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so, more than 2 months later and unfortunately its back. i noticed it end of July it was starting to mist up again around the edge (base). it progressively reached a good 2-3 cms up the filter housing at the start of this month. i finally got the chance to see my mechanic about it yesterday - they said it's nothing to worry about given i'm not losing any oil, it's not dripping/leaking, nor is there any performance impacts. given the car is now at Stg 3, we can expect more "pressure" in the engine, so some of this is not out of the ordinary. i'll just have to take this as normal, and give it a wipe every couple of months.

You could be unlucky and the battery has failed but check what voltage the alternator is puting out when car is running. If its too high it will fry batteries or too low and the battery will eventually go flat. Could be a failed voltage regulator. Had one fail years ago and was puting out 17 volts and above with high revs. New battery didnt last long. If its been flat for a week I doubt it would kill battery as its fairly new but battery may be down 20% due to sulfation Alasdair

Have been reading up on it and discovered its far from a simple job. Didnt realize sump had to come off as well. Cant hear any noticeable rattle as far as i know(find it difficult to tell) and car gets regular oil changes and runs great so maybe leave it till I notice something obvious. Not sure on the change interval and we got car at 60k with no service history. Been very reliable apart from usual wheel bearings and exhaust flexi etc. Not sure if you can check if chain is stretched on this engine with vcds? Thanks for the advice re brands. Alasdair

Hello everyone! Recently I got the same error on the Gearbox and after plugging the OBD11, it seems that I have an issue with the P27F500, which is the Solenoid. I also found this procedure and tried to follow it, but it seems that the difference that we all saw, is due to the PHEV versions which are a bit different. I'm curious, have you managed to reach the solenoid? I will dive into it today, and try to take some photos and explain what I've done, IF I manage to find it.

Same issue; smallish crack above drivers eyeline just kept growing. My insurers windscreen partner - National - booked me in and 90 minutes after he started he was out on a test drive. The new screen was marked up as a Skoda part; the fitter had all the calibration rig so clearly it's quite normal. Well, as normal as the software underneath lets it be...........

9,2" Display works Only with mib 2 High ---> Columbus Install VC need odis online, Cluster is Immo Master

While the statement above is correct, I have DIYed it at home on the driveway, replacing condenser/dryer together with a failed AC compressor (in my Mk3 vRS, back in June 2023, no gas in the system). However, you do need a decent vacuum pump and twin gauges as the system first needs to be emptied of air and more importantly moisture, otherwise water may freeze and cause blockage. You also need specialist oil and gas, the generic "airco top up" kits won't do. The cost of refilling HVAC yourself at the time was under £150 including pump , pressure gauges and hoses/adapters (under £80 all in), synthetic oil useable with both R123a and R1234yf (either/or, not a mix) and the gas. At the time, half decent Chinese vacuum pumps and gauges kits were cheap, not sure now. 3 years on, vRS's AC works just fine with no topups since, so I must have done something right... Getting hold of gas without any oil mixed into it was an issue, though after that job, for a HVAC topup on the other car, I have figured a way to filter out oil, sealant and dye from Halfords supplied gas/oil topup mix by running it through an inline oil/dye injector filled with folded, good quality paper towel HTH

So will these fit / be right ?

My 1.8 had a similar problem. I asked my local dealer (Fred Rees in Haverfordwest) to sort it whilst it was in for a scheduled service. When I got the car back they said "Yes, you have a coolant leak . . No, that wasn't on the schedule so we didn't sort it". A little two man garage around the corner knew what the problem was immediately. The water pump gasket was leaking. They fixed it for me.

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My VRS has managed to completely kill 2 brand new batteries in the space of less than 24 months. The issue first started when the original battery with the car (yes I know I should have replaced it years ago) started draining overnight/when it was left standing. So I then bought a brand new Exide battery and things were ok for a few months. Then the car started draining the battery again, eventually resulting in it just not taking any charge at all. At this point I once again bought a brand new battery, but Bosch this time. That seemed to fix it as the battery never went flat and therefore there were no charging issues. Then I came to start the car earlier today and it was dead, completely dead. I got out my charger that you plug into the house electricity socket and started trying to charge it, but as soon as I connected it the charger said the battery was fully charged and wouldn't charge it any further. It gave me enough electricity try and start it but it was still dead, the relays clicked for about 2 seconds and then stopped. I now have to purchase a third new battery in less than 24 months, but the problem still remains and I have no idea what that problem is. I'm posting on here in the hopes that someone had a similar experience or some knowledge that could point towards the component/system that is either shorting/huge parasitic draw/broken/etc. Here's some further information that may or may not be relevant. When this first started I took to leaving the doors open and the alarm off, so the alarm and remote central locking was not active when this happened. The car had been standing for about a week I noticed that for a lot of the battery flat instances that it had been raining beforehand, and that before this happened we had a huge downpour and thunderstorm. I also notice that on cold mornings the relays for the electric power steering will click whenever I turn the wheel. Other than that I really don't know. I'm hoping that someone here could help me. oh I meant to add if you need any further information please ask. Thank you, Eddfaf

