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Hello, welcome to the forum. If your battery tests as OK - and your alternator voltages look good, I'd suggest that there is something not 'going to sleep' correctly after you shut down. Check the forum for parasitic drain on battery. The noisy fuel pump should not be the cause (unless it keeps running after engine shut down) Were there any changes made to the vehicle around the time this problem started?

Update: part arrived in post today and I installed it in half an hour from the outside without removing trim. I loosened the edges with plastic tools then using automass's advice I used a long bladed flat screwdriver and it popped out. The other 20 minutes was spent trying to get the wire connection off which is clipped in and I was frightened of breaking it/. So its in and working ....for now anyway 😁 Thank you @automass - you've saved me a few hours

Fact. My Golf MkIV had its deadzone programmed to 70-108°C from factory. After coding out the deadband, boy was it fun to see the needle dip during engine braking on a cold winter day 😁 @LuxoviaRS There's really no need to remove the cover if you're just driving on the highway. I mentioned the race track because that's probably the only place ever where a functioning stock engine would be susceptible to overheating. The radiator is designed to remove tens of kilowatts of energy. If you're in a situation where the radiator is already removing 50kW of heat and you remove the engine cover, a few hundred watts of extra cooling on top of the valve cover is not gonna make any practical difference.

Did you check the water temperature on your dashboard before removing the engine cover? What I'm actually asking is: was this removal really necessary (high engine coolant temp), or was it just a precaution? I know you guys have some tough summer seasons down there, but I doubt Skoda didn't anticipate it's cars being driven during hot season.

Yes, it's the fan. Small capacity engine turbos have been around for quite some time, by and large they're very efficient. If you've done a fairly fast run it's best to let the engine idle for around 30 secs or so before switching off to help the turbo and engine cool down. It will allow coolant and oil to continue flowing at a reduced temperature and relieve exhaust pressure built up by the turbo avoiding damage to both turbo and engine.

Was your heating working before the work and then not straight after?

@Pete_VRSIf it wobbles at tickover then easy to turn off the engine, get out and grab the roof rails and see if it wobbles because of tired suspension. Or have one do it for you.

On the Land Rover subject, earlier at my local single Rapid DC charger there was a 73 plate Discovery charging so a Plug in Hybrid & on the CCS so i checked the screen & it was @ 19% and getting 20kW. I thought quite impressive. I just checked and it is a 15 kWh battery. & i think they are supposed to be able to charge at 32kW. Good to get DC / CCS charging but at 41 pence a kWh is it worth it. £6.15 to charge the battery. Maybe it is i have not checked out the miles per kWh they get in EV mode or with Battery and engine the MPG. I will later.

Gosh, that really isn't may miles in 4 years. Supposedly tyres can crack due to lack of use as the rubber isn't being "worked". On the warranty, I guess it may hinge of the definition of "lifetime" - they could say they've had their life. I imagine the warranty is only against defects anyway.

Are we learning much more about the truth of electric cars this week, the dangers, risks, negatives or positives and has anyone not getting one been in anyway swayed towards getting one or scared even more from even getting in one to flee from a forest fire or natural disaster. Seemingly the second hand EV market has prices crashing and there is much cheapness about. Seemingly the part of the UK that is England is in a dire state to cope with adverse weather and is just an ickle bit away from Black Outs. Best that the Fracking, Wind Farm and Battery Farm building gets underway and the Small Nuclear Modular plants. Get the Royal Navy ready to cope with securing the seaways and the pipelines and the RAF overflying these as well. Island Nations need to be more self sufficient in energy and resources and the British Isles are not. Well other than they can be with renewables.

The last car i had with an engine compartment worth giving a wash and brush up to was 12 years old when i got it and it was a Ford engine in a Volvo. Not the original engine obviously as it went the way of many as they were fussy about the oil they were feed. My Mini Electrics Engine compartment looks more like it has an ICE in there than many a petrol or diesel does thesse days. S60, MINI Electric, Corsa Electric.

Nothing to see, quite normal now that tyres are made from recycled diddlydidos. Not faulty, not illegal, just the shoîte that is sold these days.

Shame you still cant see the engine under all the other K-rap! The last time I ever went to the Motor Show would have been around 1992, I tagged along with a coach trip, 2 things stuck with me, you could no longer see the engines of the majority of cars, they all had engine covers plus other random plastic bits covering anything of interest to me, you could not even see the inner wings on many, there was little point in them having the bonnets open to display plastic. Second thing was that Ford no longer sold any executive or larger vehicles the Granada had been dropped and nothing replaced it (the Galaxy arrived some time later), also all the staff and representatives on the stand wore shirts without a tie and no jackets, very informal compared to previous years and all the other manufacturers, a very different selling atmosphere more like talking to a neighbour in their garden, I dont know whether it was the start of a trend or other manufacturers followed suit as it was the last time I had any interest whatever in new cars.

Might make sense if CW 45 is decoded as Calendar week 45 - 7th November?

Almost three weeks since the updates applied to the car and it's all been working perfectly well - the difference between before and after is like night and day. If it remains this way I am now very happy.

