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@Binx1310 ThanQ for the info I’ll look at it when the new cables I’ve just ordered arrive …. 🤔🤔 do you have shares in Aliexpress by any chance??? 😂 @Sheriff when you changed the fuel filter did you have to do anything special??? I know on my Passats and my exeo I had to use VCDS to prime the filter but they were inline filters not “drop in “ replacements

Superbs are so long. Most of the time in the city center I have to parallel park and there is a huge difference is parking a car that is 4.3m and one that is 4.9m. Unfortunately manufacturers nowadays put the best equipment in their executive cars which are all too long for my liking. Almost noone makes high quality interior cars with good engines around the 4.4-4.5m mark.

Yeah so i bought two headlights with new oem numbers (2023) the driver site works well but the passanger side not do the calibrazion when i turn on the engine. There is not a single error or code in vcds. I went with it to my dealership but they says to me that the calibration motor get bed inside it.

Welcome to the forum. Are you sure the indication you are seeing is low oil level - or could it be low oil pressure ?

Oil and filter, air, fuel and cabin filters all changed today. Brake discs are all looking worn/pitted, so will need changing when pads are down. Probably aided by the storm in Blackpool a couple of weeks ago!!

Inoperative SS could simply be low battery SOC due to it sitting on the Stealer lot for a while - but it could also be due to a failing battery!

Welcome to the forum. I'd consider it a very reasonable expectation for the vehicle maintenance schedule to be fully up to date, particularly as it was being sold through the Skoda Approved Used system. Has the brake/clutch fluid been replaced at the recommended intervals?

1.5l petrol 150bhp Manual MK3 superb Did a 320mile journey not long ago Average 45mpg Not bad for a big car with a small petrol engine I was surprised how well it gets to motorway speeds when your in 3rd and 4th I think the 1.5l would be perfect for what you need

Title: Škoda Approved Used – should outstanding scheduled maintenance have been completed before sale? I'd appreciate some opinions from experienced Škoda owners, particularly anyone familiar with the Approved Used programme. I've recently purchased a 2019 Octavia vRS Challenge DSG from an authorised Škoda dealership in North Wales. The car had covered approximately 41,500 miles and cost £19,250. It was sold through the Škoda Approved Used programme and came with a 12-month Škoda Approved Used warranty. I was provided with the vehicle's service history printout. The first three years were serviced through Škoda, followed by a period where the car was serviced by an independent garage, and then a more recent service. The dealership also gave me an A4 preparation sheet listing various items they had attended to before collection. However, shortly after purchasing the car, I contacted my local Škoda dealership in Worthing and asked them to check the vehicle's maintenance requirements using its registration number. Their system identified three outstanding items: Engine air filter – £55 Spark plugs – £140 Front differential oil service – £199 Total: £394. These were identified as due according to the vehicle-specific maintenance information in Škoda's system. I also have an issue with the Start/Stop system, which isn't functioning and hasn't done since I bought it. I've contacted the selling dealership to ask whether they would contribute towards the outstanding maintenance. Their response so far is that the service history documentation was discussed before purchase and that they cannot contribute towards additional work. My question is: When buying a vehicle through the Škoda Approved Used programme, would you reasonably expect the dealer to have checked the manufacturer's service schedule and completed any outstanding scheduled maintenance before handing the car over? I appreciate that it's a used car and that not every service item necessarily needs replacing before sale. However, I thought part of the reassurance of buying Approved Used was that the vehicle would be properly prepared and its maintenance brought up to date. Has anyone had a similar experience with Škoda Approved Used or another manufacturer's approved used scheme? I'd particularly welcome opinions from anyone who has worked in a Škoda dealership or is familiar with the Approved Used inspection process. I'm trying to establish whether my expectations are reasonable and whether it's worth pursuing this further with the selling dealership. Thanks in advance.

