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I have seen various questions regarding the correct replacement struts for the Yeti, and a few other models as well. I am just replacing the original German made ones on my 2016 Outdoor. There is a lot of 'advice' out there via Amazon & Ebay etc, but most is computer generated and aimed at selling their preferred type. To cut to the chase, I recommend that anyone wanting to replace theirs go to SGS Engineering at Derby, either via the website or pick up the phone - yes they have one! I was able to sort out my correct replacement whilst talking to someone who knew his buisness. They were delivered in 24 hrs. The thing is - they make them here in Britain, give a 2 year guarantee, and mine were half the price from a very popular retailer for German car parts. I am not on commission for SGS, but having bought a 2 ton trolley jack and stands from them a few years ago with similar savings can only highly recommend them.

I have 2 very similar, very good but very similar Octavia's and it might be a bit much. ( I STILL haven't serviced clutch on my petrol 2014 vRS manual with 80k but getting around to it soon, either been unwell or its been stinking hot this year and I just didn't feel like engaging in the heat but will do ). Hell of a car, the only thing I've been less keen on is the colour Black. Also though, have an L+K 1.8Tsi is amazing but just different (DSG) in that metallic grey. Only about 20K on that. Surely got to be around 10K worth surely that is something someone would snap up? Electrically adjusted comfort seats, same Canton stereo as vRS, front "active" cruise control etc They are very similar though and take up drive space awkwardly. What would I get rid of? The L+K might seem that it would probably yield the most value, and the vRS pips it on out and out performance ( but probably more performance than most situations need ). The 1.8TSi as an everyday car is probably more than adequate for most people. Have 2 other cars ( wifes citigo and convertible) to boot ! Would keep both but I don't know how practical that really is, this is my first year having them both after my dad stopped driving and gave me L+K. Thoughts?

Just look on kwikfit, they are very clear which have rim protection when buying. I bought continentals for the 1.8Tsi LK I acquired from father as that was what was on it. After fitting these were chunky around rim offering protection and was clear when trying to buy them which ones are protected (not mentioned below for some reason though), so just use the websites. 2 x Continental SportContact 7 at £95.50 Tyre Size 225/40 18Y EU Tyre Label Info - Vehicle Type C1, Fuel Efficiency C, Wet Grip A, Noise Rating B-72dB Load Index: 92

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Has anyone got any recommendations for roof bars for the Scala. It appears to have bolt holes in the door reveal to take something. Might also look a a roof box for holidays.

With respect to the repeated infotainment unit application updates I received an email today from Skoda Digital saying they are aware of the fault, are working on a solution which will be pushed out over the air, so watch this space...... at least they are admitting there is a fault now.

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Hi guys I'm hunting the web for the correct P/N for the rubber O ring seal for the fuel cap fitted on the car, nothings really jumping out. Just got flagged on the MOT though not triggered a failure as an advisory. Can anyone help with that one? Fuel cap has a P/N of 1JO 201 553 AH on it Only seal P/N's that seem to come up are:- 1K0 201 557 A 191 201 557 1K0 201 557 3C0 201 557 Any ideas?!

It'll be the bigger one so south of £300. Ring up and ask 2 or 3 dealers.

Ask the supplying dealer and get a written answer. A lot depends on the mileage of the car. If you are on the mileage limit then get it done. You don't want to be arguing if you have a problem in year 3.

It might well be chargeable, not saying it's not but 2 hours is steep! What's the tech going to do, sit and watch it update? The My Skoda app has limited access to the car and does not affect the OTA updates provided the car , and you as it's user, are registered with Skoda.

@ johnnnie47. Yes that is exactly what I was saying.

My Kamiq was registered in November 2024, but was last serviced in September 2025. In order to satisfy the new car warranty conditions, do I need to have it serviced in September or can it wait until November. Is it strictly 12 monthly service required?

Hi all I need to get new tyres for my front wheels. I currently have Michelin PS4s on 18" Gemini alloys. My other half has a bad habit of scraping kerbs with the front wheel. I'm looking for a tyre with decent rim protection. Anyone got any recommendations?

I really have no opinion on packages sold locally, as they certainly differ at the hands of the importers... Even I skipped on the heat pump (Norwegian, close to Oslo so its somewhat coastal climate). It is my understanding after speaking to a local VAG quality claims-resource there have been some issues with the HPs in the past, but it seems to have improved quite a lot. But I got the input from a local owner, it really was of no big issue for daily driving, as one just preheats before departure as per quote above. But sure, a SCOP (feed vs output) of heating the car wit heat pump is surely better, by all means. I just wanted to go a bit basic with our spec to replace a Roomster. Then again, I tend to cherish the time with our Skodas, keeping them for too long anyhow... Chinese offerings seems to be quite cheaper, but I chose what I will enjoy over time and ease of ownership. Opted for the new 60 (new more efficient motor, and new LFP battery). We do keep our Octavia 3 though for now, as it has a significantly better boot capacity. The Golf/Octavia/Passat platform has become a rather good one, despite its age. Best of luck with your decision making !

