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Well you will understand way the made that recommendation within a few years of introducing the Euro 5 TSI,s and having so many issues. 1.2, 1.4, 1.8 & 2.0 TSI,s. Issues with higher than acceptable oil use with some, timing chain issues a premature expiring engines especially 1.4 TSI Twin chargers and 1.8 / 2.0 TSI,s. Long Life Oil, lots of short life engines.

I don't use AI. I just understand how VW group specify oils. If there's an official VW group document you're referring to, I'm sure you'll manage to post it or link to it in due course.

Do not use AI mode. Use the key words VW recommendation euro 5 tsi,s oil 5 years +. VW 502 00 'Usually 5w 40 full synthetic. & they explain why. And that has been the case since 2014.

The ZE320 is a replacement for the ZE310 Ecorun that I've had on my Suzuki Swift for a few years and have been very happy with and that are infinitely better than the Bridgestones it was originally supplied with. The 320's are an improvement in that they have a slightly lower noise rating and slightly better (lower) rolling resistance, so you should be more than happy with them.

Where was that recommendation, and for which cars/engines?

^^^ That is good, but VW specifically recommended the 40. 40 for the HIGHER STABILITY. so really the 0w 30 FS III is neither hear nor there. But the 0w 40 meets what they said. VW not me.

Nope, even back in 2024 (last saved list I could find) it could also be 0W40, 0W30 and 5W30, here's just the first few oils listed as 502/505 approved.

So the latest update on this, turns out cylinder 1 is over fueling which is causing the ticking, all other injectors have been inspected and appear to be in good shape, looks like I will eventually have to do the other 2 injectors

No reservoir is a good clue. Here's a pic of the hydraulic installation; the pipe connections to the steering unit should be obvious, too.

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They are doing the courtesy or pulling your trousers down and .................

Had the same on my old Octavia. It had budget tyres all round when I bought it with triangle on front and imperial on rear. They had good tread but handling in wet was atrocious as well as particulary noisy. Went with GT radial FE2 and on way home it felt so much more positive and excellent in wet. Why folks skimp on tyres is beyond me. Its the only thing holding you on the road. Alasdair

That is not a courtesy car, that is a hire car. ☹️ Thanks. AG Falco

Reckon radio should be completely off with ignition off and key removed. Try swapping yellow and red wires to see if it makes a difference. It could also be a bad ignition switch thats cutting power to radio when cranking. Alasdair

Hi all please help! SKODA OCTAVIA 1.5 TSI 2018 Interior heater blowing cold driver side and on off hot passenger side, has anyone done a heater Matrix Flush/Full coolant Flush and does it actually work?? Because New Matrix + Labour is approx £600 😵 Is a Flush worth a try?? I can't seem to see any silica bag in my Tank, maybe its there and maybe its split open not sure. What yall saying? Kind Regards

Motor shop says battery is good using tester 78% health.

Hi, I've just switched from summer to winter wheels, with its original rims. Also ticked off the side mirrors automatic folding upon closure. I rather avoid the mirror motors making too much efforts in freezing conditions. Ready for winter!

Yes. You could retrofit torch. But I’ve seen posts where people have put led strip light along back of seats and included a plug so it can be disconnected when folding the seats. You can splice into existing wiring without too much drama.

@gold , AFAIK @Cairus lives in Austria. It may be a long way from home to bring him your car... 😉

@Legend88 I’m just underneath the car now. It’s quite hard to see, but I’ve had a feel and a look with the endoscope, and I suspect those aftermarket covers do exist for a reason - there’s not a lot of clearance at all! The difficulty will be getting the clips in place, with the pad installed. The cover probably would physically go over it, but you have to push it in to slide the tabs into place, and you can’t do that with the pad installed.

I just fitted a set of FALKEN ZE320 195/55R16 91V XL tires, inflated to 33 psi. I only drove a short distance to get home, but there’s a massive difference in terms of quietness and smoothness. Naturally, I always notice a similar change when replacing old, dried-out tires with brand-new ones, but this time the difference was truly significant—it’s like the transition from walking on a wooden floor to stepping onto a carpet. Only time will tell how they perform in other respects.

Following on from this I stripped the battery tray to gain access to the steering reservoir. Please see pic. NO RESERVOIR !!! I had asked numerous times online where the reservoir was for my year and model Rapid.The code shows 1N1 which indicates a hydraulic system is fitted but 1N3 is for Electronic Power steering. Although the EPS warning has flashed up once the Oil/fluid leak I have been trying to trace is presumably something else. Please give me your thoughts on this.Thanks, Graham 2014 RAPID SPACEBACK 1.2 VIN - <Removed> Please don't post VIN's publicly. This is to help prevent cloning and data theft. Briskoda Admin

I am revisiting looking at retrofitting heated steering wheel on my 2019 vrs, I know there are a few thread already on the subject, I have commented on them already. I was wondering if anyone has a 2019 Octavia with a heated steering wheel, it cannot be earlier as there was a change in hardware just before this. If you do, it would be a great help if you could tell me what the part numbers for your squib and columb are. It is proving quite a challenge to find a suitable replacement for mine, seeing as apparently you cannot just replace the squib, you must do both squib and stalks as well. I am happy to be proven wrong on this if anyone has already done this retrofit on a car of my year. My car has: Key barrel not Kessy Cruise control, no adaptive. Multi function buttons with DSG. Finding correct wiring diagrams to figure out how adapt my 16 pin to 14 pin is also challenging, but I guessed if I could get a part number, or numbers of known compatable squib and stalks with heated wheel support, it would be of help.

Got car back from oil change and as always after the service engine is as sweet as a nut. You would think that 0W would hit the tensioner quicker but 5W has more body. The consensus is that the tensioner is tired and at maximum adjustment so a replacement chain, tensioner and sprockets.

Well Marshall in Barnstaple now charge £5 to give the car a quick jet wash and hoover. Used to be free for as long as I can remember. Penny pinching bar stewards. Soon there will be precicely zero reasons to use the main stealer apart from getting software updates for bugs in their computer code during the first few years, warranty claims, etc (which I assume an indipendent mechanic cannot gain access to / carry out).