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My Daughter's currently in Nairobi, meeting hefalumps: And not a hefalump: Gaz

Up in lakes for a few days

Shame you don’t have an Audi. You could have stuck it on three more times for the Audi rings in the dash 🤷🏻‍♂️

It isn’t a Skoda problem, it is a VAG wide Schaeffler group problem brought on by weight saving machining around the mounting which is just too thin but hey, the CO2 reduction of the weight saving is “saving the planet” 🙄

7th annual service and MOT, but first by my local independent. 27,000 miles and just returned from a 16-day trip to the Orkneys. Car ran perfectly. I washed it before I gave it to them. No one likes working on a dirty car. They did a major service, all the filters - no spark plugs - wheels rotated. £327. About the same as my 4th service from the dealer. All the parts were more expensive, but no surprise there. As the dealer is in Croydon and the indie is a three minute walk away, it saved me a 90-minute drive and two train rides. Car passed its MOT with flying colours. Only advisory was only 60% left on rear brake pads. Mechanic said it's a nice, clean car. I guess I'll keep it. I think I'll have the wheels balanced and aligned next.

Says a lot about the owner of the car at the time, if the put it in for a test with 4 almost bald tyres. To fail on a tyre is unfortunate, to fail on every tyre is just showing lack of care.

The flap release motor is supplied from a common source with the central locking(Red/Yellow). The other connection (Blue/Red) goes to the switch on the dash. The switch then completes the circuit to earth (brown wire on pin 2) when pressed. If there is not power at the motor there may be a poor joint where all the power is fed to the central locking.

Sorry if this has appeared before but the thread has had a lot. I might have missed it.

So I swapped the ecm pin to 69 and now it's all working. A massive thanks to all that helped it's been a journey. I can see why some say they wouldn't do another.

Mea culpa. just noticed one our spam / bad bot checks is being a little over sensitive. It’s picking up airline in hairline we’re in need of some extra help as we’re down a few folk, so moderation checks, things like this, slip and take a little longer. apologies for the delay.

Thanks. That's actually a few days after being drenched in heavy rain, so it's not so clean, but the colour helps hide it well. This is the fuel flap sticker. Skoda + Turbo = 😁 Gives me an extra 2kW 😛

Lovely evening earlier..........

Will bypassing the exhaust rear back box give much of an exhaust note change ? toying with removing the resonator after that ?? as ever any assistance welcomed

Never had to use an app anywhere to park tbh not even in Hamburg. I've never had an issue with my UK phones internet speed either tbh on EE. Pixel 2 XL was bought in the UK in 2016. As you can see, no WiFi on and 4g. 70Mbps (88 combined) isn't too bad IMHO. More than enough to stream in 4K. Not that I use it much now there's roaming charges. I was curious and that's actually slightly better than I get on my more modern German SIM mobile.

Most likely. But as the thread says Canton System Upgrade so whoever goes for a sub without having Canton...

Sad, I have yet to see one without here in RO, but I guess it depends on the importer/dealer and market request on optionals.

I dont see any "evidence" to back up that assertion, you are chasing demons that are not there, if the radio is not powered up then the Canbus Gateway controller will not be able to communicate with it and create the fault code. Even when it does power up and work you will still get that fault code and another related one, the joy of having a Chinese head unit! The unit uses can data like the speed signal, steering angle, loads of stuff really to adjust or mute the volume, show trajectory lines on the reversing camera, show door open warnings etc but it does not communicate with the Can Gateway which we should thank our lucky stars about 😀

This is a MIB2 and there is one available. still 0480

Still got my 16" wheel shod 2017 Yeti. It will be 7 years old next year so I have been looking for a replacement. Problem is I can't find anything to match it. Possibility is facelifted T-CROSS due early 2024 but until I've seen it in the metal too early to tell. Not ready for EV yet for all the usual reasons, possibly a hybrid but can't see one that appeals yet.

No, the only thing under the seat is the OEM bluetooth module which I have disconnected

Hi all, For the last 12 years I've been using my trusty 2007 Skoda Fabia Sedan Mk1. It had a very economical 1.4 3 cylinder TDI. It was the 80 hp version which was remapped to 90 hp. As with two kids it was getting harder to fit into the car, an upgrade was needed and an Octavia had to come. So now we are the proud owners of a 2016 Octavia 2.0 TDI vRS DSG. I've already did some mods to make life better, like adding a start stop disable, and adding some gas struts to the bonnet. But more to come...

Evening sun last night in the SW.

Yes, maybe that is where the move towards touch screen controls for some of the cars controls came from. Personally, I find them a bad interface and downright dangerous, just as dangerous as using a mobile phone that is not hands free in a car.

