Slightly OT. 2000 VW Passat touring knocking sound when cruising

[Alpinewhite]

Hi All,

2000 VW Passat wagon GLS
1.8 ltr turbo
5 speed auto tranny
90K miles

This is my friends car. Its producing a repeating knocking sound when cruising. Frequency of the knock varies according to speed. Any insight on what could be wrong.

Thanks
Arun

[CharlesAFerg]

Theres one of those down here in Beaverton with no bumpers and a huge intercooler running some boost. It tried to race me once (I wasn't going to ebcause I could see it was some rediculous drag car), and it went up to a hundred in the blink of an eye and was gone, holy hell. He would have been immediately arrested if anyone saw him doing that...

[colo525i]

Being an auto makes it a bit harder to diagnose (not smart to try to shift to neutral when rolling) Try to see if it knocks under load or coasting. If it is just speed related start checking driveline components. If it is load related, check the plugs /get fresh fuel.

[Alpinewhite]

Hi All,

We took it to a Stealer. And they diagnosed it as front right wheel bearing. And asking $700 to do the repair. Does it sound reasonable for a VW Passat GLS 2000 touring?

Thanks
Arun

[RallyD]

seems a bit high.
part is probably about $100, it will need an alignment after the work, bearing needs to be pressed into hub.
+ dealer labor rates are high when compared to indys