Hi folks, I have a 2008 skoda fabia 1.4 tdi, I have noticed the engine, in particular the oil pump chain?

seems to me quite vocal ! the car has 117k miles on the clock with a full skoda history, cam belt

done at 80k.....I have heard other cars that seem quite noisy. is this normal, or can I expect the bottom 

of my engine to drop out ?

 

this is a one owner car and condition wise, has been well looked after.

Maybe not the bottom to drop out,

but maybe some work on the Chain Tensioner would be in order at 117,000 miles.

There have been one or two reports on this very site of oil pump chains breaking on the 1422cc 3 pot diesel engine.  It can total the engine if it happens. This seems to happen at around the 80-90,000 mile mark if it's going to happen. It may be a tensioner problem causing it, or a problem with the actual chain itself. I would speak to your Skoda dealer about this issue and ask about the oil pump chain breakages of which there has been more than a handful across the country from what I hear. There may be a mod.  The engine overall is a very good engine and it's otherwise very very robust. My old 2008 estate with the 80ps 1422cc 3 pot diesel engine has now cover 125,000 miles without any issues. It should be a fairly quiet engine mechanically, except for the noisey PD injectors. 

Ooh shall have to keep an eye on this, my tdi has always sounded 'agricultural' to say the least. Can't argue with that mpg though

Is this a problem on the 1.9TDi at all?

Not to my knowledge richard. And to be fair, it's still only a very few of the 1422cc engines that have suffered from this in this country. But it's worth the op checking up on this. 

Thanks EstateMan