hi, ive had this noise coming from my s2 for a couple of months, if i gently pull off sometimes i get a pop sound from the engine, like a exhaust pop sound, not an internal sound, like somethings moving about.

I get it aswell if i turn left while driving then straighten the wheel it feels like the engine shifts to the right as the steering comes back to straight line and makes that popping noise when the movement shifts while the steering goes straight,

it didnt do it before i took the engine out,and didnt do it for the first month while i got it back on the road

its doing my head in now, ive checked all the nuts on hubs/suspension etc all ok, im thinking could be a engine mount, the steering rack was new and went on while i had the engine out, so its only covered 4k miles.

But it feels like when i turn the wheel the steering rack has to catch up when the wheel goes straight and makes the car shift to right,

 

did you forget the 'inner wing' top engine mount bolt??

gotta take the wheel off to get to it really, unless u have mr tickle arms

 

so you get a poppin noise from the exhaust if you turn left.

is the poppin noise comin from the engine bay or the rear of the car

 

All the bolts are in on the engine mount, including the one in the arch

The popping sound im sure its from the engine bay, if i turn left it does it and theres movement somewhere on the engine, or steering as it make the sound, its weird, i changed the passengers wheel bearing on saturday and didnt find anything loose anywhere, but its still doing it!

 

the other thing it could be is a drive uj, which would explain the noise but not the movement, and it sound like youve check everything else.

hope this helps mate

 

i will putting a mk6 box in it soon, so i might find something then!

 

yeah i'd say maybe a cv joint too