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Have had well worn pads that I reckond would be ok for a while as car wasnt getting used that much but due to age and wear/heat the pad parted company from the backing plate. You get a definite squeel when that happens. If there well worn as in down to 2-3mm I would change them for peace of mind. Alasdair

Something you guys might want to check. Not sure if it was the result of the work a dealer did last week or a subsequent OTA update, but my instrument/infotainment lighting is now stuck on max, with the slider to adjust doing nothing. Makes driving at night problematic due to the high level of light beamed into the eye line. 🤬

This link may be of interest https://www.sunset-derby.co.uk/how-do-you-fix-your-vws-squeaky-brakes/ You said in your original posting "...my brake pads seem to be well worn...". Assuming it's your car's front brakes that are squealing, received wisdom (example here) https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/car-maintenance/brake-pads/ is that, if the pads' thickness has to reduced to 3mm, the pads should be replaced, but that advice obviously depends on a car's annual mileage. My wife's bought-new-in 2009 Skoda Roomster has only covered 27k miles, does under a 1k miles annually nowadays, and its original front and rear disc pads still have plenty of 'meat' on them.

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In 7 years driving a Seat Leon with the dry-clutch 7-speed DSG it never once started off in 2nd, always 1st. Same in 6 months in a Karoq with same gearbox.

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I put the part number into ebay and If its the pump there a few on ebay for around £40 but not sure if they send to eu. Alasdair

I had same problem there was water or moist in the ecu connection. The windshield had been reaplaced and the plastic lip under the wipers that should click in to the windsield rubber was broken,cousing water to leek to the sraight to ecu connection. Cousing the car to safe mode fans full blast, obd reading nothing. Dried connecions and sealed the crack with silicone now no problem Regards Jon

It maybe a loose connection somewhere or bad earth. The fact that it worked under heavy braking may have moved connector or broken wire. Did you remove and check fuses for looseness and corosion? Sons Mk1 fabia had an intermittent fault and it was a cracked strip fuse in engine bay fuse box. Only noticed when I removed fuse and it broke in two. Alasdair

Fan on full blast obd reads nothing Car in safe mode Check ecu connction for water moist.

Might get one from scrap yard. Did read that early mk1 2000-2004 used 42pin and later 38pin. Had a quick look on lllparts and came up with 6Q0973042A £24.15 but may need to be ordered as low/out of stock. What problems are you having?? Alasdair

Hi i had same issue with my skoda after heavy rain battery dead hmmm put in new battery, but then i went through a car wash and after 2 miles the car died. Ok water issue i found out there was water leekin on to the ecu connection. Cousing the car to run in safe mode fans on full blast, there was a crack in the plastic under the window, and water leekin on to the ecu connection. Dried the ecu and sealed the crack now no problem.

Thanks for everyone's knowledge and insight. I've removed the speaker vent with a trim removal tool, and wrapped thin fabric tape around the legs of the clips. It's almost removed the rattle completely, although there is still some very slight rattle. I suspect it's stemming from the contact points of the plastic vent to the top of the dash, but I think it's not noticeable enough for me to continue taping.

Useful! Is that built in to Android, or an app?

Ive checked the plugs but not sure how to test the coil packs. annoying that it had been running perfectly up to this point, washed the car & then this issue appears. will start first time but only run for 5 seconds then dies. a while ago i had codes for camshaft adjuster control valves, I have bought these but not installed as the codes wnt away & car ran fine. will try to change these out this afernoon, not sure if they are removable externally or need to get to them inside the head

I dont have the VCDS software, ive been using an Autel Maxisys odbii scanner, where can the vcds software be obtained?

You told us this several months ago, neither of your cars is a EVO2 in manual, so you wouldn’t be affected.

I have a phone setting which will automatically answer a call after two rings if the phone is connected to something via Bluetooth - so I hear the phone, can look at the display to see who it is, and it auto-answers. I have an Android phone, but I'm sure that the other (inferior) type of phone will have a similar setting.

@rum4mo I think I am correct in saying that the dry clutch mechatronic unit and main gearbox have their own separate dedicated oil systems. The wet clutch DSG has a single oil system that lubricates the gears, acts as an oil bath for the clutches and also provides the fluid for the mechatronic unit. With regard to creeping in traffic - with both wet and dry clutch DSG boxes when the engine is on tickover and the car is moving clutches are fully engaged so they are not slipping but the clutches can overheat with continual slipping. I would suggest that in queuing traffic a slow continuous creep on tickover is better for the DSG clutches than repeatably stopping and pulling away from stationary - the 7 speed DSG boxes tend to try and start off in 2nd which slips the clutch more than starting in 1st. We have a dry clutch Fabia and wet clutch Karoq, and I creep in traffic rather than stop/start all the time whenever possible, if I do have stop I leave quite a big gap to vehicle in front so I can start creeping sooner and not have to use throttle, I dogged same in the manual vehicles I drive.

@pab567 I've also found myself here after a lot of digging and would really appreciate your help. This is what I'm working with currently: VW RNS 510 Part number: 1T0 035 680 C HW: H55 Label SW: 2840 Looking for RNS510-5238A-josi firmware

I had similar with the passenger side headlight on my daughter's Citigo and after a close look the only thing I could spot was that run off from the bonnet dripped between it and the wing directly onto the indicator bulb holder. So I took that out and used some silicon grease on its rubber seal, put some strategically placed duct tape over the top of it to the inner wing to redirect drips away from it and also ran a length of PTFE electrical tape over the top of the headlight where the glass meets the plastic body of the light unit. It's been dry with no condensation since. I'm not sure if the Fabia might be similar but it's probably worth a look / try?

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Milotec lower bumper vents 410/04, never fitted. £15 posted. Milotec VRS bumper metal honeycomb grills, never fitted. £60 posted. MK1 Octavia cargo net, OEM hooks show signs of use, £8 posted. MK1 Octavia door scuff plates, plastic with brushed metal and carbon effect, £8 posted. 034 Motorsport, USED, Phenolic intake manifold spacer small port fits AUQ plus a few other 1.8 20V, £20 posted.