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Ok, Have had a chance to take a look for the glow plug relay / control unit; and I found it... These instructions are from memory, and are for my 07 vRS Estate (your mileage may vary) You need to remove the battery, and the front ½ of the battery shroud, it has 2 small clips at the bottom and then slides upwards. The relay is located under the under bonnet fuse box, and slides out (towards the engine), the relay can then be unclipped. My relay has the following part numbers on it: “0 281 003 038”, “905”, “038 907 281 D” and “RB6”. Hope this helps anyone else looking for their relay. I've ordered a new one, but as I removed the battery it was showing signs of bulging at the sides so I'll be replacing that as well when the relay arrives... Matt

Thanks, I've found a PDF online for a Jetta, Bora and Golf which looks like it show the procedure to get to the relay (or "automatic glow period control unit J179" as it calls it). Once the snow has cleared a bit, I'll investigate; if it turns out to be right I'll see if I can post a link to the PDF for future reference for others. It does indeed show the relay as being under the fuse box, looks like you need to remove the battery tray, then slide it out. Cheers, Matt

I'm having cold starting issues with my mk2 2007 vrs diesel estate. I've been reading the forum's many thousand posts on glow plugs etc. I've had the glow plugs changed, to no avail. I now want to test the glow plug relay, but I can't find it... People seem to talk about relay 109, but I don't seem to have one? I've looked under the dash, and in the under bonnet box. Could someone point me in the right direction. Many thanks, Matt

Okay thanks, panic over :-) Box

Sorry if this is a silly question, but... Got the low tyre pressure warning light on today, and sure enough the offside rear is a bit low. Put some more air in it and tomorrow I'm going to get a new tyre for it. However, I looked at the spare in the boot (for the first time), and it appears that the spare is a standard size steel with a R16 on it. Is this correct or should there be a R18 as the rest are? I don't want to be stuck without a spare, I presume I shouldn't run with 3xR18 and 1xR16? I got the car as an ex-Demo from the dealership, and it's still in warranty so if is should have a R18 then I'll take it back... Thanks for your help, Box

New member here, just thought I'd do the right ting and introduce myself. I go under my online alter ego of "Boxington Headmaker", but you lot can call me Matt :-) New'ish Skoda owner, having picked up an ex-demo 07 Octavia Diesel VRS in black about 4 months ago, to replace my 10 year old tuned up Calibra 4x4 Turbo. It seems to be behaving itself nicely, and returning a fairly good mpg even though I seem to only drive round London, being based in North London. Cheers to all, Box