RichardatWakefield

Supplied by local Skoda dealer, original touch-in kit for Nature Green metallic, a dark green seen on Mk1 Fabias and Octavias. Pack says expiry date 08/2011, but likely still usable. Collect from Wakefield, close to M62 jn30. Contains the green paint, plus a lacquer. Little used

Hi George, Not been on here for ages, hope everyone's well. Glad to hear you're still cycling, I use my e-assist folder maybe once a week, the used blue Leaf is parked up, just the occasional groceries trip, having to trickle charge its 12v battery roughly weekly, as the system to trickle charge from the big traction battery is a known weak point of these cars when they're parked up. Also pleased to hear you'll be switching to an e-Corsa, have seen a bronze one at Lymm services before the lockdown, driver heading to Shetland, starting a UK tour of dealers, a familiarisation exercise, the driver told me. It was remarkably similar in size, and colour, to my henna red Mk1 Astra diesel from way back when. We've also had one of the Peugeot equivalents at a Yorkshire EV Club meet, a dealer demo all stickered up! Best wishes, keep safe, keep busy, I'm gradually repainting all my garden fences, run out of green for the wood, but have plenty cream for the concrete posts and so-called "mud boards". Richard

Hi ca6, That's an interesting and unexpected outcome, I hope the cure lasts! Did you locate & install replacement "o" rings, or do a glued repair? I'm working from memory, as part-exed the Roomy for a used 30kWh Leaf in June, after 5.75years, it was then 12yrs old, someone got an auction bargain, it was very well maintained, should be capable of around 200k more miles if they do the necessary servicing. (1.9tdi PD engine).

Hi ca6, What age is your Roomie? If it's an older car, suggest you prise back the rubber gaiter which feeds wires & a pipe to the hatch, from memory this is easiest done at the "hatch" end, check for split insulations, broken wires. And, from memory, the number-plate bulbs are festoon (double enders), twist each back & forth, helps improve the contact. And remove each to check filament. HTH.

Aha, great sleuthing, Wino! Possible broken wire to numberplate lights in gaiter, pops that fuse, affects LH rear lamps, which, as BryanB points out, are body-mounted!! Neat!

Hi Deaglan1, Have a look in the corrugated rubber gaiter which bridges across from body to tailgate at top left, if you can peel back the rubber, you may well find some wires either broken, or whose insulation has split (it also carries the feed pipe to the rear wash/wipe), this is common in similar age Roomsters, and leads to random hatch lighting or locking faults, as is bother from broken stuff in the driver's door gaiter. Generally the hatch and drivers door have been opened/closed the most times, wires eventually fail. On my 2007, 57plate Roomster, now sold, the hatch failed in c2016, driver's door a year later. A good small local garage can probably do you a temp solder and tape repair. My suggestion, if this is the problem, is obtain the excellent ready-made hatch wiring repair kit from SENCOM in Germany, it has all the wires in brand new gaiter, crimp connectors for all wires, and pipe with push-fit connectors, plus colour code chart for the wires. The SENCOM part reference numbers are documented somewhere in here! It was about £50 inc P&P. If/when the driver, or passenger door gaiter wiring fails, from my experience, get the exact loom kit match to your reg and trim spec, from your Skoda dealer, as SENCOM sent one that had too few wires. Skoda loom was about £100, plus labour to fit by my small local garage. HTH. Richard Now driving loan Kia Picanto, while my used Nissan Leaf has it's OSR corner repaired after a suspected parcels van reversed past it, ouch!

Evening all, well George may have changed his user name (again), but I've not changed mine.... HOWEVER, the Ocean Blue Roomster has now gone, and been replaced by........a Nissan Leaf!! It's the old shape, but a later-build (2016) with the bigger 30kWh battery (usable capacity is, I gather, 27kWh). And it's in......you guessed it, blue! I also own and ride a hybrid folding bike (hybrid of me pedalling, it assisting electrically). Been looking into BEV's for several years, tried three models, namely Renault Zoe, the Peugeot I-On (clone of Mitsubishi I-Miev and sister to Citroen C-Zero), and Mk1 Leaf. As an overall package, the Leaf best fits my needs, though I preferred the overall basic honesty of the I-on (like a modern rendition of a 2CV) and the simpler controls of the Zoe. The Leaf handbook is WAAY too complex, reminiscent of layout of a Haynes, and dashboard electronic complexity utterly perplexing. So for now, I'm Skoda-less, but I shall follow this excellent Forum, and likely stick with Freedom membership. I'd quite like to try an e-Citigo. Guess I'll be migrating to the "Non-Skoda Projects" department. Guess I'd better update my Profile too. And put my very-little-use winters on steelies into the FOR SALE section, possibly also a pair of Aero bars to fit Roomster roofrails. And a few other bits. Have fun. Richard.

Aha, thanks George, I missed that, oops!

