I'd check for wheel bearing as well.

Also a might be a little late now but watch how much steering lock you have turned when playing in the snow. Heard reports of power steering pump failure from extended steering lock. Manual recommends not holding full lock for more than about 15 seconds at a time to avoid that issue.

 

id say wheel bearing

 

Ladies and Gentlemen we have a solution... FINALLY!! after exhaustively seaching for a solution and all the help I received on this forum (thank you for that) I have determined what is causing the noise. Brother in law looked at the car and he noticed the power steering fluid was low. Topped it up and voila no more noise.. such a simple thing that took all that time to diagnose... Can't wait to get my Audi back... btw looking into rims, grilles, headlights and possible body kit, if anyone has any sites or locations that has some good stuff I would love it if you could post it.

FYI I have a black 2003 Audi A4 1.8T...

Thank you all for the help!

 

lol no one advised to check the power steering fluid

heres my favourite website for buying stuff

OEM / Performance Parts for Volkswagen, Audi, and BMW - ECS Tuning

 

yeah not even the 3 mechanics I took the car too... haha Thanks for the site, they some nice things..

How about the whole VAG Com thing and setting up the car properly.. is this somethign that easy to decifer or is it better left with experienced guys?

 

Same thing happened to me....wheel bearing...

 

I finally checked it out fully, inner tie rods......... i know wtf eh?

 

its probably the rear bearing or the bolt joint.

 

And it was also rack and pinnion im soo poor now, but my new steering feels tight and awesome