MikeTheThinker

Greetings all, Having done much hunting and found limited options we've ordered these all-season tyres via Blackcircles for my wife's Monte. They're a lot cheaper than the premium brands (less than 2/3rds) and from what I can see only differ in rolling resistance (slightly below average). Any thoughts out there on this choice, please? Fitting is booked for Friday so we can change tyres if this is a bad choice.

Just FYI the Octavia wings are also glued on with a polycarbonate (?) foam adhesive which can be encouraged to loosen by application with a hot air gun. I didn't see any mention on the Fabia wing diagram of the recommended goo to reattach so I believe the Fabia is only bolt-on and not stick-on also.

The parts catalogue diagram and list for a mk2 Fabia front wing are HERE. That should help you get started.

We have one too, done a bit more (about 170k). Great car.

I think that calls for a resounding "DUH!" on my part and apologies to the OP for the misdirect. As it's a weasel I can't think of anything that would make that sort of noise but I'm sure someone else will be able to.

You don't say what motor you have and whether it's petrol or diesel, but my first thought would be timing chain tensioner slipper pad worn through with chain rubbing on the metal of the tensioner.

@J.R.may be able to offer advice as I know he has had to deal with rectifying rear-end damage to a Yeti.

The process by which we identified a ratling spare wheel as a problem in our daughter's car some while ago was thus: 1) find a quiet stretch of road / car park etc. where the rattle can be reproduced reliably. 2) establish a known and repeatable set of conditions under which the rattle occurs. 3) have a volunteer listen in various positions in the car - ear to the ground, as it were - to localise the source of the rattle. 4) investigate the identified source. If you can find somewhere off-highway very much better and in that case can have your "volunteer" ride in the boot as well as lying on the back seats and in the footwells as necessary. Our solution was a Costco car park with drainage runs that caused our culprit to rattle when driven over.

Long shot but have you checked the spare isn't rattling in its bay?

One particular point with regards to item 4; the moulding nibs on a new tyre make a pattering to very light drumming noise, not a knocking noise. I'd have that carefully checked and not by the seller given the wool he seems to be trying to pull over your eyes.

Wot he ^ said ...

I'd check two things straight away. 1) battery, which may be getting old and not holding charge and 2) your alternator and regulator as your power (lights) shouldn't be flickering.

The parts catalogue entry for your car HERE should help get you started.

Also possibly a porous rim allowing gradual deflation around the tyre seal.

I believe it's one of these: https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-part/03d907601a-camshaft-speed-sensor-hella-44631.html

Sorry about the intrusive banner line; go HERE for the full catalogue page.

Just FYI Parkers said this: Private Price £2,445 - £3,525 Dealer Price £4,050 - £5,005 https://www.parkers.co.uk/skoda/octavia/vrs-2005/20-tdi-cr-vrs-hatchback-5d/96/free-valuation/

Blame Google [tm] Lens[tm] if it ID'd the wrong car. It was an attempt at a humorous response but may have missed the mark 😞

Mitsubishi Colt 1995-2003? Rare left hand drive sub-aqua model being tested for refloating on the UK market.

Excellent link; many thanks!

Is it possible the picture is showing the tyre tread becoming separated, just as retreads have been known to do?

https://www.am-online.com/news/aftersales/2023/11/28/garage-fined-by-dvsa-for-fitting-illegal-aftermarket-parts Also another related article on Evo about noise-detecting roadside cameras: https://www.evo.co.uk/news/22762/government-noise-cameras-aim-to-fine-drivers-with-loud-exhausts

If your wheels are out of balance you will feel some vibration via the steering wheel. The degree and type of vibration will vary depending on road speed, road surface, how warm your tyres are etc. You should be able to isolate the conditions where vibration is sensed and it should be repeatable (i.e. similar road surfaces, road speed, weather conditions etc.) Whilst such checks are not definitive they can help identify repeatable conditions so you can describe the problem to an appropriate engineer.

Thanks for that. I've ordered some and we'll see how they compare.

Do you have details of the one that worked and any ideas why the one that didn't, didn't?