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andrehj

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    Superb Combi 1.8 TSI DSG Elegance
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    2011

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  1. You cannot draw that conclusion based on a scan! The scan only shows which sensor gives a bad signal, but that does not tell you the cause of the problem! The cause can be: Broken wiring Broken (or oxidized) magnetic ring on the wheel bearing. Broken sensor Broken ABS/ESP module. etc First perform a proper diagnosis before randomly replacing parts!
  2. You need a capable garage. If the garage cannot even diagnose the difference between a failing battery and a failing alternator, they are useless and should stop calling themselves a garage. Simply connect a multimeter to a 12V line and measure the voltage. With a running engine that should be around 14V. If it is around 12V, than your battery won't charge, and their is something wrong with the alternator or the voltage regulator.
  3. This is a very common issue. Please refer to this old topic:
  4. Usually it's the wiring harness in the front drivers door that's the problem. Inspect it and fix it when found broken.
  5. @CabooseRecluse: Any idea about the age and brand of the failing spark plug? I've replaced mine twice, always at 60.000 km intervals, and they still were in very good condition. Doing such a simple job yourself is not expensive and very simple. Top brand spark plugs (Bosch, NGK) cost less than €13: https://www.autodoc.nl/auto-onderdelen/bougie-10251/skoda/superb/superb-stationwagen-3t5/32784-1-8-tsi?supplier[0]=30&supplier[1]=15 Did somebody save on maintenance?
  6. That's because in the UK the driver's seat is on the wrong side of the car 😅. The claim is valid for Skoda's which drive on the right side of the road. You will find it under the passenger's (or left) seat.
  7. All the info you need is in this topic: (hint: this forum has a search function, using it would have saved you writing this post...)
  8. @aero-hot That changes things. This topic is about the tensioner, so I assumed your price of £1400 was for just the tensioner. If you also exchanged the complete distribution, the price seams a lot more reasonable.
  9. That's a ridiculous amount of money for just the exchange of the belt tensioner! I've had my dealer replace the tensioner of my 1.8 TSI somewhere around 2014 for €350, which is around £300...
  10. @Darealspoon I had a similar (same?) issue with our MY2012 S2. I posted the problem (and the solution) on the Dutch Skodaforum. You can probably read it with Google Translate: https://www.skodaforum.nl/forum/i/schakelaar-binnenverlichting-doorgebrand-→-nieuwste-artikelnummer.46070/
  11. Since you are the one with access to the car, you are the only one who can answer this question. Simply crawl under the car (only when on secure jack stands!), clean everything, and see where the oil comes from.
  12. In 99% of these cases the problem is not in the passenger door, but in the driver's door, since that one has much more open-close cycles, and therefore the wires wear faster.
  13. That's probably because the system checks these lights at startup. With halogen bulbs these short pulses are unnoticed. Was there a particular reason to replace these bulbs? I use high beam less than 1% of the time, and have no complaints about the enormous amount of light that my bi-xenon headlights (together with the Halogen high beams) emit.
  14. The airbag indicator is not part of the stereo, it's just attached to the facia, so you have to disconnect it if you remove the facia.
  15. That is most of the time not correct, the right answer is written above by @Breezy_Pete
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