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Drove it outside of my postcode. Drove it back into my postcode a few hours later. Quite enough driving for this quarter.

To add some background info (for interest but not specifically to answer the question asked) - it is called the "reductant" pump because it is pumping a fluid that is used as a reductant in a chemical reaction. The emissions system this works with is called the "selective catalytic reduction" system, or SCR. In chemistry (in basic terms) "reduction" is the opposite of "oxidation". What the SCR is doing is reducing the levels of NOx (or nitrogen oxides) in the exhaust gasses. The NOx has been formed by the oxidation of nitrogen in the air during the combustion process. The SCR effectively undoes this, by "reducing" the NOx back to nitrogen and oxygen. It does this through the use of a catalyst (the box in the exhaust) and a "reductant"; a chemical reagent used to perform the reduction of NOx. Ideally what you need is ammonia (NH3) but this is a hazardous chemical to handle and carry around so a solution of urea dissolved in water is used - this is known colloquially as "AdBlue", although AdBlue is actually a trade name and the generic terms is "diesel exhaust fluid", or DEF. The urea breaks down to form ammonia in the exhaust which then reduces the NOx to nitrogen and water (plus a bit of CO2). Hence you need a reductant pump and an injector to spray this stuff into the exhaust stream so that the SCR can do its job and we all get to breathe slightly less toxic air. If the pump is not working then the SCR is not working so your emissions will be higher than they should be. It doesn't stop the engine from working per se, but in some cases a car's ECU will either limp or even shut down to prevent high emissions, which may be a requirement of the type approval and qualification.

literally nowhere you can charge outwith big cities ;-)

Got an email confirming the terms I want to purchase the bike on and finance has been approved and deposit paid. All being well I should be collecting on the 27. Funnily enough when they first put the bike up for £5,295 I think they realised they priced it a couple of hundred pounds too low compared to others on the market and obviously tried to rectify this after my initial enquiry. The prices on the different sales sites all went up to £5,495 yesterday. Looking forward to getting back on a bike again...👍 Edit: Thanks for the advice re the purchase

If they 'get funny about it' then can you really trust them, and would you want to spend your hard earned cash with a seller that gets upset when you ask a reasonable question about how the car has been maintained?

Touch screens in general just suck. It's one main reason I won't be buying an EV any time soon, and every single day it gives me reasons to hate Smartphones. They are brilliant when used alongside physical controls, but as the sole interface method, they just make using anything an utter ballache. So much for tech enhancing our lives.

I am repeatedly impressed by the technical/scientific knowledge of some members of this forum

Is there any way to silence the car from nagging me? Bing, you have your phone in your pocket, bong you need a service, beep you're in reverse. I know I am in reverse I put it there. Sheesh just shut up will ya?

My car has led a sheltered life, 6000 miles in 3 years, always garaged (internal so its not only dry but temperature doesnt vary much night/day, never below 10 deg as well). Usually only take it out on dry sunny days and avoid taking it out in wet or bad weather. We use the Fabia on rainy, wintry days as well as for short trips. So its at home and in the garage safely tucked up for up to a month at a time, with the parking brake always off. Despite this Briskoda induced OCD , it appears the rear discs are indeed made out of swiss cheese. In particular the passenger side has become quite pitted on the outside, at last service Skoda reported that the inside face was far worse "mainly in one place where the pad had clamped the disc when parked" Confirmed by their health check video clearly showing it. Hmmm. Disappointed but not unexpected judging by this forums testimony. The front discs are nice and shiny , as is the rest of the car underneath, the suspension etc. So, frustrated that nobody here is man enough to try, today I decided to be the forum pioneer/guinea pig and use the EPB as an emergency brake to see what happens. First, I checked YouTube to see if someone had already tried this and what to expect. Found an american video with a Honda Civic, where the EPB pulls the car sharply up making lots of loud alarming farting/grinding noises. Another was a Topgear video in Golf R (closer to a Superb), no farting/grinding was evident but a sharp pull up. Handbrake Turn with Electronic Parking Brake So I set off down our estate, got up to 20mph , onto a straight quiet deserted bit, checked it was safe to proceed, EPB on, loud farting type noise from rear for a fraction of a second and sharp pull up, took no more than 2 seconds. Judging by the way the car squatted, it was rear braked only. Quite dramatic but controlled. Tried again, this time at 30mph, same again, fart and sharp pullup, though the car evidently travelled that bit further and took a bit longer. I tried it a third time, same. Nor sure what causes the fart, might be ABS, but its quite brief followed by a smooth but sharp deceleration. Be prepared! Anyway, I can confirm it definitely helps to clean up the rear discs, although my three low speed attempts weren't enough to completely remove the pitting. I can't see the inner face to check that side. Gonna have another go at a faster speed when the car is out again and the mood takes me, but that might be another month. I will have to take the rear wheels off (for the 1st time) sometime later this year, before they become too welded to the hub. I will check the inner faces then, and if I remember, I'll report back. So if you're going in for an MOT or a service/upsell attempt, or those discs look like a scrapyard castoff, why not try it yourself, just make sure its safe to do so, straight deserted road, weather/road surface good, and brace for impact! Definitely don't try it with passengers/pets or half a ton of bricks in the boot.

