Hello everyone.

First, facts. 2012 2.0 TDI, 110bhp, manual 6-speed box. 25000 miles, had its first service after 20000 miles.

 

Today, my first problem with this car. Perhaps I've been lucky so far.

 

Start engine, rapid sound like a machine gun from engine. Depress clutch pedal, and sound goes away. After a few miles, sound has got louder.

Will take it to a dealer in the morning.

 

It is a leasing car, 18 months left on it. I hope it isn't something serious that cost hundreds of quid to repair, because if it is, I'll have to sell it to the dealer and pay off the leasing and end up with no car. I can't afford costly repairs at the moment.

 

Any idea what this sound or problem could be?

 

It's started to get cold here over the last couple of days i.e. below freezing, wonder if that has anything to do with it. No problems last winter.

 

All theories welcome.

Wouldn't it be covered by the Skoda warranty?

Isn't the warranty just 2 years? I'll have to check in the morning..

3 years warranty !

Different warranty length in Poland?

Yep, this is Poland. Welcome to Polish reality! Checked it, and it is 2 years. Anyway, I'll keep you posted about what the problem is after I pop into the dealer today.

Well if the sounds goes away when you press the clutch then it sounds like something on the transmission side of things.

 

Possibilities are DMF, clutch or gearbox.

 

Most likely DMF but I'd be surprised if it is with that mileage.

 

What sort of journeys do you do in the car? And do you drive a lot in higher gears?

 

Phil

Well, I'll be damned! Drove the car today and no sound at all, nothing. So I haven't been to the dealer. I wonder what it was. I do most of my driving on the open road, so I like to use 5th and 6th as much as possible. The sound wasn't a grating sound, just a 'drrrrrr' or a brrrrrrrrrrrrrr sound, or a tickatickaticka sound, coming from the bottom of the engine. I feel a fool now. Another thing that's strange is that for the first time the automatic choke stayed on a bit too long, i.e. it's at 1000rpm even when the engine is near or at normal operating temperature. Eventually it goes down to 750rpm.I wonder if I ran over some black cats yesterday. I mean come on - the car is only 2 years' old. I don't want anything to go wrong, like all of us out there. If anything happens, I'll post again.

As an afterthought, the choke is hacking me off, still 1000rpm when the engine is warm. So I revved engine at stanstill and of course the rpm dropped to 750, but do I really HAVE to do that from now on? By the way, the engine would not rev beyond 2500rpm at standstill, is that electronically limited and on purpose? I have been really easy with the car since new but even it can't be that tight after 25000 miles!

Get the car to the dealer, it needs checking out. You may be out of warranty (just) but the closer you are then the more likely Skoda PL will be able to help.

 

The revs are limited when the car is stationary so not being able to rev above 2,500rpm is normal.

 

Now the weather is colder my 2011 Superb also sits at 1,000rpm for longer, right up until the car hits operating temperature.

Sounds like the car was almost in gear maybe? the tips of the cogs touching?

scratch that, didnt read the whole post... im a d1ck

No, I'm a **** because I thought I had a problem with the car, but let's see....thanks for the comment about limited revs at standstill, didn't know that. TBH I don't know much about Octavias, this is my first Skoda. Hope it won't be the last.