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It is to do with the wheel speed ,the octavia doesnt have the valve type pressure sensors 👍

Had mine for a month and almost 1000 km now and - knock wood - so far, so good, although the ACC is a tad sensitive and tends to over-react when the vehicle in front filters off to do a turn. Buying any new car always involves an element of luck, so the setting for this pic is so appropriate. Good luck to those expecting delivery soon.

I think my point has been misconstrued…….I don’t disagree and I’m not saying the issues are not there, what I’m saying is ALL makes and models have their issues and being a member of a specific make / models forum highlights those issues whatever they are. I remember researching my Land Rover back in 2007, read all the do’s and don’t’s but still bought one 😊 and enjoyed it for 12 years. the CAVE engines cars have a pretty bad reputation, but people still buy them.

Yep 🙂 https://www.lllparts.co.uk/catalogs/skoda/CZ

Finally got some good news. After 17 months my car is finally made and being delivered.

This evening's sunset and Moon ..............

Bit of progress on my fabia this weekend , car is running pretty much perfectly now , I had a teething issue with the gearbox mount and driveshaft but I have solved those issues now (hopefully) so this weekend I have added the greddy Profec map. This is an add on to my boost controller that will allow boost by gear, boost correction, temperature vs boost throttle position vs boost etc etc , I managed this by a cartek obd converter and the Profec map adapter and a little soldering shout out to Lidl park side for the quality cordless soldering Iron

There is a Mk2 version of the ‘new’ 1.5 engine which has according to road test etc. permanently solved the kangarooing problem. The Mk2 engine also makes better use of cylinder deactivation to achieve improved MPG. As regards extended warranty if you can buy an extended warranty, service and breakdown cover for £30 per month that is excellent value compared with paying for them separately - it would cost you £30 per month simply for annual servicing and breakdown cover if you used a franchised dealer. Incidentally the Kamiq is better finished than VW equivalents with a wider range of options available. Real problem is that the seat height is not much higher than most hatchbacks. I can never understand why Skoda threw away their leading edge in design for life in favour of cookie cutter same as everyone else designs.

Reviving an old but interesting thread!! I bought this little Huyndai Amica in Sept last year and haven't washed it since. But since getting the new Octy last week I though I'd get into a routine of giving the cars a good wash and polish. This is how the guinea pig turned out, now on to the Octy.!

Engines out Started disassembling the vrs and noticed oil seeping around the exhaust, and from the looks of it it's recent. So maybe that rebuilt turbos gone bust already, fun

We do the same and take them off to make removal easier and as with an exchange DQ200 DSG box I fitted into a Golf 6 on Thursday, we remove the flange before installing the box and then using a big bar to lever against something sturdy and tap the flange to help it seat and pop the bolt in. One word of caution, always use a new bolt as they can snap in service which makes a mess and is why we were fitting a recon box.

Just a quick follow up. I took the car back to where I bought it and they diagnosed a faulty lambda sensor. A new one was fitted the next day and the system reset. I have since driven around 300 miles and the light has remained off. Hope I am not tempting fate by posting this! Job done under the garage warranty I had with the car when purchased.

whilst I fully understand your choice and reasons, what I would say is don’t always be put off by what you read, and I’m not saying it’s not justified however….. you won’t find forums of people just posting how great their cars are, generally they come here when they have problems to sort. it would be the same for ANY make of car and there will be horror stories for all makes if you joined all the forums for any car your interested in. I would say in the time I have been on this forum after all the early engine problems etc, the vRS does not come up in that many topics, or any more than other Fabia models imo.

I was going to say the bottles discolour quite a bit after 3 or 4 years on. So the dark colour could of been just the tank. But if your level increased and you've removed coolant and its black once out of bottle, that is a concern yes. Further to @bigjohn point - Have you looked at the dip stick to get an idea if coolant is also in oil?. Also the level on dip stick. I also would not drive until you can identify the cause as it could get worse quickly and could cause other damage.

Also water could get into the oil - best not to drive until sorted, water is not a good lubricant!

Went to this guy in Oldham today who removed the squib, repaired it and replaced all for £150. https://kgautoelectronics.com excellent, highly recommended.

Thanks for the info and the offer. The chap who sold me the motor apologised and has sent the sprocket coggy thing by post. Fingers crossed.

