Air recirculation noise, with recording

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roctavia

Nieuw lid
Hi everybody,

Excuse my dutch!

I have a Skoda Octavia 2 , 1.9 TDI from 2006 ( with basic air conditioning / clima ) . Since 1.5 years it has had a strange noise from time to time: sometimes when I would turn on the ignition, or press the recirculation button. The noise stops by itself after a few seconds. The air conditioning works perfectly, heats, cools, no problems.

This week I went to do the 4 years maintenance service (at a-point in Badhoevedorp) and informed them about the problem. When I got the car back they said they've noticed the noise, but didn't have time in 2 hours to investigate a lot ( so bring the car another time, we'll work for a few hours and take your money, and maybe we'll fix it ). Since this maintenance service, the noise is constant when I turn the key to the on position , or when I turn on/off the air recirculation. Below is a clip I've made with the problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gML7XaOgT2w

Any ideas ? Can you suggest a service where I should go (around Amsterdam ) where they don't rip you off as a-point in Badhoevedorp ?

Thanks for your time! :473:
 
Falcon

Falcon

Donateur
So it's got the todo with servo motor that closes or opens a hatch for circulation from outside.

It sounds like the hatch is stuck and the motor that wants to open it is running. Backwars and forwards.

The only people that can solve this issue for you, are some engineerdudes from a Skoda servicepoint.

www.google.nl/maps can help you out for address information.

Good luck
 
Ronnie

Ronnie

Forumguru
It seems a problem with the electrical motor wich open-and closes the heater valve and ventilation valve, this problem appears often in VW cars. The motor is placed above the throttle pedal, in the upper section of the heater, very difficult to reach.
In German:" Stellmotor fuer umluft und frischluftklappe"
By the way: Welcome on this nice Forum.......
 
Gieliovd

Gieliovd

Forumguru
Welcome to the forum, must be hard to read stuff we post here ;)

Is there any fuse our new member can pull to avoid driving around with this noise until there's time for a service?

I can imagine it's a potentially harmful thing to have this actuator ramming something all the time.
 
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roctavia

Nieuw lid
Thanks a lot. Makes sense, it has to be a motor. Any suggestions of a good service point ( In Holland ) ? The guys from Badhoevedorp seemed clueless and not that skilled. And they charge a lot.

The noise is only when I turn on the car, or when I switch the recirculation, so I can live with it.. for a while.

Looks like a very nice forum, the most responsive I've seen. Too bad I won't be able to read a lot because it's in dutch. Haha

Anyway, thanks all for your answers, I'm overwhelmed by your replies. How come you are so free during work hours :D
 
Falcon

Falcon

Donateur
Tomorrow we have a forummeeting at the Skoda Dealer in Utrecht. There will be some technical engineers available that maby can analyze it a little bit better.

Between 11:00 - 14:00 o'clock we are at the dealer. Please feel welcome to join us.
 
Ronnie

Ronnie

Forumguru
You could try a reset: Ignition on, push button ECON and recirculation button at the same time, then the computer resets and is in selfdiagnosics, takes app about 30 seconds, after that there appears in the display 444, when it is another number you should give it the engeneer at the Skodagarage.
 
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roctavia

Nieuw lid
Falcon zei:
Tomorrow we have a forummeeting at the Skoda Dealer in Utrecht. There will be some technical engineers available that maby can analyze it a little bit better.

Between 11:00 - 14:00 o'clock we are at the dealer. Please feel welcome to join us.
Klik om te vergroten...

Is it at Skoda Center Utrecht BV , Landzigt 18, 3454 PE , De Meern ?
 
Falcon

Falcon

Donateur
roctavia zei:
Is it at Skoda Center Utrecht BV , Landzigt 18, 3454 PE , De Meern ?
Klik om te vergroten...

Yep that's the address. We are at the back of the Skodadealer between 13:00 and 14:00.

Big dude, blond hair, glasses, blue eyes and walking around like crazy.. well that's me ;)
 
Y

yup

Lid
Ronnie zei:
It seems a problem with the electrical motor wich open-and closes the heater valve and ventilation valve, this problem appears often in VW cars. The motor is placed above the throttle pedal, in the upper section of the heater, very difficult to reach.
In German:" Stellmotor fuer umluft und frischluftklappe"
By the way: Welcome on this nice Forum.......
Klik om te vergroten...

Yep this is correct, i have Octavia 2 my 2005, 2.0 TDI + DSG with climatronic and i have the same "tapping" noise from the climatronic "flaps".

If i press the recirculation button, the sound disappears directly. Sometimes the noise is gone. But most of the time the climatronic "taps".

I heard it's very difficult ($$$) to fix this problem, and it's my own car so i learned to live with it.
 
Falcon

Falcon

Donateur
Roctavia joined us at the meeting and one of the engineers there has checked his car.

The problem was a piece of paper in his air system. He made a appointment with the dealer in Utrecht and they will fix it.
 
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