!!!! Would never buy another mini again! been nothing but problems

Mar 22nd, 2008, 10:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chilli21 winner of best MINI ONE! My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 06:57 AM Posts: 2,210 Offline	they will go away, stick with it, its the 2002 range they (not all of them) but most suffer alot with these issues. Most of the time they have bee sorted because of their age.. does sound like im afraid. When parking and turning the wheels does it crunch, like going over snow? can you feel it ging through the steering wheel?

Mar 22nd, 2008, 11:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
yellow-160 MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: May 2007 Local Time: 06:57 AM Posts: 25 Offline	Yeah thats exactally what it sounds like!! walking on thick snow!! cant feel anything through the steering tho... and its not always there its only now and then! sometimes u can drive for days and nothing then its there for days!! its driving me insaine and i havnt got £400 to fix it!! Local dealers and wan$ers!! so dunno what to do

Mar 22nd, 2008, 11:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
Chilli21 winner of best MINI ONE! My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 06:57 AM Posts: 2,210 Offline	Its what mine had then..The cars still drivable and if it still gets you from a to b leave it. Only other things I can think of you doing Is going to an aftermarket mini place or a non bmw garage or try another stealer. Where u from? Mine was the lower part the spindle I think they called it. The part was cheap but its that dam labour rate!

Mar 22nd, 2008, 11:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
Hugo MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2006 Location: Norn Iron Local Time: 06:57 AM Posts: 2,392 Offline	I had to get CV joint in mine and sound the same to your problem, but it was under warenty so I can't tell how much it cost

Mar 22nd, 2008, 11:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
yellow-160 MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: May 2007 Local Time: 06:57 AM Posts: 25 Offline	Hmmmmmm any way of telling if cv joint is shot? or if its the spindle? Got a couple of bottle jacks so il have a look tmw! am v dissapointed with the mini! second one ive had! first one the clutch went after 33k miles! id only had it 2months but i geuss thats what u get when u buy second hand! other peoples problems!

Mar 22nd, 2008, 11:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
Chilli21 winner of best MINI ONE! My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 06:57 AM Posts: 2,210 Offline	I would put money it being the spindle i am that certain from what you have said.

Mar 22nd, 2008, 11:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
Hugo MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2006 Location: Norn Iron Local Time: 06:57 AM Posts: 2,392 Offline	Better going to dealer or mechanic and they'll know straight away, hard over the interweb

Mar 22nd, 2008, 11:54 PM	#13 (permalink)
Chilli21 winner of best MINI ONE! My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 06:57 AM Posts: 2,210 Offline	yes I agree, take it to Bmw, get yaself a credit card handy with cars if you haven't got the cash straight away!! Trouble with bmw owning mini! Expensive cars!

Mar 22nd, 2008, 11:59 PM	#14 (permalink)
yellow-160 MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: May 2007 Local Time: 06:57 AM Posts: 25 Offline	How much was ur spindle? before they ripped u off with there v expensive labour charges? got a local garage who will fit it if it is that... but need a rough idea of part costs... wouldnt take it to bmw if they were last garage on earth! id scrap it and walk!! h8 them!

Mar 23rd, 2008, 12:09 AM	#15 (permalink)
Chilli21 winner of best MINI ONE! My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 06:57 AM Posts: 2,210 Offline	haha my boyfriend feels the same I should do aswell with how they have treated me but they are still the only ones that can find faults for me when no one else can which is what I like. From top of my head and not looking at paper work I think it was less that a couple of hundred I Think!!

Mar 23rd, 2008, 08:20 PM	#16 (permalink)
yellow-160 MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: May 2007 Local Time: 06:57 AM Posts: 25 Offline	Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooook Latest update!!! Have greased up most the steering joiints.... and noise has kind of went a bit quiter! if you turn right theres no crunching or noise... if u turn left when u get to the last half a turn it starts to crunch... cv joints seem fine and if it was the spindle id expect it to crunch when turning left and right....

Mar 23rd, 2008, 11:30 PM	#17 (permalink)
Chilli21 winner of best MINI ONE! My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 06:57 AM Posts: 2,210 Offline	no mine only crunched turning right, never left, still say its what mine had

Mar 23rd, 2008, 11:32 PM	#18 (permalink)
yellow-160 MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: May 2007 Local Time: 06:57 AM Posts: 25 Offline	Find it strange how it only crunchs at the very last half a turn... doesnt crunch when ur returning the wheels to centre from turning right thanx for help tho

Mar 23rd, 2008, 11:53 PM	#19 (permalink)
Chilli21 winner of best MINI ONE! My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 06:57 AM Posts: 2,210 Offline	yep same thing! ill have to hunt out my paper work and see what they said as i think it was like the lower part, something to do with wires also getting knotted up when turning the steering wheel!?!

Mar 24th, 2008, 07:14 PM	#20 (permalink)
yellow-160 MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: May 2007 Local Time: 06:57 AM Posts: 25 Offline	Noise seems to be gone!!! looks like it was just the bearings dtying out in the coloum! i geuss next few days will tell! will keep you all updated!

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