Intended to take a better pic, but work has got in the way over the last 7 days. Taken the day I picked it up last week, TSI in Meteor.

@TheWanderergranted out on the middle of the moors there's not too many, but then there's no petrol stations either, doesn't look too bad from what I can see. The Lowest Spec enyaq will do 250 miles, similar to my current Tesla, more like 200 in the dead of winter but you'll usually be within 200 miles of a socket of some kind or other.

Enyaq 60 Nav Lounge in race blue with heat pump 100 kW charging, climate basic, srive sport basic, Assisted drive plus and HUD Now does anyone want to buy a Tesla Model 3? ;-)

And you never know, the next one that comes along might be being sold by someone who knows how many gears it's got and whether it's a wet or dry clutch DSG. Pretty fundamental really. Gaz

The service one can be sorted by servicing the car, or resetting the service indicator. The TPMS hopefully is not a regular noise. The 'it is cold so drive carefully bong should be off for the next few months after we get past this last 'Arctic Blast' due shortly. Beep you are in reverse is worth it's weight in gold. Bong your seatbelt is not on, or the lights are, or the door is open are very helpful.

Good call - I know how we love/care/cherish our beloved Octy's, but the Italian tune-up is really recommended for the TDI and TSI engines. Nice tank of Super diesel or unleading will also help. Its about getting heat into components (whether it be the DPF or Carbon Particulates Filter) and letting the re-gen processes kick off properly. I took my TSI out for a 120 mile spin (for work) - used the right pedal lots - car seems to be super quiet and happy now!

Mine, a week after picking it up - Petrol Blue. Love the way it looks different depending on the brightness or angle of the light

101% agreed. I read an AutoExpress mag the other day with a car group test, and they now dedicate and entire page to comparing the infotainment systems! For flips sake, its a car with oily bits, not a gadget ! Ergonomics are taking big steps backwards.

I saw my first M4 in a dealership today (mines in for a big service (2.5 hours to change the spark plugs!). I wasn't allowed to linger or open the doors sadly and it surprised me that it didn't look bigger. It isn't a small thing, but it's a bit more svelte than I thought it would be and the grill really doesn't jump out at you. It was a very dark green colour, sort of dark pearlescent Oxford Green, quite subtle really.

I only have vision in one eye, its very hard to position something relative to something else, a screwdriver into a screwhead for instance, I find it very difficult to type on a phone screen without making loads of mistakes, everytime I do a full stop I end up erasing the last character etc. And that is with something directly in front of me not to one side (my blind side) whilst trying to keep an eye on the road at the same time, even when I am stopped I find it very very hard to type an address into the satnav. And yet I can touch type on a keyboard like this laptop, a tablette I cannot. 100+ years of study and experience of ergonomics, tactile feedback switchgear and above all safety have been thrown away to try to sell cars on gimmicks and connectivity to the smartphone generation.

Fairly clear it's not a 1.6 then. Unremarkable MOT history. Would love to see it change into 7th! Gaz

Good post. I agree, there is just far too much tech in cars. Knobs, buttons, dials, switches and levers have worked since the car was invented. They work because they are tactile, we know what we are touching. A flat panel doesn't replace any of them. Call me jaded, but cars have not moved very far forward in real terms in the last 15yrs or so. Tech is being thrown at them in an attempt to sell something new. People like to buy new, and it looks 'modern'. Not fit for purpose from a safety perspective IMHO and I have major reservations about longevity and reliability.

