Fabia II Estate

On setting off for town yesterday I was alarmed by a loud rattling noise the frequency of which varied with the speed of the car. Returned home immediately and couldn't see anything hanging loose under the car, nor was anything untoward visible in the engine compartment with none of the former rattling audible when engine revved up. Called out Skoda Assist (to find out if car roadworthy to drive to Skoda dealer on Monday tomorrow|). RAC man arrived within about 20 minutes and suggested a trial drive. As soon as I started moving there was the most awful screech. Stopped immediately and RAC man, right away, said the trouble was a stone between the brake disc and its casing (offside front). Subsequent test drive showed and sounded nothing abnormal and on return car jacked up and slight score found on the inside of the brake disc casing! His instantaneous diagnosis had obviously been 100% correct and postulated that the offender could have been a half inch granite chip with which the garage drive was covered, possibly raised as the car was previously reversed onto the drive.

RAC man said that this was a not infrequent occurrence (and reason for callout) with (uniquely) SKODA, VOLKSWAGON and AUDI cars, all having similar design to the housing of the brake assembly being wide open to the ingress of a "foreign body"

to be honest it's not really just a vag thing.I was a honda tech for ten years and this was also a reg occurrence.

good it's fixed though !! allways nice when it's a easy job