Smell of hot clutch fluid getting out of an underground car park, and then car not going above fourth gear....... anything I can do myself to check transmission fluid or anything else? In Spain, and seemingly in trouble. We've been over a month away, so any breakdown cover no longer valid? Does it have to go to a VAG dealer?

Hi everyone, I have just brought a 2020 VRS 2.TSI Challenge edition DSG and the paperwork says it had a FInal Drive service at 47k and Gearbox service at 99k. I'm trying to work out if they are one and the same or if it's a different service with different fluid. Chat GPT thinks it's the same but another search says it's different. Any advice would be greatly received. Thanks

I just fitted a set of NGK 94833's if that's any help.

I agree NGK every time. Been using them for years on everything and never had one fail. From memory NGK have a plug finder tool on there site. https://www.ngkpartfinder.co.uk/catalogues/cars/search/spark-plugs/ Alasdair

I'll be honest, it's a button I've never pressed either. I wonder what I'll find there when I get round to it!

MIght be worth checking connections to starter for looseness/corrosion/breaks. A bad earth strap may cause it as well as the smaller wire to the solanoid if its damaged/broken. Also check battery voltage and connections especially earth.

I was in the Alpes last winter and decided to check the tyre pressures before setting off home in the morning after a cold night. They were all 0.4 bar down on what they should have been due to the -20 degrees temperature. They were correct when I had set them in a barmy UK before setting off the week before. The question is should I reinflate them back to 2.7 bar or leave them knowing that as I headed to warmer climes the pressure would increase.

In someways I wish I didnt have it The 2,0Tsi 4x4 recommended tyre pressures are very high. Im sure it would be more comfortable slightly lower but because I have the full TPMS it complains if the pressure is below recommendation

NGK were my preferred choice, then Denso and Bosch.

@Rifleman . I have had almost a year of waiting for delivery of our Superb (she is called Rosie) and almost another year of research. As a result, my AI Assistant is well versed in all matters 'Skoda Superb' and has been trained, through memory updates, to be objective, thorough, evidence based, disagree, challenge and always tell me what I need to know, not what I want to hear. It sometimes slips up but has been getting progressively better over time. Here is the answer to your questions about the Superb's sound system which I shared with it earlier. I hope it helps. As an aside, I suspect Skoda UK Customer Services are little different from any of the other manufacturers and I also doubt the dealership wouldhave any deep knowledge unless you stumbled across an atypical employee. Yes — and the answer is considerably less restrictive than the older Škoda systems made us fear. For Rosie’s current-generation infotainment, I would set the PNY up as follows: USB filesystem: exFAT. That is the safest choice. Škoda itself specifies exFAT for modern USB media used with its current infotainment systems, including 64 GB+ media. � updateportal.skoda-auto.com Partitioning: one normal partition. There is no advantage in dividing the stick into several partitions. Audio format: FLAC is natively supported by this generation of VW Group infotainment; there is no need to convert your lossless library to MP3. Current-generation VW infotainment documentation also lists FLAC among the supported audio types. � My Car User Manual Folder structure: nothing exotic is required. I would use the very conventional Artist → Album → 01 Track.flac → 02 Track.flac etc. The infotainment can browse the actual USB folder structure as well as building its own artist/album/track database from the embedded metadata. � Volkswagen Ireland +1 Stick capacity: your 256 GB PNY is absolutely fine. Importantly, actual Mk4 Superb owners have successfully used 256 GB and 1 TB drives, with one owner specifically reporting both a 1 TB and 256 GB drive being read without difficulty. � Briskoda Library size: I cannot find a Škoda-published hard maximum for the Mk4 Superb such as “x folders/xx,xxx tracks”, so I would not quote an invented limit on Briskoda. The empirical evidence that 1 TB devices work is far more useful. Very large libraries can simply take longer to index initially; that has been reported on contemporary VW Group systems with 10,000+ tracks. � Briskoda There is one important distinction here. The 256 GB size of the stick and the size of an individual FLAC file are not problems when using exFAT. FAT32 has the old 4 GB-per-file restriction; exFAT removes that. No normal music FLAC would approach 4 GB anyway. What I would actually do with ours I would format the PNY exFAT, probably with Windows' default allocation-unit setting, give it a sensible volume name such as ROSIE MUSIC, and copy the library across in this form: ROSIE MUSIC │ ├── ABBA │ ├── Arrival │ │ ├── 01 When I Kissed The Teacher.flac │ │ ├── 02 Dancing Queen.flac │ │ └── ... │ └── The Visitors │ ├── Beethoven │ ├── Symphony No. 5 │ └── Symphony No. 9 │ ├── Fleetwood Mac │ └── Rumours │ └── ... More important than the folder names is having good FLAC tags — Artist, Album, Track Number, Title, Disc Number and preferably embedded album artwork. The infotainment's media database will then give you a much more civilised Artist/Album browsing experience rather than making you work through folders. And this confirms something from our old discussion: the PNY 256 GB stick was a sound purchase. In fact, it is rather nicely judged — enough capacity for a very substantial lossless collection without going to the rather absurd 1 TB extreme that the system apparently will nevertheless tolerate. � Briskoda If you show me the exact wording of the owner's question in the attachment, I can also tell you whether there is any wrinkle in it that I haven't covered above Best wishes, David.