Personally I think it's a terrible idea and I believe there have been court cases in Germany, where the driver lost (Details on the below thread) Lots of discussion on this thread. I've also moved the thread to somewhere which will probably get a wider audience

Yup, I wouldn't expect any wiring fitted for 1D0. Few others that may help: 1D0 = Without trailer hitch 1D1 = Trailer hitch 1D2 = Trailer hitch removable and lockable 1D3 = Trailer hitch 1D4 = Trailer hitch manually swiveling 1D5 = Trailer hitch (pintle hitch) 1D6 = Trailer hitch 1D7 = Trailer hitch preparation 1D8 = Trailer hitch preparation 1D9 = Trailer hitch electrically folding

Just bought a 1.4TSI DSG Octavia estate SEL and couldn’t be happier. Really moves the car well, acceleration is very impressive. Dropping in to sports mode (when the oil temperature is up) and it has really got a kick for a small engine.

Lol, it's not a number I've plucked. The way it (direct or indirect TPMS) works is not specific to my car, nor specific to the Superb models. Nor is it specific to Skoda models, it's across all VW and Seat models too. Indirect TPMS (Tyre Pressure Loss Indicator) uses the ABS sensors to compare the rotational speed of each tyre, and uses an algorithm to figure out differences in relation to tyre pressures. Direct TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring System) has a sensor in each tyre, giving an actual reading.

Well, as simple as things could get, the plug from the passenger side had come out from the other plug which is clipped above the firewall. I pulled up that side of the scuttle plate and could easily see the wire. Then as I traced it, it just come into my hand. It was just a case of plugging both back into one another. I'm a little worried now they've come apart in the first instance, but I tried to pull them apart without touching the retaining clip and it seemed firmly fitted. I've not long come in from 'testing'. I threw a 2 litre bottle of water in the freezer earlier on and I got that chilled enough to be just on freezing. I poured that other the windscreen to get that cooled down. Whilst I was doing that, I threw the kettle on and then used the steam from that to fog up the inside of the windscreen. Then it was just a case of turning the engine and screen on and seeing things return to normal. I can only assume it wasn't fully secured when it's come out of the factory and over time and driving, it's now come away enough to lose contact in the circuit. Just glad it was something as simple as that, as I'm not in the mood for having the car in the garage and or glazers whilst they charge me for it to be repaired.

Maybe find someone local with a genuine cable and see if that works? If it does, consider buying a genuine one

Leave it "on the shelf", they're soon going to start discounting when they don't sell. Also I tend to think that it will be quite regional in regards to sales, because of the charging infrastructure or lack of it in many parts. I'm outside Guildford and I've not got many charging stations around me, also if I want to get to the West Country, I'm going to be suffering charge anxiety, because they get even more sparse and if you go to West Somerset I don't know of any between Taunton and Ilfracombe via Minehead and Porlock. The charging station infrastructure isn't really good enough unless you live in London or major city, so outside of them I don't think that they're going to get many (if any) sales.

As with most manufacturers, the move to touch screens has bought about more concerns about safety. I like tech and gadgets, but there comes a point that function over design can severely impact on driver safety. Reaching for a knob or button gives immediate feed back. Rotational position or on off switches are easily felt whilst driving, but the move to all things touch I do feel a step too far. My Octavia SEL has climate control with which I can fully control the air flow, heat etc via buttons and knobs on the dash. I also have the same ability to control this via the Amundsen head unit through the menu on the climate controls. From here I can control exactly the same functions but it is far less intuitive. There is no feed back and never will be on touch screens, you cannot "feel" the icon you are touching so in many cases your eyes wonder over to the console to make sure you are touching the function you need. The New Golf has done away with buttons altogether and Tesla have been pioneers in all things touch for virtually every function within the car. It appears to me that one tech advance is being employed to counter the tech advances in other areas. Because we now have to look at the head unit to control functions we now have lane assist and collision avoidance to stop us crashing and drifting between lanes whilst we adjust the settings in the car.

