octavia tdi 110 elegance estate

brooky · 09-01-2007, 23:47

well it looks as though my 141k octavia is starting to get stuborn, performance keeps going off - needs a new MAF sensor, cleaned the old one and has worked quite well for about a month but the problems starting to show up again. The latest problem is a knocking noise on right hand lock. no, its not a wheel bearing noise but a CV joint so decided to get a second opinion. but when the mechanic took it out for a run its stopped making the noise! any ideas? cos in my experience when a cv joint fails it makes the knocking noise all the time, not intermitently like it is doing

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any help would be great.

Big Mark · 12-01-2007, 02:53

Try looking at the lower arms, and or the ball joints, if they are worn they clunk about in a fairly random way, have just changed both lower arms on mine at a cost of £50 for the pair, and they come with a new ball joint, no thunking on mine at all now.

brooky · 12-01-2007, 14:30

that'll be 1st job at the weekend, weird thing is its not made a noise at all since last weekend. think i have the only car that repairs itself! i wish!

mbames · 12-01-2007, 15:15

lol... I wish mine was self-repairing :-)

09-01-2007, 23:47	#1
brooky Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: yorkshire Posts: 20 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	octavia tdi 110 elegance estate well it looks as though my 141k octavia is starting to get stuborn, performance keeps going off - needs a new MAF sensor, cleaned the old one and has worked quite well for about a month but the problems starting to show up again. The latest problem is a knocking noise on right hand lock. no, its not a wheel bearing noise but a CV joint so decided to get a second opinion. but when the mechanic took it out for a run its stopped making the noise! any ideas? cos in my experience when a cv joint fails it makes the knocking noise all the time, not intermitently like it is doing . any help would be great.

12-01-2007, 02:53	#2
Big Mark Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: octavia tdi 110 elegance estate Try looking at the lower arms, and or the ball joints, if they are worn they clunk about in a fairly random way, have just changed both lower arms on mine at a cost of £50 for the pair, and they come with a new ball joint, no thunking on mine at all now.

12-01-2007, 14:30	#3
brooky Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: yorkshire Posts: 20 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: octavia tdi 110 elegance estate that'll be 1st job at the weekend, weird thing is its not made a noise at all since last weekend. think i have the only car that repairs itself! i wish!

12-01-2007, 15:15	#4
mbames Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Weymouth, Dorset Posts: 1,618 Thanks: 0 Thanked 71 Times in 63 Posts	Re: octavia tdi 110 elegance estate lol... I wish mine was self-repairing :-)

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