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AGM. Coded when it was first changed

I couldn't start the car to drive to a workshop. I thought it would be a simple battery replacement as the first battery died without warnings as well at near the 4 years mark.

4 years old AGM battery went totally flat one day. Did a replacement and the battery vendor did a voltmeter test and said the alternator had low voltage and mentioned New Battery runs risks of depleting. Went to my mechanic for a batt test and was given this result. It showed charging test result as low. Car is 7.5years old. Is the alternator on its way out?

Hi all, My dashboard has the ABS and ESC and TPMS warning lights on an octavia 3 TDI when i start the car. it usually goes away after a few minutes of driving. Did a VCDS scan and the errors are: multiple C101C error pointing to Rear Left Wheel speed sensors, C1146 error for tire pressure monitoring is it safe to conclude that the Rear Left wheel speed sensor needs replacement and all will be fixed?

appreciate all the inputs. here's a photo of the slotted rotors when all the grooves were intact. i recall there were from ATE. I did a 288mm to 312mm rotors upgrade by changing to this rotors and by changing the clippers carrier brackets. the current pads have done 15000 miles. the rotors had done about 70000 miles. car drives well, brakes well with no vibration like those of a wrapped disc. so i suppose i could just use it and change to new discs and pads together at the end?

Hi guys, I have been using slotted front rotors on my 2016 Octavia. Using original brake pads. Pads are 50% used. For the last 3 months I have been hearing some screeching sound when braking. Finally I saw the grooves on the rotors disappearing. Is it normal for slotted rotors to become smooth as part of its wear and tear? Would there be other components that I should check for this case?

I have changed out the brake light sensor and everything has been working fine. To change the sensor, there's a need to remove the coolant and brake oil expansion tank.

Hi Pete, Would you know what do "Short to GND" means?

thanks for the info. will definitely check out the wiring and connections. Are you referring to this switch #7 in the diagram?

my car (SKODA OCTAVIA 2016 1.6TDI) has flashing glow plug light twice in 2 weeks. Car doesn't go into limp mode. Still drives normally. The cruise control shows it has error and got deactivated when the glow plug light flashes. I have scanned with VCDS and saw this error code- P0572 - Brake Switch. I checked the brake light still works normally when the error comes on. A restart of engine will clear the flashing light. Anyone able to share what is the part that I should change? Thanks.

Took the opportunity to do a major servicing. Timing belt kit Water pump Serpentine belt and tensioner Oil and air filter change

For info that the last stage of the water pump failure is coolant seen splashing in the engine bay area. It just keeps leaking when hot.

Are these suitable for MK3 with torsion beams? https://ukwhitelineperformance.com/collections/all/products/bwr24z-anti-roll-bar

Managed to locate the leak today after another round of low coolant warning. Took a video. I think is the water pump? Sending in to the workship.