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Tried to get shocks from dingboro with no joy so ended up ordering some kyb bouncy guys, febi wheel bearings, and what MIGHT be the right rubbers for the strut top, we’ll see. I’ve also got a spot welder in the mail to make getting the bottom of the sill on more easily, I’ll just sell that on when I’m done. Tomorrow I plan to get the no jack warning painted on the axle, the hammer it’s has had plenty of time to settle.

Cheers Will - although have found that while the parking sensors work, the virtual pedal isn’t responding. I wonder if it’s quite sensitive to positioning and the diffuser has it sitting at a slightly different angle etc

On my old fabia I used to have an ultra gauge plugged in Which allowed me to read some data and any engine lights and clear them I used carista to code stuff like alarm beep, lane flash, MPH etc Now with the superb I would love to code a few things Maybe headlight DRL stripes, maybe rear DRL on And alarm beep to name a few But I really want to be able to read any codes that come up, need a half decent code reader To be able to read any future issues Any advice please

SIL has a 22 plate Fabia with the 1.0 engine. Today she reports it felt like it lacked power after a cold start and a short drive. She turned it off and then it refused to start after extended cranking. I went about an hour later and it started up after a second or two cranking. At idle the car has a distinct chug noise that sounds a bit like a bit tractorish / vac leak and seems to be coming from the free end (belt side) of the engine. The odd thing is that it periodically stops as if a sensor or something is turning it off before it starts again. Ive never driven a 3 pot car (I have always had diesels) and know they have certain rhythm but I query if this one is missfiring. At a stand and in neutral it will only rev to just under 3k, is this a normal limited standing unloaded normal max? There is only an airbag light on (she reports this has been on a while) I only have a basic blue tooth OBD reader and torque app (my better reader is elsewhere) but it shows no faults. YT short of the noise Any ideas what is doing on?

Yes, that's what I meant. Why it's not working I don't know.

All sorted Was that rubber sleeve on the neck

Herę You arę. Wrap the fabric wiring-harness tape around once, as shown in the photo, without any overlap. Once compressed, the tape is approximately 0.11 mm thick, resulting in a clearance of over 0.22 mm—I’m not sure if that’s considered significant or not, but it does affect how the wheel centers itself during installation. Also, I would suggest tightening the wheel bolts while the wheel is unloaded; lower the vehicle only enough to keep the wheel from spinning while you tighten them. Let me know if this helps in your case. I’d also appreciate hearing from others

Reiger diffuser looks good.

And some subtle RacingLine goodness @MarioVrs I see your dipstick and raise you air con caps: Before: After:

Rear bumper replaced with rough and ready replacement. Painting is a 2027 project.

Have a slight light creaking going on somewhere behind the dash and think I noticed it’s from that central vent piece too! Driving round holding bits to see if I can make it stop or exacerbate and I think this is it. So that and the classic sunroof will get rid of most of my interior noises. Still gotta read up on the sunroof one - sit in the back and pull it down or something! Good work on the speakers and MIB too - car’s in much better shape than when you bought it!

Been using GT radial FE2 and GT radial all season. Mid priced tyre and so far been excellent. Have them on my Octavia MK2 and sons Fabia mk1. Good in dry and wet plus all season excellent in wet as well. Been getting discount if ordered online through tyre service I use. £15 off for two and £40 off for four. Working out after discount at around £75 fitted (205/55/16) Alasdair

The digital time clock on my infotainment system is stuck at 00:00 midnight, except for a brief switch to 06:28 every half minute or so. It's not uncommon, and other streams here (and Google searches elsewhere) have indicated that's it's fixable via a firmware upgrade, either through a specialist or a main dealer (both very expensive routes), or DIY via a patch that can be sourced from here. Whoever can help, I'd be very grateful!

I had a similar issue with a Polo, only one side lit & poor levels. I did try an LED replacement which was a bit brighter, but still on the wrong side. I was negotiating a low wall on the offside & the bulb was on the nearside. Only effective solution I found was to light the wall with a solar powered light. So maybe look at lighting the drive, although that's obviously no help elsewhere...

Finally got a rear bumper on the car with the Reiger diffuser attached. It’s unpainted and I think new on that basis, although looks rough as has no doubt been kicked around a warehouse for years but painting will have to wait for now.

Good morning I have a 25 plate VRS (petrol 261 bhp) estate. I recently drove down and back up from Glasgow to London. 4 adults on board,with their luggage. I got a displayed average mpg of 44mpg. In economy mode with the suspension set to comfort. I hope this helps.

Can anyone help me with the part number for the S3 Estate rear wiper arm? It is a 2015 Business Estate. The end of the arm split when the wiper blade supplied proved to be too wide. The plastic arm is 300mm centre to end and has the locating cut out 270mm. Overall length is 320mm. It takes a 15mm wiper arm insert which is 16 inch long . The arm slldes down the arm on two shoulders and clicks into the cut out. All the wiper arms I can find have a metal(?) rod at the end which the blade clips into.

At 22,000 miles it’s time for the first tire change on my Fabia MK4 1.0 TSI. From the factory, the car came equipped with Continental Eco 6 tires in size 195/55R16 V 91XL. I’m looking for something "soft" and compliant that can absorb bumps on poor road surfaces and warm up quickly. In short, I want something focused on comfort and a quiet ride. Tread life is of little concern to me as the car only covers about 5,000 miles per year and i always replace the tires every four years due to aging (the Greek summer sun is unforgiving), even though they always have plenty of usable tread left. I’d welcome your experiences and recommendations.

So i have been by car repair shop. They did not find anything wrong. They say thats normal for dq381 7 speed transmission… I dont know… Have someone here to test superb 2.0 tdi 147kw with dq381? Just drive stengt foward in 2,3 gear 15/40 kmh and releas the acelerating pedal completly for two secound and then pres it again. Is there a clunk nois somewhere front (radio off). Can somebody here pleas test it for me? Manny thanx

Episode 44. A mod to fix a leak and more road testing, A surprise at the end.

You're not imagining it, they're poor on the Kamiq. First thing worth checking is whether yours lights up on both sides when you select reverse. On a lot of these the reversing lamp is only on one side and the other side is the rear fog, so you're working with one 16W bulb. Options people have tried: 1. LED bulb in place of the standard one. It's a W16W wedge bulb (the Skoda part is N10591501). A decent LED is a big improvement, but cheap "CANBUS error free" ones often still throw a "check reversing lights" message because the car sees the low current draw. There's a thread on here (Change reversing light bulbs to LEDs, Kamiq section) where owners got round it either with better quality bulbs or by coding that bulb as LED with OBDeleven or Carista. 2. Make sure whatever you fit is plain white and properly seated. Reversing lamps are part of the MOT on anything first used from September 2009, and one that's not working or showing the wrong colour is a major fail. 3. If it's really the drive that's the problem rather than the light, rear parking sensors or a camera might be the better spend, as even a good LED only lights a short way behind. I'd try one decent LED first and see if it's enough before going further.

Switching on the rear fog light will probably help. Modern reversing light theory appears to be biased more towards being just an indicator to other drivers.

Couldn’t see / smell anything under the bonnet. Did have a look. Fuel cap area is the strongest smell

That is quite possible - but see also my other post.

Critical! If TSI, check the front of engine beneath inlet manifold for any sign of fuel leakage.