as for the hood latch. it has plenty of slack in the line, i tried adjusting both the latch on the shroud and on the hood and no luck. is there something supposed to connected to the electrical connection on it? if so, what does that do exactly?

 

The electrical connection is just so the cluster knows its closed, if its not closed it will show your hoods open on the display. Thats all it does. You probably need a new latch.

The vid you posted doesn't sound like a normal power steering noise, more like a pulley bearing. Use some BP blaster right at the PS pulley and see if it goes away. As well as other pulleys like A/C ect.

 

damnit. thats both good and bad news. if thats all it is, i could have gone home and made it to the huge party im missing right now, but at the same time i'll be really stoked i dont have to spend more time and money. thanx i'll try that in the morning. my car still wont start without a jump.

 

New guy here just bought my first audi. Back to the power steering noise. I work as a GM tech and we have a lot of problems with air getting inside the power steering system. try lifting the front wheels of the ground and turning the wheel from stop to stop like 20 times. just have the key on and the engine off. this with help bleed the system of air. make sure the cap is off the pump so any excess fluid can escape. some times you have to do it a couple of times

Dave

 

thanx for the help. i'll try that to. i did notice when i removed the cap, there were bubbles on top of the ps fluid, so that kinda makes sense.

 

sweeeeeet. sprayed the pulley w/ pb blaster, bled the ps system of air, and she runs like a champ. also adjusted the hood latch one last time and for some reason that worked too. im loving this day so far. thanx for the help

 

Have lost the ignition key for my 2007 Audi, battery is dead in the vehicle and I am trying to open the hood so I can charge the battery. Any ideas?

 

Wrong forum, try asking here:

https://www.audiforums.com/forum/b7-models-71/

 

Thank you