Dealers can supply it I just got a 6 page full PDF of my build

Looking at a facelift S3 next weekend. Fingers crossed

Just looked the numbers up, both valid for S3, also shows those numbers as left hand drive versions. If you swap your modules over, it shouldnt need coding, but will deffo need alignment with workshop equipment. Not tried out my Beissbarth MLD 9000 on matrix lights yet,(bought cheap for retrofit of LED lights on T6 Vans) may get a chance if I buy the car I'm looking at next weekend. I can't find anything published why they wont fit on ETKA, PR numbers are the same for both. Always a bit of a gamble not using the same numbers, both numbers are valid so one may be a high and one a low version.

No warranty! Doesn’t even need to be powered tailgate. If you find the central locking motor in the rear lid. Thick purple wire for positive feed circled in red. Edit: actually this might not be constant positive. It would need checking with multimeter. It may only energise when locking/unlocking. Thin grey / blue wire (circled in brown) gives switched earth that will energise when boot open. This is how the standard trunk lights (w18 and w35 on the diagram) are switched in the hatch so should be no issue. And the draw from the positive shouldn’t be an issue I don’t think. You can splice in the wire anywhere or make y connection at the plug. I think these are the right plugs: https://a.aliexpress.com/_EwDOgHg You would just need to cut a rectangular hole in the plastic in a strategic position to install the lights.

Hi guys I have the same problem with my MK3 Octavia 1.8tsi , the error just started few months ago so I thought it was a faulty sensor , which does not show up on a obd scan Thinking it was a faulty sensor I went ahead and got that changed by cross referencing the part number from the old sensor 03C 907 660 M 6PR 009629-05 I bought the part from TPS but I did not get the exact part number on the sensor , cause apparently they changed the part number 06K 907 637 B , fitted It to my car and it didn't make any difference so i thought maybe because the part numbers are different that it failed to rectify, then I ended up on this Czech website called Skoda parts and looked for a sensor with the engine,model... and so on it said that a Hella part would be the right one so I ordered that without doing any research because it had the part number from my old sensor along with another number 03C 907 660 T 03C 907 660 M Now I've fitted the sensor today while doing an oil change and the problem is still there , what do I do ?

if you search for "stalling" in this "Skoda Octavia Mk4" forum, there are other users of the 1.5 Tsi manual who have also experienced this same problem when slowing down..... It is also worth looking at other model forums that use this engine such as the Kamiq and also where it's used on the VW platform

@RogueWagon ThanQ , I thought I’d risk going by the label which looks great for the price, but was then told that there’s no real regulation and each band (A to E) could be vague between one manufacturer and another

@Binx1310 ThanQ .. yep I’ve got powered tailgate, and just ordered another set of the led lights I fitted into the boot last time,

Run these tyres on my Porsche wheels They handle really good in wet and dry!

Ambient Lighting Hi all, I've just bought my first karoq (a 2020 sportline) and noticed the ambient lighting strip on the front passenger door isn't working. Have checked settings and it's on max brightness. Wondered if anyone has had this problem and could suggest a fix. Thanks

Well a couple of weeks ago I had 4 new tyres fitted as when I bought the car all 4 were different types, I just got some unknown ones from National Express,, I’ve bought Cabin, fuel, Air & Oil filters, still got enough oil for this service, and I just received a new DSG gearshift trim (the chrome was peeling of the original) and while on eBay I “accidentally” bought a replacement boot light, that the seller showed the sticker and was the F version ( £30+ p&p) I’m blaming you lot …

If you have a powered tailgate there will be a constant power to the latch motor and there may well be a switched earth from the catch. If not will be vice versa. Should be achievable without running new wires out to the tailgate. I’ll have a look at the wiring diagram later.

I wish the hatchback had lights in the tailgate like yours … thinking of fitting something similar but need to work out how to switch them

Complete new headlight. ( not just a bulb change ) Did wonder if the motor was wrong level so with new headlight unplugged I lowered the other headlight on the dash control switched off then plugged in new headlight again hoping that when I restored the level. control the beam would rise but to my surprise the motor operated and lowered the beam to match the other headlight , so a new headlight goes to the same level as set on dash

Took my car to my detailer Just for an inside clean He ended up washing the outside of the car for me as well So we can see how much bodywork it needs And also cleaned the engine bay as well done for free to Nice base for me to keep on top of it 👌 And know what needs doing going forward