The first sales person who approached me whilst I was minding my own business in the dealers yard where the used cars were parked was young and totally inexperienced - and it showed - but we all have to start somewhere ..... so when I asked if the T.Roc that I was looking at had a wet or dry clutch he had no idea what I was talking about and went away and asked a more experienced colleague - who said, in no uncertain terms, that ALL VWs had wet boxes and had done for several years. I asked him if he was certain ... and he said he was. Without any actual proof that he was wrong I could say little more other than engage in a brief discussion concerning the unreliability of SOME (maybe early production) dry 7 speed boxes ... he agreed there had been some initial concern but that they now don't get trouble with DSG boxes. There was no point in pressing the point further and shortly afterwards I crossed the road and went into the Kia dealership. I did ask the first (inexperienced) salesperson what he knew about the troubles concerning 1.5 Tsi engines in recent times ... but, of course, he knew nothing and said they were all fine. In all honesty he was more concerned about getting my phone number and trying to get me to go back to him at the earliest opportunity. He really wasn't an asset to the dealership. And by the sound of it the other salesperson who said all DSG boxes are now wet isn't to be relied upon either. I have the name of one of the managers there (I used to have my Skoda serviced there) and I think I'll ring him and put the DSG question to him as well. Looking back on my experience today I think I shall abandon all hope of owning a VW.

Can confirm that it does save fuel. I tested coasting vs normal over 50k miles up and down the A1. Long sections of the motorway are sloped enough to maintain 60-70 mph while coasting, equating to 200 + mpg. In gear overrun would cause the car to decelerate enough to require throttle input equating to 60 to 70 mpg. Car was 2017 Audi A3 1.6tdi s-tronic. Over the same journey there was around 5-10 mpg increase using eco. Quite a substantial saving over the 2 years I had the car. Obviously other things will have had an impact, reduced fan speed in auto, softened throttle response etc.

Yes with that code a lot of people through a pedal at it As above Video clean the throttle body👍

Thank you, you did help and unbelievably quickly. Much appreciated

Just returned from a visit to (a) local VW dealer. and smack opposite them is (b) the KIa dealer. They had a new T Cross in the showroom and a few used T Rocs in the yard. The T Cross felt reasonably roomy inside and the boot was OK ish. The T Roc felt a bit bigger all round but certainly not hugely so - the seating position didn't feel any higher than the T Cross. One of the dealer's salespersons told me, emphatically, that ALL VWs now had wet DSG boxes. When I questioned this he said he was 100% sure and that they had been that way for "a few years". The other salesman in the showroom I spoke to had remarkably little product knowledge - and I do mean LITTLE. But he had clearly been told to follow the customer round the yard and the showroom and not let him/her out of his sight. I had to politely request he desist. The Kia felt very "modern" and a bit space age compared to the two VWs. Lots of shiny black plastic and other plastic surfaces to attract fingerprints and dust. And the more I raised my seating position the less I could see out of the windscreen due to the mirror and some other plastic obstruction behind the mirror. But it seemed roomy enough in the front and equally so in the back and boot. ..... but I didn't really fall in love with it. BUT he did have a used Kia Soul on the front which my Mrs. fell in love with (mainly due to its similarity to the Yeti.) But the Soul is only available as an EV and is ridiculously expensive. The bottom line is .... I should be even more appreciative of the Yeti coz it's better than all the others. PS. Anyone got any thoughts regarding the wet clutch in ALL VWs?

They made leads specific to Iphones, Ipods etc and the old mini USB...... Most have been superceeded now especially USB has now changed and soon Apple have to follow suit with using it. What I would suggest is Skoda P/N AZO800002 this is Media in to USB socket, so you can then use whatever lead with whatever phone you charge with and connect that way, also means the phone is closer to you or in a more user friendly place. Equivalent number is 5N0035558 (image attached) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255676703354 NOTE :- some features "may" not work as updates / software moves on with the phones and the media in device lags behind.

Many thanks now all updated!!

Thanks all. With the gearbox sitting vertically on its rear and a helper holding it steady the bolt went in fine with a push from extension and tommy bar. Now I'm just having a torrid time getting the gearbox back in — lifting on low transmission jack the driveshaft side either fouls on cross member or is too close to clutch assembly!

The nozzle is made from POM plastic which is an engineering grade, and very durable. Able to withstand very cold temperatures.

