Noisy Skoda.

[CompoSimmonite]

We have a 2005 Skoda Fabia 1.4TDi (3 cylinder engine) that has done 145,000 miles which has started to make a noise.
Only occurs at tick over when stationary. Quick jab of clutch and it stop completely. Never happens when driving.
No problems with gears.
Clutch changed less than 10,000 miles ago with reputable make including new thrust bearing.
I'm thinking a worn gearbox bearing - does that seem plausible ?

Cheers.

Paul H

 

[the snooper]

We have a 2005 Skoda Fabia 1.4TDi (3 cylinder engine) that has done 145,000 miles which has started to make a noise.
Only occurs at tick over when stationary. Quick jab of clutch and it stop completely. Never happens when driving.
No problems with gears.
Clutch changed less than 10,000 miles ago with reputable make including new thrust bearing.
I'm thinking a worn gearbox bearing - does that seem plausible ?

Cheers.

Paul H

usually when you put a little pressure on clutch pedal and the noise disappears its the thrust bearing

 

[normspanners]

the jab of the clutch?------- is it just that------- ie on then off straight away ?
my view is, if a g/box brg is noisy --------its noisy -------and will just stop when g/b stops and then carry on being noisy when the clutch is lifted again
your issue could be the nose of the g/b is dry and making the release brg not fully release------ a quick jab and it frees it, till next time.
I had a poclain crane do that, usually in the summer !! in its short life it had 3 clutches----- each a 2 day job !!
but with that one, the pedal used to jam, but you could not get to it as the clutch was buried in the end I made a flex pipe from outside of bell housing with a grease nipple then down to the release brg carrier to lubricate the nose of the gearbox one pump every 12 mths was ample, clutch lasted years
you may be able to see through arubber bung or just pull box back a little squirt with an aerosol of grease and try little lube on it

 

[rikrobson]

sounds like the clutch thrust bearing. has the clutch been changed before?

 

[octo0072000]

release bearing or does this have a pilot bearing in the flywheel or not

 

[keithski122]

Common noise from a mazda 323 is like a fan belt squeek again goes when you just touch the clutch, fault is the slave cylinder against the clutch arm, blob of grease and fault cured.Could be the same for your skoda.

 

[CompoSimmonite]

Definitely not release bearing - changed it with clutch and made no difference to noise.

 

[the snooper]

Definitely not release bearing - changed it with clutch and made no difference to noise.

did you check the bearing on the input shaft at the same time ?

you also said started to make a noise, not that the noise was there before the clutch change

 

[dobbslc]

So was the noise there before you changed the clutch?

 

[CompoSimmonite]

To clarify.

This is the family car - ie wife uses it most of the time rather than me. She has been saying for probably a year that it makes a noise but it's never happen when I'd taken the car out for a test drive. Recently, due to daughter being home from uni and needing chauffeuring around, I've been using the Skoda more than my normal 2 seater Smart Fortwo ! During this time I've started to notice the noise. It doesn't happen all the time - just occasionally. Doesn't matter if engine is hot or cold, hot or wet weather, long or short journey. Can't make the noise appear "on demand" - tried .
Clutch started slipping due to being original and having done around 140,000 miles hence the change.

 

[Ton-up]

Has it got a dual mass flywheel?

 

[Wedg1e]

Funny, nobody starts threads about 'old' Skodas now
Probably as they've all disappeared back to Eastern Europe...

 

[doubleboost]

Dual mass flywheel would be my first thought
It should be replaced with the clutch

 

[CompoSimmonite]

Hasn't got a dual mass flywheel. Sound like a spinning bearing.

 

[normspanners]

Ah well, hope you find an answer that agrees with you.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

@CompoSimmonite
Who made the replacement clutch kit?

Was it a 2 piece or a 3 piece kit?

I have a friend who fits clutches and he has told me some "new " or " replacement kits are not as good as they used to be.
It does sound like a Thrust bearing.

Is it a cable or hydraulic clutch system?


As it is less than 10,000 miles take it back.

 

[CompoSimmonite]

Noise was there before clutch started slipping.
Full 3 piece clutch. Can't remember make but quality as don't buy recon or obscure brands. Hydraulic operation. I fitted the clutch (barsteward of a job - took me 11 hours over 2 days due to lack of clearance to drop gearbox and having to strip so much of the car for access) so can't take it back

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

@CompoSimmonite
Look at the slave cylinder side of things, the cups could be dry or worn.

 

[Can'tWeld]

This may or may not put your mind at rest, but my daily runabout Fabia SDI has a similar noise, slight "bearingy" noise that goes away when you push the clutch; I've never worried about it much as it's worth bugger all anyway and it's never shown any signs of getting worse in the time I've owned it

Always put it down to a worn thrust bearing but never investigated.