Reminds me of a Mitsusoka? Viewt where they grafted a jag front end on a Micra. I'm guessing it's a chopped MX5?

I had to check the DVLA site with the Reg No. to know what it is. Who knows without doing a check?

I'm sure that I read that somewhere, maybe even in the driver's manual, certainly, when the alarm on my wife's 2015 VW Polo 1.2TSI was triggered, probably by a passing truck while that car was parked in a pub cark park, that had never happened before, and never again in the following maybe 2 years, on that occasion, as I had remembered that fact, I did check the flashing of the LED, and it was flashing quicker than normal. One of the bar staff did ask who owned the silver Polo as its alarm had gone off - and that was my wife's car, so this was not just me guessing.

Have just had first service and dealer updated from 1896 t0 1941 .

My local authority does not get any money out of me, I've paid from €100 to €200 to register my vehicles which I keep for well over a decade, no road tax so the Carte Grise cost is spread over as many years as you keep the vehicle, no other taxes whatsoever. I have paid for car parking once in the last 25 years that I can recall, an evening in the centre of Lille, had I had more time I could have parked for free but there was a rugby or football match on and the city centre was rammed. My tipping trailer, the only legal one of the fleet cost €13 to register. Car insurance is creeping up and is now around €180, double what I was once paying. Taxe d'Habitation and Redevance Audiovisuelle (TV license) have been scrapped, I pay €640 per year property taxes for the house and land (1150m2), the hôtel in Picardie with 6 furnished appartements, garage, car park, laundry, workshop, cellar etc has only just crept over the €1000 in property taxes. The most expensive thing amongst the property charges is rubbish collection because (they claim) of the taxes on landfill but I get pretty unlimited access to the recycling centre with a magnetic card, I can tip whole trailer loads directly into the various containers, Skips and skip hire do not really exist in this country as we can pretty much dispose of everything legally and without charge, nearly every household has a trailer. I have never paid a centime in income tax as my earningss are deemed to be too low thanks to the over generous Meublée de Tourisme fiscale régime that assumes my operating costs are 71% when they are far far lower, no accountants or accounts needed just a turnover declaration. €25000 in government aid during Covid. Free healthcare and a free state operated Mutuelle (top up insurance) although I have been mucked around at renewal this year and have had no Mutuelle for 5 months while I try to get the foncs to do their job. Nominally I have to pay 30% towards medical bills but anything urgent is covered at 100%. I probably dont appreciate these things as much as I should because when I lived in the UK it was pretty much the same, I have seen all these things change for the worst over the years, the ULEZ being the worst and you just know that it is the thin end of the wedge. Give a local authority the power to raise money and they will rip the ar5e out of it.

And the best thing is, the window problem I showed in the video was all down to the BCM (also fixed the buzzer for the lights on/door open thingy).

You would also need to think about notifying your insurers about the modification.

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Poor value perhaps but it only becomes a rip off if they don't tell before you've purchase the car. Just thought it strange that after all the launch videos by motoring websites and the press releases that, as fas as I'm aware, if true then they kept this news rather quiet. The Skoda brand is defo loosing it's 'value' mojo. Each report I see gives me less reason to replace my current car with another.

Weather cooler in the last week? Dont wait for the really cold weather, you aint seen nothing yet!!!!

100% yes and it will become more and more frequent. You might want to split the work in having the much cheaper job of the master cylinder done first and see how it goes, I dont hold out a lot of hope but you would have it done as a wise precaution when changing the slave cylinder anyway and it is a completely seperate job so should not cost anymore doing them both seperately, maybe an extra hour for the booking and and getting on/off the ramp. You will probably see some initial improvement after replacing the master cylinder, the feel may be different as any air will have been bled out but if its the slave cylinder then it will find its way back in. You could also ask them to replace the clutch bleed block AKA peak torque limiter at the same time as the master cylinder then you will have replaced 2 of the 3 possible culprits without the expense of the gearbox out job and no doubt a clutch & DMF at the same time, 2 of the 3 but not the favorite.

You dont need super state of the art equipment, you need someone that understands suspension design, vehicle dynamics and what influences the various angles, that person could do a better job than anyone with all the gear but no idea simply using string, a plumb line, straight edges, spirit levels, tape measure etc. They will of course have invested in proper equipment to make their life easier, the job quicker and to look professional but they have no actual need of it to perform the task.

