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Hello All My parents have a 1.2TSi 105bhp Fabia 11 plate. Today they noticed a High Speed Ticking noise that sounds plastic in tone, only at ticking over speed, the sound appear to be comming from the drivers side dashboard, they also claim that the engine sounds slightly more loader whilst driving as well. They are concerned by this, and I was hoping someone here has had a similar problem, or a known fault causes this noise. Any help or advise will be gratefully recieved. Kind Regards Dan

Hello In short NO!!!! Tried and test... lol

Hello Aye I was hoping it would still be down to the Winter diesel, I have had new tyres on since and they are not low rolling resistant tyres you see so wondering how much an effect they have on MPG thanks for replys by the way Timelord1.9TDi

Hello All Back when we were experiencing the -10 degree weather we all noticed a significant drop in our Diesel's economy... my question is how many are still noticing a small drop in average economy now that the temperatures are steady over freezing some days 10 degrees plus!!! I am experiencing approx 5% drop in fuel economy at the moment on my 08 plate Fabia 3 1.9TDi I will appreciate your feedback Kind Regards Timelord1.9TDi

Is the Zaferia Petrol, coz I will admit Petrols are far easier in ice then diesels my old fab mk11.4TDi was like glue on ice / snow.... however that said some cars can be a little more unstable in ice then others, Fiat Bravo 1.9 TDi is the worst I have had the mis pleasure to drive in ice / snow lots of slip 'n' slip etc.... but still can be driven in the ice With respects to diesel vs petrol the answer is in the torque at the wheel... petrols have less therefore easier regards Timelord1.9Tdi

Hello All Not to sound a little obnoxious here, but what about not blaming the tyres and maybe learn to drive in the ice...... I had Bridgestones on my 1.9TDi Fabia fronts on 3mm and back on 2.2mm and they have be fine in the ice and snow ok a little slippage on a hill here and there, but nought like a little rapid left and right turning to get that needed grip, and the little bit of rear kicking out to brighten the day up.... lol You got to look at it like this other countries have it worse then us but get on with it, we as a nation haslost or never had the skill sets to handle driving in the ice, it is simple to learn to drive in ice, I am not a good driver, and i can do it I am sure you all can as well. I recommend treating yourself to a trip to a skid pan, it is invalueable training I think should become a mandatory part of the UK license just like in Scandanavian coutries I now have Kuhmo KU31's brand new on my fabia 1.9TDi, and the same ole problems with all the tyres I have had the pleasure to drive with in ice, Avons, Mich's, Bridstones, Barum, Continental the list goes on and on and on, piece of advice.... it ain't the tyre it is the person behind the wheel, trust me on thisone don't **** your money down the drain on tyres, book a skid pan day, it is fun and it is invalueable lesson for ice driving Sorry to sound a ****, but you all need to hear it..... it all depends on if you take heed, if not waste your cash and have a crash, good for bussiness in my walk of trade.... either way my advice is good... trust me on this Driven 134 Different cars, with practically bald tyres all around, hosting all Premium and mid range and some remould tyres yada yada yada and they are very much the same, those who think other tyres make a huge difference it aint the tyre it is the physcological boost to confidance in the ice. Also remember the old engineering saying...... Only a bad craftsmen blameshis tools Regards Timelord1.9Tdi

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Hello if they do they should go nuts and put a 2.0TDi CR 170BHP engine in the thing,..... Mmmmmm Tasty !! Timelord

Hello All This is good news to see..... I was worried I had a fault on me car I have noticed just about 12% drop in efficency I am glad others have noticed a issue, at least now I know it is enviromental not a fault on me car. Well it has warmed up now so hopefully some return to normallity soon Timelord

Hey Marc Sweet I like very much What Group she come under on lookup... lol Surely not a DBM05 I hope SBM02 I guess...lol Insider joke for those who wonder lol Timelord

Hello Thanks All, this is good info, keep it comming guys More info the better. Timelord

Hello Avoid DSG, that secondry clutch buggers up you looking at robbing a bank to repair.... and they not too reliable, work for a hire company i could tell you a few stories on the DSG.... my honest advise avoid like a plague ridden vagabond !!! regards TL

