Gents, Getting a knocking-growling noise coming from my passenger side strut tower, noticeable when the car is at idle. When I place my hand over the tower I can feel a constant knocking against it. Engine is idling smooth. Does any one no what this could be? Cheers, Joel.

its not an engine mount gone is it?

Yeah morgz is right I think, it's something touching the body of the car. Make sure the engine mounts are alright, see if the exhaust is touching somewhere. I assume it is not a turbo, but if it is then check the heat shield next to the wastegate actuator rod because there is not a lot of clearance between that and the chassis rail.

Quote: Originally Posted by jordy Yeah morgz is right I think, it's something touching the body of the car. Make sure the engine mounts are alright, see if the exhaust is touching somewhere. I assume it is not a turbo, but if it is then check the heat shield next to the wastegate actuator rod because there is not a lot of clearance between that and the chassis rail. It turned out to be broken air-box mounts. All 3 were broken. Problem is now fixed. joel.

Fancy that! Damn VL's...its always the most perculiar thing that causes these problems... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.