So I have gone for this for the cam cover:- https://www.elring.fr/CELUM/10008/10019/EL-Liq_73_TDB_2021_EN.pdf and this for the timing cover and sump:- https://digital-assets.tecalliance.services/pdf/50ddcc684a7ef2592874740f31a675403c1f6555.pdf?response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%3DTDB_DIRKO_HT_OXIM_EN.PDF

I had sticking turbo on my 1.9 Pump-Duse TDI Audi A4 in the past and cured it with Archoil DPF and turbo cleaner, and then blocked the EGR. Not very eco-friendly solution.. Something I wouldn't do now. My car used to enter in limb mode once in a while so I added it and drove hardly above 2500-3000rpm until the tank was almost empty. Then blocked the EGR(and EGR cooler I think?) and after that I started to use Archoil's and Miller's diesel fuel additive. BTW I still use the Archoil's fuel additive every tank as the Miller's is hardly available after Brexit. Maybe it\s not helping much, but at least makes the engine quieter with less vibrations according to the cheap Skoda interior . Also it's much cheaper than the Premium Diesel.. I used to add 2T ashless oil in my pre-PD TDI engine some years ago and the result was the same.. But I don't have balls to add it in a CR TDI

It's today's attention economics, whichever gets the greatest views get pushed to front of the algorithm and the creator is incentivised to make more of the same. Balanced verified reporting is out, sensational clickbait rambling is in. This video (and its accompany mini series) explains the reason why such divisive contents are so popular. The 1min or so part where the video is set to start is the important bit. Whole video for context. This video explains why we, as viewer, now need to verify the sources and think critically about information we are fed on social media. Video starts at conclusion, what we need to do, only ~2min to watch: THINK before you share stuff online.

I had the same problem and found that first wiping over the whole dash with a glossy dash cleaning cloth and doing the same with a Matt dash cleaning cloth solved the problem. Just used the cleaning cloths available from halfords and others

I believe the gearbox takes 1.7L of oil, the mechatronics unit takes 1L The mechatronic oil seems to come in 1L packs.

I've been told my build week is week 47, this for a 280tsi L&K ordered mid-August. This will presumably mean I get the new car very early in the new year, not ideal for Scottish weather but never mind, perhaps it will be a mild winter again!

@JR RS - I'd try disabling EasyEntry_Enable_Passenger_Over_DriverMMI as I don't think the passenger side supports easy entry and I don't have it set. My related 5F channels are: ENG122227-ENG117556-Car_Function_Adaptations_Gen2-menu_display_seat_configuration,activated ENG122227-ENG117560-Car_Function_Adaptations_Gen2-menu_display_seat_configuration_after_disclaimer,not activated ENG122227-ENG117557-Car_Function_Adaptations_Gen2-menu_display_seat_configuration_clamp_15_off,not activated ENG122227-ENG117558-Car_Function_Adaptations_Gen2-menu_display_seat_configuration_over_threshold_high,activated ENG122227-ENG117559-Car_Function_Adaptations_Gen2-menu_display_seat_configuration_standstill,not activated ENG122229-ENG117722-Car_Function_List_BAP_Gen2-driver_seat_0x10,activated ENG122229-ENG117723-Car_Function_List_BAP_Gen2-driver_seat_0x10_msg_bus,Comfort data bus Although I have a MY18 car so the modules might be slightly different...

Get fluid tested if it hasn't been changed since new, replace if required. Check servo operation, bleed brakes, consider new pads if badly worn. All a lot cheaper than going up in size.

This might be worth a watch. First link is to the explanation, but if you're impatient... ...this is probably the money shot for you.

Tremendously bright Moon this evening .............

I realise that this an old thread and may not see the light of day to others, but just in case I thought I would share my recent experience re, my 2019 Kamiq SE L boot floor. I bought the side fixings, the floor and four bolts as per previous message part numbers. The first female fixing to locate was the front one of the two and this was successful, but there is no female thread in the body work for the rear fixing and if there is, then it lies in another location close by. I have widened the hole to 30mm all round to accommodate the bulge in the bracket housing for the second bolt to put my finger in, but there is no female threaded area within the range of my fingers. Having said that the bracket is quite firm and is not loose with only one bolt, so I will have to live with it. A little bit of carpet trimming and I am quite pleased with it. As an aside, am going to try and navigate my way to the For Sale" section, as I now have a Yeti Spare wheel kit surplus to requirements, Anybody interested? If so, contact 01225 703245 or *****@*****.tld

Taken with Pixel 6a📸

Good morning 😎

Had a play with the AI regenerative tools in Photoshop. A before and after below.

It’s a mistake, end of. Get evidence and send it to those idiots at TfL. Every single car they can fine, they will; they don’t care.