1 hour ago, PCshedman said:

Well I got the Fabia home-150 miles and no overheating or oil loss. But as expected the clicking described from a wheel was more a loud knocking on lock and there was a lot of vibration and droning above about 30-40mph. It selected and drove all gears fine but at 60-70 on the motorway could hardly hear the radio! Previous owner said needed a new cv joint and it reminded me of old rwd cars with the propshaft out of balance. Any thoughts guys?

 

Take it to bits and see. Could be a wheel bearing collapsed, you can reach under the car, grab the driveshaft and twist it by hand to see if the CV joint has failed.

THANKS FOR THAT-TOO OLD TO DO UNDERCAR CRAWLING NOWADAYS BUT USE A LOCAL MECHANIC-HE WILL LOOK AT IT. HE SAID IF OUTER CV JOINT CAN JUST REPLACE JOINT IF INNER NEED WHOLE SHAFT-PATTERN ONES ON EBAY ABOUT £60-70 it seems.

2 hours ago, PCshedman said:

THANKS FOR THAT-TOO OLD TO DO UNDERCAR CRAWLING NOWADAYS BUT USE A LOCAL MECHANIC-HE WILL LOOK AT IT. HE SAID IF OUTER CV JOINT CAN JUST REPLACE JOINT IF INNER NEED WHOLE SHAFT-PATTERN ONES ON EBAY ABOUT £60-70 it seems.

 

You're shouting chap.

 

Pattern driveshafts are Chinese rubbish, don't bother.

They are listed under the brand Titan. Also seen some re-manufactured ones advertised around £150-are they ok?

The joints themselves are really not that expensive, they're used on so many VAG group cars that you can decent quality ones quite cheaply.

Thanks mate- will be sorted next week