Funny enough its in now being looked at. They have managed to make the shaking alot less harsh but it is still there...

Any idea how?

The guy who will be looking at mine sounded like a nice chap, Said to just pop up and he will have a look over and we can discuss it.

Going to mention what people have said and see what he thinks.

I am leaning away from an injector issue as I would think this would be apparent at all times, hot or cold. Leaning more to the timing side or CTS. I think with the alternator pulley this too would be apparent at all times.

Well Skoda seem to think it is the DMF. They say the noise and shakes go away when the car is in gear and clutch raised slightly. So that is why they think it is the DMF.

Apparently the car has been in with them before for this issue (just before I bought it!!!!!)

They had to fiddle with injector 4 to get it reading correct.

Say they ran same checks today and the injector seems fine, so they are ruling those out.

£1300 they want for a DMW

My mates car used to shake ALOT at idle - He runs a polo 1.4 TDI with around 226K on the clock. We used some cleaner and the shaking is alot better. I am going to run it on my car when i get it back.

Link below

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/260473-you-thoughts-turbo-cleaner/

I'm just going to cry into the intake and see if that works.

I'm just going to cry into the intake and see if that works.

I have actually seen water work!!! lol

The thing that gets me, is that if it was a DMF, surely by putting the Air con and rear demister on it would not affect it?

Yet on mine it nigh on stops it???

Yeah I get this with mine.. If it is really shaking, turning the engine off then on engine resolves the problem

I know it wont be my DMF as it has been replaced.

Mine is as follows:

When cold: Fine

Heating up: Every now and again, it has a slight hitch like a misfire almost.

Hot: Shakes engine and sounds noisey.

As said, air con and rear demister on solves the problem almost completely.

Anyone saying anything other than DMF?

Is there a definitive easy way to check DMF.

Going to try the alternator.

Test for it seems easy.

Remove belt, stick screwdriver carefully in to stop fan.

Turn pulley. If it turns both ways, it is goosed.

Going to try the alternator.

Test for it seems easy.

Remove belt, stick screwdriver carefully in to stop fan.

Turn pulley. If it turns both ways, it is goosed.

Its a shame your not in my area bud.. Would be good to get together and try figure it out!

Cry and cuddle together

lol... I think we both bought lemons :p

I am just annoyed the previous owner didn't say, even when i asked if there is anything wrong, he said, no it is all fine. (Except for him taking it to Skoda and them telling him the problem)

Oh well.

Got a friend with a workshop who will do DMF for £150 plus parts.

Booked in for Monday/ Tuesday

Mine is as follows:

When cold: Fine

Heating up: Every now and again, it has a slight hitch like a misfire almost.

Hot: Shakes engine and sounds noisey.

As said, air con and rear demister on solves the problem almost completely.

Anyone saying anything other than DMF?

Is there a definitive easy way to check DMF.

Mine goes away when I switch those on too. Appaeently its a normal thing since fueling was turned down at idle to try lessen emissions or something.

Mine is not normal If that is normal, then Skoda need shooting.

Lol - Skoda tried that with me telling me it was normal. I had them open two cars on the forcourt to prove it and none of them shaked!

It is like my car is Michael J Fox!

Lol - Skoda tried that with me telling me it was normal. I had them open two cars on the forcourt to prove it and none of them shaked!

Were both cars up to temp?

Were both cars up to temp?

No but my car shakes when stone cold bud.

I noticed something yesterday on the Cordoba.

When it was idling from cold (waiting to pick someone up) it was pulsing and knocking/shaking. Worse than it ever has.

When I depressed the cluctch it went away with just a very very faint shake. It had a recon gearbox, new clutch and new DMF so unlikely they are the causes.

I managed to fix it in the end. We were on our way to the dealers... part-ex'd it for an Octavia MK2 with a 1.9 PD BXE engine. No shaking at idle!

Does it stop shaking with the clutch pressed? Or at least subside?

Phil

No difference for me. Dmf has been replaced

Sonix have you tried the alternator pulley?

Sonix have you tried the alternator pulley?

Agreed. Something worth looking at. I know that mine was on it's way out so could be a link to the shaking I was getting and the pulley.

Phil