Octavia gearbox

At that mileage, I think there may be more than 1 or 2 parts worn out/broken. A recon'd box, or one from a scrapper is going to be the cheapest option I think, even if you can DIY repair the old one. It shouldnt be too difficult getting hold of a box, they are fairly common. Alan.

originally it probably only needed a single bearing, but now the worn bearing has broken, a second-hand box from a cruncher is the way to go.

Maybe I'm unduly kind but that doesn't sound like a weak gearbox.

Brian

My uncle drove a Lada for a while, one of those real ones, which had none of these tarty curves. Proper square man machine!! know what I mean?

He told me it was the most reliable motor he'd had.

Cold starting? You're joking, it's like an oven in here.

Do you get a letter from The Queen when you hit a quarter million?

When a gearbox starts whining it means the gears have altered their mesh - usually due to a bearing failing. I'd say you'll need a replacement box.

Up here, we've seen many Skoda Octavia's with 500k miles & still going strong

After all they're based on the VW Bora

Thanks everyone. Not sure if it's the original engine/gearbox as when I got the car it already had 120,000 miles on the clock. Had heard stories about problems with poor gearboxes and clutches on Octavias that needed replacing early and often, and that getting a scrap replacement is false economy as it will likely fail sooner than later as well, if it's not already knackerered. Guess there not that true!

I think it's the 1.6 petrol boxes that fail, A rivet breaks on the final drive assembly apparently. I think diesel ones are OK. Go to the breakers and find one that's been crashed at low miles. Don't forget that Golf/Bora/Leon and god knows what else will be a good source too.