As I read it, it's unclear whether the OP wants both front fogs on in reverse gear, or perhaps both rear fogs...? Do some markets have double rear red fogs? I often put my single rear foglight on, and activate hazards, when reversing off a lit street down a dark, uneven, unlit access alley to a friend's in Derbyshire. I recall reading that EU regs restricted us to one rear fog after a particular year; I recall adding 2 rear red fogs to a Citroen Dyane 6, and a Maxi 1750. Richard.

My Roomster's varioflex seats don't have that, so just a guess here, does the car have heated rear seats??? Connectors for that?? Your Owner's Handbook might help? (assuming this info is not now all online or hidden in an "app"......) HTH Richard, .

Hi Mavawreck, Yes, as Robjohn says, sounds like a major leakage of juice somewhere. Stuff I've become aware of, which cause slow drain, are 1) The glovebox light, the switch is poor, many stay on when you shut the lid. Solution, remove the bulb and park it in the gearlever gaiter. When I took the bulb out, it shorted and popped its fuse, luckily I have assorted spares, and the handbook told me which to replace. Under RHS of dash, pull-down panel gives access. 2) The hatchback/boot courtesy lamp switch is quite fussy, I've had the hatch latch adjusted, also adjusted it myself, as, on mine, the latch doesn't always engage without a decent slam, as well as doing this I always now peer in down the gap betwixt parcel shelf and trim to ensure the light has gone out. 3) I've had alternator diodes fail years ago, on Citroen Dyane and diesel Rover Maestro, on the latter, I went out to the car in the dark to retrieve something, found the red battery warning light on faintly, my regular garage diagnosed it. Not sure how quickly that might drain your battery, but as yours is an early Roomster (what mileage?) that might be a possibility, good auto electrician would diagnose for you. Not had this on the Roomster, or my earlier (04) Fabia 1.4 tdi. The tiny red light telling people the alarm/immobiliser are on, uses very little at all. Wondering whether the MOT people inadvertantly disturbed something? Good luck fixing it! Richard.

I've used DMK Wakefield branch for an aircon refresh, and a door wiring loom and door mirrors switch, good service and reasonable prices. I use a small local-to-me garage for my servicing and repairs, I have no new car buying experience as always buy at 3--6yrs old, let someone else take the huge initial depreciation! To N.Boonham:- There's a regular ad in the YP's motoring section, for an independent garage in Killinghall, Harrogate, I have no experience of them, but their ad reads well, Brookroyd Garage, Specialists in Skoda, yesterday's YP listed 13 used Skodas for sale, plus one Citroen. Might be worth a phone call to see if they could source what you are seeking, perhaps an almost-new option worth considering? Says they service & MOT all makes, fair rates, free local collection & delivery, or courtesy car. www.brookroydgarage.co.uk Tel 01423 561782. As I said, I have no connection with them, or experience of them; may consider them when I come to sell my Roomster. Which Skoda model and spec are you searching for? As bigjohn says, the recently-introduced World Light Vehicle Testing Protocol has caused big headaches for the manufacturers, it appears they have to test and certify for emissions, every possible combination of options that will affect emissions for each model, so that'll include engines, transmissions, roof-rails, towbars, wheels, tyres, perhaps standard vs Scout trims, ride height (4x4 Octavia estate vs standard). Oh, and I read that Skoda are short of production/assembly capacity at their plants. BTW, DMK Leeds hosted the Skoda Owners Club UK AGM last year, I attended, having joined at the 2018 Skodafest (and I live about 7 miles away!) they looked after us well, and I recall reading later in the Club's mag that several members did deals on cars that day, there was an incentive voucher in our pack. And when I had my Fabia, pre Sept 2013, a very helpful service receptionist at DMK Leeds assisted me with a central locking issue, simply by suggesting I try my spare key! It worked! I recall that I subsequently got the key's battery replaced at a car spares shop nearby. Hope That Helps! Do let us know the outcome you (hopefully) achieve, Richard

Good luck with this, heard of it happening to an (ex) Roomster 1.6tdi CR owner, namely injector leaking into sump, they traded it in for a 1.2tsi Yeti. What is the tandem pump? Is that what I think of as the servo vacuum pump? What is its tandem function? Does it act also as a low-pressure fuel pump to raise fuel from the tank and supply the Electronic Unit Injectors? Richard.

Hello and welcome, Cakewalk, I'm Stanley nr Waky. Richard.

Hi R15, I tried various "plus 110", "plus 130" H7 bulbs, barely any better than the abysmal basics. So got London Colour HID kit via web, 4300 kelvin colour temperature, had my local small indy garageman fit them, huge transformation in light output. Are supposedly illegal, as Ken says, but mine have gone through about 4 yrs MOT tests no bother, despite no headlight wash-wipe and no auto adjust. Keep the lights, mirrors, glazing clean, job done! The HIDs take about 5 seconds to get up to full output, and do interfere slightly with the radio, especially in the Pennines where signal is very variable strength, but WAAAY better frontwards illumination. Not a cheap thing, but worthwhile if you plan to keep the car several years, And the interior adjustment still works fine. Richard