Good morning 

While I was registering my new superb, the guy who was taking the engine code (done in old manner), unscrewed this plastic part, then broke it....it seems insignificant, but I'm not sure, should I've it fixed/replaced? Or not?? Thank you in advance 

Sorry for duplication, my phone gets but 🙈🙈🙈

On a brand new car seriously? What a muppet that guy!

That bit holds the intake duct in place. It probably won't go anywhere as apart from the two screws there are some clips that keep it in place and there is also nowhere to go even if loose, (you remove it by unscrewing and pushing down to unclip).

So it won't do any harm staying like this until you replace it, but you should definitely demand a full replacement at their cost, this is unacceptable.

 

On 08/02/2021 at 11:06, newbie69 said:

On a brand new car seriously? What a muppet that guy!

That bit holds the intake duct in place. It probably won't go anywhere as apart from the two screws there are some clips that keep it in place and there is also nowhere to go even if loose, (you remove it by unscrewing and pushing down to unclip).

So it won't do any harm staying like this until you replace it, but you should definitely demand a full replacement at their cost, this is unacceptable.

Good morning my friends

I've just noticed that there is a very faint humming sound when I'm decelerating or my foot is off throttle at exactly 1500 rpm. It sounds like if you're driving on a bit rough asphalt. Above or below 1500 it disappears. I don't know if this is something new or does exist from the begining, given that the car is brand new and only run 800km till now. Is it normal? Could this broken plastic part of the air intake mount in the above photos be the victim?? 

Thank you

31 minutes ago, AhmedMaksoud said:

 

Good morning my friends

I've just noticed that there is a very faint humming sound when I'm decelerating or my foot is off throttle at exactly 1500 rpm. It sounds like if you're driving on a bit rough asphalt. Above or below 1500 it disappears. I don't know if this is something new or does exist from the begining, given that the car is brand new and only run 800km till now. Is it normal? Could this broken plastic part of the air intake mount in the above photos be the victim?? 

Thank you

After one more trial, this sound is not present while the car is not moving, appears only while decelerating, if my foot is off throttle, say on D4, the rpm is dropping, once reaches 1500, a very faint humming sounds like coming from the driving terrain, the sound disappears below 1500, if I continue to decelerate, car shifts to D3, rpm increases, then once reaches 1500 again sound appears and so on 🤔🤔

Edited 20 February, 20215 yr by AhmedMaksoud

Doesn't ring a bell to be honest... The fuel pipe rattle is above 2K (around 2400-2800) so at 1500rpm doesn;t seem to be it.

A video could help but in any case as it's such a new car you should always have it checked with your dealership if you feel it is really something that feels wrong.

On 20/02/2021 at 12:44, AhmedMaksoud said:

After one more trial, this sound is not present while the car is not moving, appears only while decelerating, if my foot is off throttle, say on D4, the rpm is dropping, once reaches 1500, a very faint humming sounds like coming from the driving terrain, the sound disappears below 1500, if I continue to decelerate, car shifts to D3, rpm increases, then once reaches 1500 again sound appears and so on 🤔🤔

Any news? I think I am having same issuee 😞

1 hour ago, candasm said:

Any news? I think I am having same issuee 😞

No, I've just get adapted on it....it is not affecting anything in the car, and IMHO it is just resonance/vibration of something, that get magnified at that rpm....I've just ignore it after I discovered the same happening for the roof at specific engine rpm. 

11 hours ago, AhmedMaksoud said:

No, I've just get adapted on it....it is not affecting anything in the car, and IMHO it is just resonance/vibration of something, that get magnified at that rpm....I've just ignore it after I discovered the same happening for the roof at specific engine rpm. 

A year on, did you ever get that part replaced... its an entire front radiator holder, big part so not a cheap fix.

28 minutes ago, ApertureS said:

A year on, did you ever get that part replaced... its an entire front radiator holder, big part so not a cheap fix.

I've contacted the dealer that time, they offered just "fixing" it...no "replacement"......and after careful inspection I've found that this broken part is the "lip" which fixes the air intake into the car....so I've used epoxy (plastic wielding) to fix it and it worked perfectly (making sure I didn't fix the screw itself, only the plastic part)

56 minutes ago, AhmedMaksoud said:

I've contacted the dealer that time, they offered just "fixing" it...no "replacement"......and after careful inspection I've found that this broken part is the "lip" which fixes the air intake into the car....so I've used epoxy (plastic wielding) to fix it and it worked perfectly (making sure I didn't fix the screw itself, only the plastic part)

Yeah it’s not a massive issue I agree

If it was me I’d be getting it replaced - if I didn’t break it then it’s for them to put back to how it was  😂