For all the Skodians with 4 wheel drive cars, get your propshaft coupling aka doughnuts checked. My car went for quick oil change on Saturday and my mechanic mentioned that the rubber around the coupling is well perished and has a bit of play in it. Apparently common thing on Haldex equipped cars and if left for too long it can cause damage to rear diff...

Skoda genuine part is not exactly cheap at £600 but there are cheaper alternatives

Edited 12 hours ago12 hr by MarioVrs

Not a term I’ve heard for a while! Propshaft donut was always a thing on E36 BMWs. Soft sink when engaging reverse to remind you it was there.

Good tip though - cheers Mario.

Hi,

What kind of play should be checked?

Is it rotational or axial?

How many km on the clock BTW?

Thanks! 😉

They usually start to go at around 70k miles from my experience and the tell tale sign seems to be a heavy vibration from the rear under load at about 2300rpm, heard more in higher gears.