Difficult to describe and impossible to reproduce on demand so I'm just fishing for a few ideas what it could be.

 

Mainly heard from the nearside but sometimes offside, always at the front.

 

If I had to describe it, it's like a spring breaking but not as loud, if anyone has had one go on them they'll know what I mean.

 

I can't see anything obvious, there's no pattern to it and may well have been doing it all 9500 miles but my wife drives it more than me and she wouldn't think anything of it.

 

My thought's are something 'slipping', not quite aligned? Any thoughts?

 

Many thanks

 

Dave

 

 

 

could be a sticking top mount , its supposed to let the spring turn, if its stuck the spring will not turn, and occationally "clunk" when seating at the top, normally when doing tight turns.....

Edited 15 November, 201312 yr by sharkrider

Thank you for that, sounds like a high possibility, could this have been something that's occurred since change of engine? Would that part have to have been disassembled?

 

I'm guessing get it booked in to be done, would they be able to see any obvious signs of wear to prove it?

Any chance it's coming from the pedals? Mine has developed a very intermittent clonk from the brake pedal, getting it looked at very soon, it feels to me like a spring or something sticking very briefly and releasing, car drives fine and I couldn't replicate it if I drove around all day long trying. But it is accompanied by a little clonk or donk type of noise.

Also top mount possible.

Mine sounds like an exterior sound, not from in the cabin, does your spring sound like it's inside or out Sparkly?

 

It is also mainly when turning, occasionally when going into a dip in the road, you know, when you're going downhill then sharply uphill, not at any speed, just the sudden change of direction.

It may well be the ESP in those circumstances,

it could be the XDS,

also just the springs/dampers, that is when they are doing their job, suspending and damping.

 

george

I did fear the XDS might be a problem, it could be interpreted as something being wound up and up until it 'gives' . . .

 

Are there any obvious signs for any of the above suggestions? Just trying to give the garage something to go on rather than look silly by saying I get the occasional clonk!!

Is it a problem,?

i thought you were just wondering what the cause of the noise was.

 

Is it an intrusive noise or a real worry.

Best get the car checked out then,

has the wheel nuts tightness been looked at, the brake pads etc. 

Just ask the Garage to check everything around the steering and brakes, suspention etc if you think things are not right.

 

There should not be an occasional Clonk, 

Tell them what it sounds like a Spring Breaking.

 

I am sure some Technician can take your car out for a thrash and get the noise if it is something that is wrong.

Tell him which road to go drive on.

Hopefully they will inspect properly before going trying it, if there is the chance of something being wrong or broken.

 

george

I certainly dont feel the XDS unless I turn the traction off and go for it as quick as possible, hence pushing the limits of grip.... and its more a feeling from the front rather than a clunk at all.... you have to be loosing traction for the XDS to cut in, and I dont beleive your car is treated that way.....

There are no other vRS owners near you that can go out with you, and who might have a clue?

 

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We are talking about the car with the New Engine , are we not?

 

Is there a Mechanic you know that you can trust to drive the car with you and look, but not touch anything, (on the ramp.)

Just in case something was not quite tightened as should have been.

Visual Inspection only, do not touch anything the Skoda Garage did.

 

george

To be honest, the most common cause of 'clonking' at the front is the front anti-roll bar rubbers. These can become very dry and they stick and then let go as you go over the occasional bump or turn tightly left or right. It won't always be there and almost always goes away during and after a drive in the rain. But it comes back as the bushes gradually dry out again.The answer is often nothing more than some rubber lube spray on the bushes and you won't get anymore trouble. It can sound a bit like a clonky spring breaking sound too under the right conditions. It could of course be one of the other things the guys are talking about, but sounds just like the anti roll bar rubbers to me and it's easy to check so I'd make that the first place to look. Because the noise is difficult to reproduce, the garage will douse the bushes in rubber lube spray and tell you to drive away for a few days and let them know if it's not fixed. 

Edited 15 November, 201312 yr by Estate Man

Estateman it could be that, maybe more likely on a slightly older car.

 

They only recently had the front off the car, which i think is less than a year old, then fitted a new engine.

It could be something to do with that 

 

MilgeS should be able to confirm.

 

Something a little like this.

I can confirm this is the car with a new engine, it's just over a year old with 9500 miles on the clock.

 

I have recently been using it more often and noticed the sound, not regularly in any way but just from time to time.

 

When I get chance I will try it in a car park doing tight turns to see if that reproduces it which may point to the top mount(s)

 

It is a bit of a worry for the future if nothing else, I was looking for (and have got) some feedback to confirm it's worth going to the dealer with now, the point was also to give them some ideas of what the cause might be, they're bloody awful and would (more than likely) just have the car in, 5 minute drive around the block and say they couldn't find a problem. At least now I can give them a few things to check.

 

Many thanks for everyones input, I'm very grateful.

you should take it to a track now and then and try to kill it... I do this, and it seems to thrive !

On my sons Octavia, there was a clonk which my son associated with gear changing. The useless dealer diagnosed this as a minor leak in the exhaust???? for which they wanted over £600 to fix despite the car still being in its first year of warranty. When I inspected the car I found it straight away...the external temperature sensor was hanging down in front of the radiator instead of being in its clip in the front cross member. It was banging around every time the car experienced major change in speed.

In light of your recent engine change I would be looking for loose bits and/or incorrectly fitted wiring/pipework.

To be honest, the most common cause of 'clonking' at the front is the front anti-roll bar rubbers. These can become very dry and they stick and then let go as you go over the occasional bump or turn tightly left or right. It won't always be there and almost always goes away during and after a drive in the rain. But it comes back as the bushes gradually dry out again.The answer is often nothing more than some rubber lube spray on the bushes and you won't get anymore trouble. It can sound a bit like a clonky spring breaking sound too under the right conditions. It could of course be one of the other things the guys are talking about, but sounds just like the anti roll bar rubbers to me and it's easy to check so I'd make that the first place to look. Because the noise is difficult to reproduce, the garage will douse the bushes in rubber lube spray and tell you to drive away for a few days and let them know if it's not fixed. 

rubber lube spray....which product do you recommend ..???