MartinMMorgan

I think you've a good outlook and way of looking at it. Cars can be money pits at times, like all things. BTW I seen my acquaintance today. He seems 100 percent confident it's the dual mass flywheel despite the noise being subtle at the moment and not overly noticeable. He said to get onto the dealership ASAP tomorrow and fingers crossed get it sorted under warranty. As a back up in case things go sour, he said he will price up the part for me in the week. He seemed shocked though and said at 20k miles such failure is catastrophic and unacceptable, particularly when paying top dollar for an "exceptional condition" car via dealers. He said he recently done an Audi flywheel for just under £1000, but says it should be much cheaper for the Skoda. Fingers crossed it won't come to me having to fork out mind. I'm three weeks into a 3 month warranty and have covered 700 miles, if that.

Thank you buddy. Your wisdom is much appreciated! Sometimes it takes that other person to remind you it ain't the end of the world - and I think that happened to be you with me this time around. I will certainly update and let you all know how I get on. Take care, friend. Martin.

25, though I feel old and tired already if it helps lol? Life is consistently stressful; problem after problem. Dread to think what I'll be like in another 25 yrs.

Also good point buddy. I 110% won't be getting any work done tomorrow by him. Just hoping to diagnose the fault prior to going down the warranty route. A second opinion beforehand won't hurt. Just cautious with dealers that's all. After all, the warranty means they have to pay not me.

My acquaintance is nice enough. He's loaded too and tends to do me favours in all fairness to him. Fingers crossed buddy I'll find out or get somewhere. I'll give that video a look now. Thank you for your insight and help though btw mate! It really does help when someone else is trying to tackle the problem with me lol.

*pressing clutch pedal down whilst in neutral. Cannot tell at higher speeds due to engine noise.

The clunk is now occurring each time I press the clutch pedal down. Besides that it still isn't ridiculously noticeable as with earlier. This is what I mean by the severity of the sound is changing from time to time. I find it very confusing. https://streamable.com/4bzbh6 Gonna get it checked over by my acquaintance tomorrow (second opinion) and hopefully the Dealership will contact me ASAP monday to arrange an inspection under warranty. Just paranoid they'll palm me about. They're there to make money, they don't like forking back lol.

**Dual mass flywheel

Hi buddy, By shifting I mean that earlier (as in the initial videos) the noise was painfully obvious whereas now it's more subtle. And by shifting I feel there are variations and inconsistent occurrences all within the engine bay. Car is on 20 thousand miles. Last serviced a month ago but that was only oil and filters all around. The oil appears at full level and is semi transparent in colour (not overly light in colour but not dirty or black neither). Last major service was 8 months ago. Car is on 3 quarters full of diesel at the moment. Primarily long journeys on single and dual carraigeways and motorway. I avoid short journeys wherever possible. Though the previous owner only did low mileage. As shown by the low mileage on a 15 plate. By the car going into limp mode, it went limpy. No warning lights or anything. Though my power reduced and the car was limited to virtually stopping. I thought nothing of it because I cycled the key switch and the car powered immediately on as normal with no fault lights whatsoever or further issues. It also has not appeared limpy since and the performance is what I'd expect and believe to be normal again. I spoke with an acquaintance who is offering to inspect my vehicle tomorrow (specialises in transmissions/clutches and gearbox replacements). From the initial videos he suspects a dual master flywheel.

It sounds like shoes bouncing about in the tumble dryer whereas earlier it was literally like knocking two spanners together 😢

Also it went into limp mode last night for a matter of half a minute if that. Upon cycling the key it was back to normal though and my power/performance remains unchanged still despite this clunking. When it went limpy I did not have any warning lights. I've no idea with this clunking though. What's annoying is that it was so painfully obvious earlier whereas now the noise is shifting and if I didn't have half a brain cell I'd swear it was hiding from me lol.

https://streamable.com/52ozxx https://streamable.com/amaifi https://streamable.com/zfa1zl Thank you so much for the reply. I've uploaded additional video links due to the file upload size being restricted on this forum. I stalled by accident though I was at fault. I went to park up and turn the engine off, only to turn the engine off whilst parked up and in gear (foot on the clutch pedal). I've tried locating the noise but it is shifting about. Now you have to listen for it, whereas immediately following my stalling it was "clunk clunk clunk" per second. Most noticeable is in the first two of my video uploads. The links below are not very noticeable.. I'm just really baffled for words.. Though upon immediately stalling engaging the clutch pedal etc was having some form of affect on the noise being made. I've tried inspecting the car etc and cannot find anything loose. I'm really lost for words. Martin.

Here's the clunking just after turning the engine off right now :/ HwVideoEditor_2021_07_31_150326391.mp4

Hi guys Got a 15 plate Fabia, 20k miles on the clock. Car is still under dealership warranty, but can anyone help advise what may be causing this noise is (please see attsched file). When I start the engine there is a clunking noise. When I engage the clutch or fiddle about with the clutch being in gear or neutral, the noise sometimes dissipates and disappears. Although sometimes this clunking may sound worse in neutral or vice versa when in gear. There sounds like something is caught or trapped/rattling and moving about but I cannot locate the source of the noise. The noise isn't consistent. The noise occurred immediately following myself stalling whilst parking today. Any help is much appreciated. Thank you. HwVideoEditor_2021_07_31_145149458.mp4

Also I totally agree with you. Most do believe oil and filter is a full service which is crazy. I'm pretty informed with cars (still learning and a lot to learn mind lol) but I manage a lot myself despite being more comfortable with motorbikes. Also the attached audio, the sound is most prominent between 5 and 6 seconds.

Hi Nigel, I've not drove other TDI Fabia's. I was tempted to think it may be the turbo and perhaps I'm not noticing it in other gears due to naturally being at higher speeds. I'm not trying to step on anyones toes and appreciate all the replies I've received, so I apologise if I've offended anyone. I've attached the noise underneath (this is in between change from 2nd to 3rd - a bit difficult to hear but a high pitched hum in the background.) car sound Ringtone.m4a

I feel both of your replies have been cryptic and not of use, to say the least. Thank you for taking time to reply though.

Hi buddy, Do you have any advice on my particular case? It's 5 speed manual. As said the gears are so smooth changing and it is a dream to drive. I hope I am just overthinking.

Hi all, New to the forum! :) Just bought a 2015 Skoda Fabia TDI SE 1.4 diesel. One owner, full service history, and only 20k on the clock. A bit worried about a noise in 3rd gear though. I can hear a faint whine when in 3rd gear at roughly 30mph. When I step on the gas to go faster than 30mph or decrease the speed to 20mph, the sound disappears. Gears are all super smooth and no notchyness etc. Clutch also feels fine. Although if I depress the clutch in 3rd this faint whine disappears. Again this faint whine is only really there in third, although it starts developing when in 2nd and revs are high and you're due to change to 3rd. Is this sound turbo related? I feel I may be panicking for nothing but could it be a worn bearing? Struggling to see how this could be given the condition and low mileage of the vehicle. As said the sound is faint and not there when I step on the gas. It's only really there when coasting in 3rd at roughly 30mph. Any advice is appreciated. Cheers, Martin.