Hey everyone!

So in January i bought a new (to me) Octavia estate 1.4 TSI, 150hp, manual transmission. It's an early 2018 facelifted mk3 model. Bought it from my local Skoda dealer. Previous owner swapped it for a brand new Kodiaq and the dealer provided me with a full service history. The car had 56k kms (35k miles) on the clock.

Immediately when i picked up the car, i felt vibrations coming through the pedals when accelerating past 2500 rpms and increased engine noise (in all gears but not in idle).

Even my wife commented about how loud the engine is and she drives a Corsa diesel 1.3 cdti which might be one of the noisest engines.

I also own a 1.0 TSI mk3 Octavia (prefacelift) and is so much smoother and quieter.

I took it back to the dealer because i suspected a faulty gearbox but they said it was all good.

Since i starting using 98octane fuel, the vibrations and noise past the 2500 rpms mark have become less apparent but they are still there.

I refuse to believe a 3cyl engine is more refined that a 4cyl one.

June 5 i have scheduled an appointment with my dealer for a full check of the car.

Is this something normal for this engine and i am overreacting or it's something that i should be worried about?

Thanks in advance for all responses!!! Much appreciated!

Maybe somebody installed insert for engine dogbone?

I did it for my TDI / manual- but (together with smoother gear change) I've got vibrations during acceleration too.

Edited 28 May, 20251 yr by indars
1 wrong word.

Maybe a damaged flywheel?

5 hours ago, indars said:

Maybe somebody installed insert for engine dogbone?

I did it for my TDI / manual- but (together with smoother gear change) I've got vibrations during acceleration too.

Thanks for the input! I'll add that to the list of things i'll have the dealership check out.

2 hours ago, nickytheshaft said:

Maybe a damaged flywheel?

That's the second thing on my list of possible causes, behind only engine mounts. I had the wheels aligned and the tires balanced and since then the vibrations have become less noticeable, but they are still present, always at 2500 rpms in all gears.