I decided to do an gearbox oil and mechatronic oil change on my 7 speed DSG. It's at 117,000km. Wasn't included in the "recall" so was already factory filled with mineral oil. It was an easy job. The only problem being I couldn't get the mechatronics breather to budge so ended up breaking it. Ordered a new one and it's arrived already. As you can see the oil is pretty black. The. We oil was a light golden brown. And the hydraulic a very dark green and almost black. The new stuff is bright green and partially see through.

9910 / C9Z / Z4Z4

This ... there will be another one for sale sometime soon that meets your requirements

Could be the ACT engaging / disengaging? (Does it coincide with the Eco light coming on or off)

I can't find any reference to a 7 speed DSG for this car: Taken from here: https://www.autoevolution.com/cars/skoda-octavia-2013.html#aeng_skoda-octavia-2013-20-tdi-at-150-hp And from Parkers: Even Wiki confirms it'll only be a DQ250. Something's not right. As George has pointed out it couldn't (shouldn't) have the DQ200 because of torque restrictions. And even, in the extremely unlikely event it were to be a one-off with a very early DQ380 (production started in 2015) 7 speed, that's still a wet clutch. Unless something's happened to it, and it doesn't have the box it came with. Quite fascinating Gaz

They shared the service history when I asked. I've had a look through and I see no specific mention of a DSG oil change which is why I asked them

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202102199262048?model=OCTAVIA&price-from=5000&postcode=pl47ha&include-delivery-option=on&radius=1500&maximum-mileage=100000&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&sort=datedesc&body-type=Estate&transmission=Automatic&price-to=7000&make=SKODA&minimum-badge-engine-size=2.0&advertising-location=at_cars&year-from=2013&page=1

@Keiran Brand new 2.0 TDI's have 7 Speed Wet Clutch DSG's. VW Group still do DQ200 7 Speed Twin Dry Clutch DSG's but are soon discontinuing them unless combined with Mild Hybrid with 1.0 & 1.5 TSI engines.

Check to see if there are any stones/obstructions in and around it, on my last car a Yeti, the accelerator pedal had to be replaced within a short time as a small stone had worked its way into an empty space in the pedal. The pedal basically broke and the car literally limped home. These cars are I think drive by wire rather than a direct connection to the throttle but it certainly shouldn't behave like that, definitely needs checked out by a garage.

well, it will help finding your car in the supermarket parking lot...

Hi Andrew, As I'm aware the warranty regarding the fix was limited to 2 yrs as part of their trust building measure (TBM). I suspect your car was updated more recently than you think. Skoda should be able to tell you when they did the work. There may be a sticker in the boot or engine bay too. I don't think you can get the fix removed, but I may be wrong. When I last looked into buying a car that was affected and did some research, the fix was permanent. Others may know more.

Give me knobs and buttons any day of the week, and I agree there are safety issues. I also find it very frustrating that however clean and dry my hands are, the screen will end up with lilac/purple paw prints on it that I then feel the need to clean off. Gaz

A quick look in the fusebox will tell you if there is any towing wiring fitted - the fuses for towing will be in place if so, or missing if not. Towbar prep also came with the bumper cut-out in place (or it did on my pre-FL SE).

Typically modifying the intake is more for sound than power gains

If leaving the car with someone in, the same effect can be had by pressing the lock button twice within 2 seconds.

@nutters_uclan. Looks good. Just out of interest, other than Bi-Xenons and Panoramic roof, what does the spec list look like?

Hopefully this will improve motorway charging options, not just in England.

Yeah i think so too. O2 sensor will be fitted soon. Yeah its always funny

Hehe, ok mk1 then😂👌 its Just for fun🤷‍♂️ lets see how Long it will work. Why not try something that no one else trying. Me and my friend used 24hours on this build because we was borred so... Hope someone have dine the same and have a answer☺️ thanks man.

Race blue vrs hatch, dsg.

Watching this with interest. Also I posted about the Gen3 postcode does not show streets - just a position with coordinates. This is not helpful when trying to return somewhere and selecting a destination from a list of coordinates in the 'previous destinations' list. Seems Skoda have taken a step backwards a decade on this approach.