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No - the suggestion to change the injector seals came from a garage when I mentioned the issue, the car was then taken to a diesel engine specialist who changed them. I did not check them myself so unfortunately cannot give any information on how to check their condition.

Longest delayed reply ever. Apologies. Just to close this out, yes the car has been fine (in this respect) ever since these injector seals were replaced.

I had a intermittent problem with long, long cranking before starting after a few hours (usually overnight) of not using the car. hadnt noticed any correlation between amount of fuel in tank and difficulty starting. Turned out that it was the injector seals, I think it can leak fuel from them.

Repaired the same issue with my Fabia, thanks for the help of this thread. It is a terrible design, not enough slack in the wire and wire not flexible enough Some pictures to aid other people with the problem attached. Initial symptoms of the issue are occasional non turning of the starter when you turn the key, jiggling the wire helps it start. When I went to repair mine after it finally gave up it snapped right off when I went to pole it. The wire was in a terrible shape, the strands of the wire exposed, corroded and dirty. Re-soldered with a new section of wire with a bit more slack on it. thanks

If you mean wear like this : http://www.oponeo.co.uk/tyre-article/saw-tooth-tyre-wear had it like that on my 06 vrs rear tyres. I got new fronts, put the front ones on the back and got rid of the rear tyres and problem has yet to re-occur. Also solved the drone noise that that kind of wear created. The link above explains why it can happen and it may not be down to the shocks. Perhaps the tyres on the rear had this wear already and putting them on the front just enabled you to feel the wear pattern through the steering. You may find leaving them on the front sorts out the wear more evenly, although if its affecting grip you may not want to wait for it to sort itself out.

Nice job. Do any gaskets / seals need replacing as part of the reassembly? Thanks Andy

Surely the term would be Pedantry level: Guru

Start with basics.changed fuel filter recently?

sorry to hear that, will bear this in mind. Couldn't see any of these. mind you the cars pretty filthy underneath.

To mop up the blood when the car falls off the jack and on to me, or to dry my tears when it falls off the jack and damages the sills?!!

I have a '06 BLT. There were two filter sizes on Eurocarparts. I got the big one, it was wrong! You'll probably be wanting the small one.

Nice one, thanks very much for that. Just what I was after. For others future reference, image from user manual attached.

Hi, I have the desire to swop front and back wheels as the rears have noticeable stepped wear / castle walling. Unfortunately my money pit Fabia VRS didn't come with a manual, so I am unsure where the proper jacking points are for the standard jack that comes with the car. I Didn't notice any big arrows or clear markings under the sills that would indicate the correct position. Anyone know the correct positions, or have an image I could see please? Cheers

VRS '06 17 mile each way commute a roads and motorway with a bit of congestion every now and again long term average 57.9mpg (according to the trip computer) managed 80mpg on a 80 mile trip motorway only sticking behind lorries at about 56mph goes down a lot if stuck in traffic check if your handbrake is binding if mpg isnt good. even a bit of a bind makes a noticable difference.

For info, I got quoted today; genuine water pump and belt kit fitted, dealer £380, Independent £340