Did mine when doing clutch change by supporting box on wood and as suggested pushing down hard with extension and tool but I used a tommy bar and had the drive in the middle and got the misses to hold the extension bar straight while pushing down with 2 hands eithier side of the bar worked for me

Positive. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/394621-skoda-fabia-mk2-vrs-positive-thread-part-2-part-1-was-locked http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/332715-skoda-fabia-mk2-vrs-2010-2014-how-many-left-driving-them/page/11 There are members than have had more than 1 Twincharger and moved on and then come back & bought another. @sharkrideri think is back again owning one.

3 monkeys. Of the1,800 CAVE engine Mk2 Fabia in the UK VW Group had to rebuild, bring in short units and base engines for more than 20% of those. They even had to replace replacement engines. That is not just people complaining about the odd issues. Destroyed engines, software updates, the breather mod 1, breather mod 2, then Oil Spray Jet upgrade and the Software Update. That is just the CAVE Engines. Then oddly with the CTHE some still were using too much oil and got a Breather Mod, strange, then Oil Spray Jets. Then still engine failures within those 1,100 Fabia Twin chargers. Same with Polo GTI but less cars sold. 2010-2012, 2012-2014, Ibiza 2009-2012 & 2012-2014. and Audi A1 195 ps 2011-2014. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/358101-vrs-mk-ii-14-litre-twincharger-oil-consumption-issues So small numbers obviously, or so VW / Skoda would have you want to beleive. & time after time the same cars knocking about with owner after owner with a lemon. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/294051-cave-cthe-14tsi-just-reply-please-if-you-have-had-an-engine-replaced http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/353149-fabia-mk2-vrs-14tsi-replacement-engines-replaced-how-many

The first mod I did was changing to the Alcantara steering wheel. I got it in a week from the local dealer who ordered it from CZ. The airbag unclips from the back of the wheel and you need a 12mm 'triple-square' for the main wheel bolt. Have a look on youtube for VW Golf 7 steering wheel change - there's plenty on there.

Thanks nat16, Lots of info, thanks. My daughter relies on me for weekly checks, including tyre pressures, as well as all maintenance! She uses the motorway a couple of times a week, so the battery gets a good top up. Thanks again.

+1 for what he ^ said

I have a few decrepit PCs, oldest are Sharp pocket PCs 1500 (2) with plotters that work, Sharp 1360, a Casio pocket pc ( with cassette interface), Texas Instruments Ti 84 plus ( bought so I could run BBC Basic on it), a DIP pocket PC (otherwise known as a Atari Portfolio runs MS Dos 2.1, lotus 123), several Win CE devices, Psion 3a , Acorn A7000 (cmos battery modified as originals will leak and eat the motherboard), Amstrad NC100 (also runs BBC basic), Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pro V2010 laptop ( heavily modified the original 1.6 Celeron M CPU upgraded to a 2.0 Pentium M and a SSD installed running Win XP - used to run a HP scanner that had support dropped in Win 7). I also have a few PCs (5) /laptops (2) from the last ten years mostly running Win 10, apart from the HP microserver and a Dell 1600 workstation that both run Unraid. A bag full of PIs of various types, (1,2,3,4, pico ). Most of the stuff I can copy stuff to and fro (serial ports), the DIP is a bit awkward as it requires a serial port adapter and I have parallel port adapter. There is even a utility for the Casios to convert recorded programmes to Basic and vice versa, although I had to recompile the source code to get it to work on a modern 64bit OS. I also have a Commodore 16 which has been converted into a USB keyboard as the original MB was badly damaged.

It is a plug and play process, could be though difference on the plug that goes in to the screen. You can just cut of the "excess".

What software version is installed on your car?

Our Fabia has a live 12v socket but not our Citigo.