Just how do the RAC arrive at that fact? I wonder, when there are more ICE (a mix of pure ICE and hybrids and PHEVs), the latter are highly unlikely to be plugged in compared to the pure electric ones being registered. Do you have anything to back up that interesting snippet? Regarding the Renault 5, I'm not at all surprised by what your dealer told you. That car has been widely accepted as a car worthy of consideration. One thing for certain is that if it was also available in drive variants, then the availability issue would be far worse than it currently is.

Waze used with usb connection from Samsung A17 on a 2026 Karoq. Problem: turn direction arrows appear correctly on info system screen (waze display) but are corrupt on the driver centre console. This has been a problem from day one of ownership. example: waze might show turn next left but console shows turn right example: waze might show turn next right at roundabout but console indicates "do a U turn"! A solution would be appreciated.

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I have a 2025 Octavia VRS with 23k miles, it’s been using coolant, I wouldn’t expect this from a car of this age, there’s no wet spots on or under the engine. There has been an intermittent low level coming in for low coolant, level was topped up with manufacturer coolant today. I can’t get an appointment with a dealer or my lease company garage for two weeks. Am I worrying about it too much or is this a common issue for the VAG 2.0tsi engine

Hi all can anyone helped with what rear coil springs I need for my 2013 skoda superb 2.0 tdi cr170 estate manual FWD. My springs are so rusty all the coating has come off so I can see any paint marks / dots

Yazz and the Plastic Population not Yazoo. They did Only You and Don't Go.

Not that hard to change, if you're competent enough to remove the bumper readily. Home/DIY refilling is definitely a bad plan though.

More likely to cause problems while changing it than prevent problems that may be a long way into the future. If it ain't broke...

So did you resolve the issue.. my Superb is doing the same kinda thing.. I don't get any dings but sometimes the tailgates does not pull in and close... and sometimes it does, but if it doesn't I get the tailgate open warning in the middle of the dash cluster and I need to get out, open the tailgate again and close it but when it's about an inch away from the latch I give it a little helping hand and it closes properly. Doesn't happen all the time tho..

The touch and swipe never worked for me. What did work I posted previously back in 2025 Good Luck tom Sanqhar9 March, 2025 I have done it after touching (not swiping) the '>' to the right of the destination name. Most of the time this brings up a menu that includes an 'Edit' option. Touch 'Edit' and the 'Delete' option appears. I say "most of the time" because sometimes it does not seem to work. I have not yet worked out why. Not a swipe anywhere. It was in an older version of the Owners Manual P186 "Delete destination ▶ In the Navigation main menu, tap the function surface  → Destinations. ▶ Tap the functional surface  and select the desired list of destinations. ▶ Show the destination details by tapping on the function surface  at the de- sired destination. ▶ Tap the function surface Edit . ▶ Tap the function surface Delete and confirm the deletion. I had misread the significance of '>' in the third bullet point. Sorry the cut and paste seems to have blocked this out

And cars registered on the road are not necessarily the ones doing the miles. RAC reports than EVs are doing more miles per car than ICE cars. Just talking to my Renault Dacia Sales guy and he is telling me that they are struggling to get enough 5s for customers such is the demand and even ordering now might mean the car next year. So many new EV models on the way, updates for 5 and Scenic as well as Sandero EV version although Dacia still planning to do a petrol version. Diesel long gone i gather. VWs future looks to gang on the ID2 variants and whilst the Polo looks good and not bad spec the Raval and Epiq look better and better value. Looks like a dire situation for VW in Germany as these ID2 variants are Spanish made I gather. Polo, Fabia, Ibiza production ending. There is clearly only one direction for the dominant power train for all vehicles. As Yazoo said, the only way is up.

Hit by a stone on the M6 during the storms the other week. Made a huge bang but couldn't see the damage straight away as it was behind the rear view mirror. Because of the proximity to all the ADAS stuff it needs a new windscreen 😭 A few cm lower or to the left it could probably have been replaced. Hope this doesn't turn into a tech saga 😐 Anyone had a new windscreen and encountered any issues?