Purchased a 2012 Montecarlo 1.6 diesel, I'd like some advice please, thought I'd give the Fabia another try , i quite liked my 2008 1.9, so I'm back after a few years !

It went through the mot with a bit of work needed doing , but when asking the garage about the knocking from the front nearside, they couldn't see anything untoward.

I have what feels like knocking when feathering/blipping the acc pedal, and over bumps.

Any advice appreciated.

Edited 12 March, 20251 yr by martinwf5

9 times out of ten it will be the drop links making the noise, sometimes it can be a ball top strut bearing cracked spring worn wishbone bush or anti roll bar bushes, the main reason most mechanics don't find the drop link issue is they let the strut hang down so all the pressure is on the drop link so it's very hard to see or hear the wear, the correct way to check the links is jack body up so wheels are off the ground support the body then jack up under the wheel /control arm which side you think the noise is coming from just enough to tae the pressure off the strut /spring then put a small bar under the drop link where it's conected to the anti roll bar and then put the bar under the body as well and then try and move up and down you will hear or see the wear in this link, found it best to just cut the old link ball jint nuts with a grinder/cutting wheel and then fit new ones, some models have a plastic type link others have a folded steel link I have always used Meyle HD links instead of genuine ones they look better and are much cheaper and the Meyle ones have a propper spanner slot instead of the small useless Torx in the top of the rusted ball joint