Good afternoon one and all, 

 

   After some much needed help and information. My Mrs drives a 2013 Skoda yeti 2.0 diesel 4x4, just over 60k on the clock with full service history. 

 

So yesterday whilst out driving only a relatively short distance we noticed a knocking noise (audible from inside the cabin) only when stationary and in first gear. Car still drives spot on and smooth through the gears. We parked up turned car off and on again the noise went away... She then popped to the shops this morning again car drove spot on to the shop but on the return trip it started doing it again, once she returned home I went to see if it was still doing it and nothing (I wanted to film the noise if I'm honest).

 

Can anyone please shed any light on this issue? My first thought is clutch release bearing? Even if it was just that I'm guessing gearbox would need to be taken out to replace? So probably advisable to replace clutch and dual mass flywheel at the same time? Any idea on the cost of this part and labour? I have a trust worthy mechanic who is reasonably priced just he's off until the new year so don't want to bother him. 

 

I have advised my other half not to use the car for now.

 

Any help or information greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance 

Does the knocking noise go away when the clutch is depressed ?

I had a DMF issue a couple of years back, at approx 70,000 miles.  Ended up replacing the clutch assembly (the DMF is usually part of the same kit) - cost me £700 from an independent garage (VW Specialist)

Hi thank you for reply, no the noise is only there when the clutch is depressed. 

Sounds like the DMF but 60k, or even 70k for that matter, is pretty low mileage. I've run, and abused, cars up to 4x that and never had a clutch problem with any.

 

She's not a clutch rider is she?

My guess is that maybe added stress of the 4 wheel drive has maybe caused it to go earlier than expected.

5 hours ago, deej9090 said:

My guess is that maybe added stress of the 4 wheel drive has maybe caused it to go earlier than expected.

The 4 wheel drive system doesn't put any extra stress on the clutch.
My first Yeti did well over 100k on the original clutch, and my second one was heading well towards that when I sold it. And I was a heavy user of the 4x4 system!

I agree with you but it can if it is driven by someone like I was in my 20's with company lease hire Sierra XR4x4's, max RPM clutch sidestepping from a standstill, doesn't sound like that is the case with the OP though.

 

I think my Yeti was driven by similar uncaring youth idiots like me, maybe several of them as a pool vehicle, I replaced the clutch at 80K miles due to DMF failure, already very early, I found that it had already been replaced once and the pressure plate was blued and massively dished (80 thou!) and only engaging on the outer face, given it was an asthmatic 108hp model I'm pretty sure it had been doing max RPM drag starts.

 

A 2wd version would have spun the wheels, a 4x4 variant transmits all the transient torque and inertia although the peak torque limiter would have slowed down the take up which probably explained the blueing.

The OP's noise will be the release bearing which is not stressed by power transmission be it 2wd or 4wd.

Edited 31 December, 20241 yr by J.R.

3 hours ago, Llanigraham said:

My first Yeti did well over 100k on the original clutch,

 

That is really early for a driver like yourself with mechanical sympathy, I would expect 3 times that minimum, was it the DMF that let go?

17 hours ago, J.R. said:

 

That is really early for a driver like yourself with mechanical sympathy, I would expect 3 times that minimum, was it the DMF that let go?

Neither went. I part-exed it for my second Yeti at nearly 130k miles and there seemed to be plenty of life left in both.

Apologies, I misread your posting

 

I took the "second one" to mean the second clutch but reading it again it is very clear you speak of different cars.