Wow, interesting your dealer pointed you towards a forum. Hope we can help 🤝

Thanks for taking the trouble,XPM. Having, regrettably, discounted the Yaris Cross due to the problems getting out of it my mind has returned to the VAG offerings and the Kia Niro. As mentioned, the Niro is bigger than the T Roc, T Cross, Seat Arona but all of those do fit in the garage. I haven't seen much mention of the Skoda Kamiq though. Again it would have the 7 speed dry DSG but if you're saying they made it more durable then that's encouraging (and, yes, I would go for an extended warranty). Incidentally, VW have apparently (according to my local dealer) done away with the extra two year extended warranty that you could buy during purchase of a new VW and you can't take one out from new any longer - you have to wait until the 3 yr warranty expires then take out a monthly scheme which covers warranty, service and breakdown and (for a T Roc for example) it currently costs £30 a month). A Kamiq is 4241 long by 1793 wide by 1553 high. The footprint is nigh on identical to a Yeti but it's the height (or lack of it) which they say lessens the appeal if you wanted something with a more commanding driving height. It's a tad longer than the T Cross and Arona but almost the same length as a T Roc. It's not as expensive as the Kia or the T Roc. It comes in one litre three cylinder (with two power output options plus a 1.5 four cylinder DSG or manual is available. DSG and manual is also available on the higher output one litre. Do we think VW have sorted the problems that they had with the 1.5 4 cylinder engine ???? If they genuinely have made the DSG more dependable and genuinely have stopped the 1.5 from kangarooing then their appeal is increased. I reiterate ... my DSG has been fine since they fixed it under warranty - and it's now 12 years old and has done 40,00 miles, but quite a few others haven't been. If I knew I could get any DSG repair or replacement done at reasonable cost then it wouldn't be so bad, but that clearly isn't the case and we're talking thousands of pounds.

Which model is your car? My S model tries to connect newer phones in "Premum" mode(rSAP?) as default which breaks everything as it disconnects the internal phone SIM and tries to use the car for signal that can't happen on my model. I change the car config (via main menu) for the phone to "Hands Free" mode and everything springs into life through Bluetooth (phone calls, Music via Amazon Echo Auto etc...). This certainly happened when connecting my last two phones Google Pixel 4a & Pixel 6a.

Petrol or diesel? Did the Fire Brigade cut away the plastic to get to the battery terminal or did the fire make the hole in the cover? If the latter then it was an electrical short circuit and I would then deduce a petrol engine (ignition unfused only protected by a thermal link), otherwise it looks like the fire may have started behind the engine, turbocharger perhaps? Had any work been done in the engine bay recently?

Yep, I've had a couple of these give up over the years 🙄 The last one being on the rear window of my very last CRX Del Sol. When stripped, the clip hadn't so much as broken as decomposed to a powder like quality that I could break up quite easily by hand. I'd say that was a good thing, but it's still small bits of plastic. Gaz

Exactly what i did on mine. Hes talking above about leaning on the electric tailgate open button - the amount of times i used to press it then the car would be sitting out on the street for hours with a wide open boot! No software method to disable it sadly. And 1 of my 3 fobs being butchered isnt the end of the world anyway

Have you tried moving the lumbar to all its extreme positions and then pressing the button again once at its end stop. Try this first, if not i can run you through the procedure to reset the calibration. Is the seat standard and unmodified or have you messed with anything?

I notice you are near me in Hull. I strongly recommend the local clutch/gearbox specialist Wallis Engineering for diagnosis & fixing, they will be way cheaper than the Skoda dealers and they really know their stuff. I had the gearbox rebuilt on Mrs BJ's Panda a few years ago and it's still going strong. You also have a VAG specialist nearby A&A Motors.

Thanks very much for posting this update. I've also uninstalled and reinstalled the app so I'm also hoping that I haven't lost my old data. No doubt that I'll find out next week.

I set myself the target of covering 1000 miles before refueling which I managed today. Still had a 20 mile range showing when I pulled onto the forecourt. Looking forward to seeing how far it will go when the summer temperatures are here in a few months time and the economy improves. I put in £120.00 which was just over 70.6 litres. Pictures below.

Or “let me just lie and say I’ll check with my Manager… who, even if I actually asked them, knows less that I do”.

The RNS510/Columbus is a very old and outdated unit now. You'd be far better off fitting an aftermarket unit.

Probably did it some good to give it a good thrashing... Often referred to as an "Itallian tune up"

I don't consider myself as ancient: just a juvenile 75 yo. My first cars had crossplys, no brake servo, no power steering, trafficators, NO HEATER and ghastly vacuum ww wipers. It did have electric starter, but also a starting handle for when the battery was inadequate on a cold winter morning! No motorways and, of course, you had to read a map to navigate! Cars have moved on a bit.