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  1. I believe that I have found what could have been causing my high fuel consumption on my Fabia vRS. From my previous thread I was only managing 47mpg on my daily commute of 100 miles. Having seen afew threads on EGR cleaning, I decided to give it a go. Whilst in the process in removing the elbow pipe from the intercooler to the EGR valve I noticed that the pipe was not quite flush with the EGR valve assembly. It became obvious that the two lugs which locate in a slot secured by a clip was not fully located. It was being held by one lug and the other was just off. Having properly located the two lugs, the fuel economy has improved to about 55mpg (more respectable). I am not sure as to whether this is the sole cause but it has made a difference. I have previously experienced the pipes coming apart near the upper pully assembley, which results in a lot of black smoke and no power what so ever. This has often been mistaken by turbo failure (thank god not). I will get round to cleaning the EGR valve. Has anyone experience any major change after cleaning it??
  2. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHETHER THE EGR VALVE CAN BE REMOVED WITHOUT HAVING TO REPLACE THE BOTTOM EXHAUST GASKET. I HAVE NOT GOT A NEW ONE AND I WAS CONSIDERING RE0USING THE OLD ONE?
  3. Thanks Auric. I thought that they were fitted as original items. I have noticed a few threads on fitting them and upgrading to Sharan springs to stop the binding issues.
  4. Just recently noticed an increase in fuel consumption on my Fab Vrs. I commute 100 miles daily mainly A roads and usually achieve a respectable 53 MPG. The last few weeks saw it drop to 45MPG. Having investigated further and ruled out the MAF, it was observed that the rear brakes were binding with the handbrake off. I could still turn them with reasonable force though. I serviced the calipers and used a swiss file to clean the metal guide clips. I reassembled the units and applied decent Rocol copper slip to the sliding edges. However, apart from this I noticed that my return springs were missing off the handbrake assembly on the caliper, which probably explains the problems I had experienced. I am baffled as to where they had gone and find it amazing that both had gone. Has anyone else experienced the phenomena!!!! :|
  5. Just recently noticed an increase in fuel consumption on my Fab Vrs. I commute 100 miles daily mainly A roads and usually achieve a respectable 53 MPG. The last few weeks saw it drop to 45MPG. Having investigated further and ruled out the MAF, it was observed that the rear brakes were binding with the handbrake off. I could still turn them with reasonable force though. I serviced the calipers and used a swiss file to clean the metal guide clips. I reassembled the units and applied decent Rocol copper slip to the sliding edges. However, apart from this I noticed that my return springs were missing off the handbrake assembly on the caliper, which probably explains the problems I had experienced. I am baffled as to where they had gone and find it amazing that both had gone. Has anyone else experienced the phenomena!!!! :|
  6. DOES ANYONE OUT THERE HAVE ANY INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REMOVE AND CLEAN EGR VALVE ON FABIA VRS. THERE IS NOT MUCH IN THE HAYNES MANUALS ON THIS? ALSO ARE THERE ANY GASKETS TO PURCHASE ETC ?
  7. I commute 100 miles a day in it for past 2 years. It has a pipercross filter which is clean as a whistle. New MAF about 3 months ago with PD160 intake mod. There does not appear to be any power drop but it is a bit lumpy at tickover and low revs.
  8. I have noticed that since my timing belt was changed along with the water pump, my fuel consumption has increased from an average of 52 mpg to around 45 mpg. I have read threads on sticky rear calipers and I know that mine need a clean/service as they are sticking a bit. I would be surprised that sticky brakes would have such adramatic effect on fuel consumption. My main concern is that the mechanic may have fitted the cambelt off true slightly i.e. one or two notches. Would I notice a major difference with this possibility? or should I just worry about the slightly sticky brakes? has anyone experienced incorrectly fitted cambelts? Broadbean
  9. Can anyone supply me with the Skoda part number for the Rear wiper blade cover and the pivotal cover over the rear spray nozzle etc. Regards Broadbean PS: For some reason the VAG Catalogue is not workibng online at the moment
  10. Does anyone know the skoda part number for the rear wiper assembly including spray nozzle plastic cover?
  11. Dear All, I have had my VRS in the garage several times over the last few weeks due to the rear wash not working. The connection at the front bulkhead in the Engin bay had blown off due to a blockage or so we thought. We removed the tailgate cover to get acces to the pipework and blow it through with an air gun. This proved unsuccessful, as only a dribble came out at the other end. After abit of head scratching and further investigation we noticed the nearside rear passenger carpet is wet. It now looks like the pipe has disconnected due to ice or debris within the channeling on the near side. Does anyone know where the pipe connector is on this side (if there is one) and is it easily accessible? I do not want to strip all panels as clips do break easily. Any suggestions or help would be grateful Cheers Andy
  12. I have aproblem with my beloved Fabia VRS, in that in this cold weather the ABS and Brake Warning lights are coming on initially and are taking about an hour to reset. This reset will only happen when I stop and restart the vehicle. What I would like to know has anyone out there experienced this before, is it common and should I be now worried? I know I should not drive with it on but this only seems to be happening since this cold snap. Cheers Andy
  13. Moggy, Thanks for the advice. Funny old thing that is exactly what I have done but with Zip Clips instead. The seals are not ideal and the clips are even worse, especially the ones for the bottom pipe under left headlight unit.
  14. Having read several threads on the issue of black smoke I decided to investigate further. My VRS was showing signs of this under hard acceleration or when labouring in too high a gear etc. I travel 100 miles each day to work and back and have also noticed a 5mpg increase in fuel consumption. Last week one of my intercooler hoses blew off and of course this caused masses of black smoke and a complete loss of power. The reason the hose blew off was the fact that the small pulley on the left side of the engine had slowly rubbed against the securing clip of the hose and eventually it rubbed right through until it blew off. Having changed the seals and associated pipes there has been a marked improvement. There is now hardly any smoke!!!. I am beginning to wonder whether over time all the seals on the intercooler may get tired and leak out thus giving the increase in black smoke. Has anyone else experienced this and had the same effect on renewing the hoses??
  15. Has anyone else read the October edition of 'Which'. They have carried out thorough tests on most brands of additives, including Millers Power sport 4 (which I have been using!!). To sum up everone tested had no benefit to performance or fuel economy, so basically all are a waste of time.
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