Hello All After much debate I have decided to have a break from Diesel and get me a 1.2TSi 105bhp as my next fabia I like to have all information possible, I would appreciate some figure in this respect to fuel ecomomy and type of journeys (Long, around town etc) You think why you worried about economy, if thats the case get another diesel you moron...... fare point but if the figures I would think the car would hit on a average run are accurate then it is more cost effective to have the petrol unit for me. I would highly appreciate your insights into this, also any comment on performance, drivability etc etc will be appreciated kind regards Timelord1.9TDi

Hello Fuel economy has alot of factors in it, most of which have already been brought up in this post. However he drove his Yaris and got good economy from that car, logic will prevail here and tells me that you know how diesels like to be driven, so that is not in question here imho. Fuel supplier can also have a huge effect as well, this may sound funny but through some 'Geeky' investigations I have no doubt all cars have a taste for different brands of fuel (Yes they are different though the base BS standards are adhered to there is still a huge difference in additives etc in the fuel, I worked for shell so i have some what insider knowledge on this.) I use Tesco fuel for my 1.9TDI Mk2 fabia, if I use other brands it get a little huffy with me, I used some of the Shell Fuel Save fuel on my way to scotland and it really got the grumps after that fuel economy started to drop alot. Not saying it is a poor fuel, just the ECU does not like it. Which brings me to my next point, are you continually modifing the way you drive your car?? ECU's have a somewhat adaptive programme, and with a new car it is looking to you for consistancy (Much like a child or a team you may be in charge of) Try being consistant in fuel brand and driving style, not saying it will work, but it may be a possibility. With luck the ECU will settle down and optimise fuel according to your driving style. Another factor maybe Fuel Filter incorrectly inserted, EGR valve fault, Faulty DPF, inline fuel leakage (Probably not you would have noticed).... and oddly it may be a simple issue with your ECU programming, it maybe worth a look into getting skoda to check your actual copy of the programming to see if it needs a flash update or worst poss case needs a whole new ECU. To be honest I would expect at least 50 to 55mpg for the first 10,000 miles this should then slip upto 55 to 60 gradually from there. I have approx 20 new 1.6TDi CR 105bhp golfs on my branches fleet and this is what i notice and expect from your vehicle, please note though the golf is heavier, it has a lot easier gear box then the fabia which sadly impede's the potential of the lower mass of the fabia. It basically cancel outs the mass advantage. I would advise being consistant with fuel and driving method for about 1,000 miles if no joy I would go and see if the above few suggestions could be investigated, though random in this response, I hope something here has been usfull to you good sir. regards Timelord1.9TDi PS The brochure always lies, my 1.9TDi is alledge to do something like 57.6mpg, I get 52.1mpg average based on Brim2Brim method, and my Computer me jig is 2.15% over optimistic. My trip to and around scotlnad got me 62.8 mpg my little 08 plate baby now has 31,000 miles on her. Anyhow take the brochure figure and times it by 0.88 this generally give a real world figure in your case 67.3 x 0.88 = 59.2mpg (Only after 10,000 miles done though) Say 55mpg until then

Load bays in refinaries are designed to mininmum BS standards the second load lanes hold the Additives the main manufacturing brands add there special blends using there relevant swipe cards issued to drivers, where supermarket only get the minimum standards of additives (If any) you got to remember it is the main oil companies who supply supermarkets. Shell may load out of an ESSO refinary as the core fuel is the same just what get added is the difference. As I say below the supermarkets mainly get there fuels from the main brands either neat or with minor additives and why the main brands say nought is oz they are still getting there pound of flesh and more importantly it will be illegal due to MONOPOLY laws. It is not hearsay it is a fact of life. All i can say I was a insider in oneof the main fuel brands for 4 yrs or more.... To be honest though all this speculation and opinions is irrelevant, as all cars wether same make and model have different characteristics, what you need to do is test all of your local brands to see what you car like the most do two to four tank loads (Fill from RED LIGHT) to help quicker adaption by the ECU programme. It sounds wierd but cars really are fussy about the fuel it recieves. My 1.9TDi happens to like TESCO diesel, which is good for me (Clubcard points yipee!!!) Hope this little insiders insight helps Timelord1.9TDi