Glad you recognise the up sides. In case you weren't aware, you never directly acknowledged the benefits of electrification in the Australia outback. You brushed off all benefits, "over simplification", and focused on extreme cases. Although very valid concern for someone living in such situation, it is similar to EV fires, we are discussing this as armchair experts. We have very little to add. In such extreme remote area, EV would not be the sole answer, it will only be part of their fleet, the daily driver. No one has ever said it is the sole answer for everyone on Earth. But as already been pointed out, the individual only need to worry about finding solution after 5-15 years of ban of new ICE sales. However, it has also been pointed out, does it concern us? In a small country that the longest distance end-to-end is less than 900 miles. Almost never 50 miles away from civilisation. Here, EV is very suitable for overwhelming vast majority and should be adopted as quickly as possible.

Just on a side note...the turbo is between the engine block and the firewall...uncovered...

10 hour trip on the race track, or what? Just save yourself the trouble and leave it on. You will remove 5x more heat from the engine by turning up the cabin heat a couple of degrees, than taking the cover off 😅 (Edit: I see it's summer over there, but that doesn't affect things too much, the idea is the same)

Are you a politician?

You want to know if its OK to drive a car with the engine (supposedly) breathing better or you want to know if removing the cover would allow the engine to breathe better? If the first question then I'm sure someone will soon be on here saying that you must inform your insurance company 🙄 If the second question - Can you breathe better and run faster if you go commando? (not wearing underpants)

Car is just 4 years old and very low mileage, so I was a bit surprised that the tyres were in poor condition. After a closer inspection today the only cracks I can see are as in the picture. The Tyres are the standard 17" Turanzas with a date code of 36 19 so were new as the car was being built. Just wondering if the tyres are faulty as they surely ought to last longer than this. Generally in the past I was under the impression that you should get 7 years out of a tyre unless of course they had worn down to the legal limit. The car has only been driven on tarmac roads but the state of the tyres looks like that have been offroad!

You're not gonni believe this, its gone and bloody cured itself, no issues nothing!!!!

Openreach were already doing OH fibre when I left in 2018 so I suspect they'll just use the existing OH routing. No difference in speed or anything.

You get some right nonsense talked. @LuxoviaRSNo idea where you get the idea that 4 cylinder engines and turbo,s are a relative recent phenomeona. ?How old are you, were you born by 1978? My dad had a BMW turbo which was second had before that.

Probably is wide for UK rules and UK needing Right Hand Drive, and Japan, Oz etc means both delays and slightly higher cost, KPMG once estimated 6% I recall.

Yes I do that already I have the oil temp displayed on the virtual cockpit. Is it the radiator fan I can hear working after the engine has been shut off. Well you would hope so but turbos on small 4 cylinder engines are a relative recent phenomenona.

And they will no doubt want to charge you for an investigation saying no fault (codes) found 😀

Drivers front door loop will have fractured wires inside. Unless perchance the door in question is in regular use in which case check there as well.

Is this what you're looking for? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004097677264.html Or this: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005729673176.html

......the guide to the process on the website linked to says if the tyres came on the car from new, then you have to go back to the supplying dealer.

They didn't mention, but I'd checked with an ODB11 and there was nothing logged. ...which seems strange given it had put the EPC light on and gone into limp mode. And yes, confirmed, allegedly EPC can not be related to manual shifts nor adatptive cruise. ...even though I had it happen three times.

Big on going business. Eastern Europe for many of them. Only get one in a twenty footer or two in a 40 footer but containers are quite a cheap method of delivering all sorts of goods these days. Less than a grand to many places in the world. As big a cost is the getting the box to and from the ports which can cost similar to moving a container thousands of miles.

I got a reply from Mutol UK it states the "vehicle requests 504/507 VAG specifications, these specifications can only be achieved on a fully synthetic formulation and is requirements by the manufacturer". So just following VW’s dictates which for UK sticking to VW 504 00 507 00 would give Motul 8100 X-Clean+ 5W-30. The red light staying on for two seconds could be the oil used perhaps fulfilling Thefeliciahacker warnings, or perhaps the oil switch, see what happens immediately after the the engine starts if you blip the accelerator. From what I'm told in the 1960s and 70s the bulbs were removed from oil warning lights to stop drivers worrying about it occasionally coming on. Earlier models of the Midget used to have a light to show if the oil filter was blocked, no oil warning light though as a combined mechanical coolant temperature and oil pressure gauge was fitted. Theses gauges had number makings on originally then the markings became more general on the coolant and in the 1970s the oil pressure gauge wasn't fitted. As put previously the gauges worried, perhaps newer, drivers with their markings and what they "should" read at and for some no doubt the amount of movement of the needles with the use of the car or way it was driven, so on the more modern cars they were removed or dampened and biased to a "normal" reading to save this worry.

Wrong, back at you. Let's see the bold bits that is exactly what I've said: To which you only replied regarding EV's and did not mention walking anywhere. If you are going to post a comment, expect it to be read by everyone. If you are going to argue the toss, at very least look back yourself. If you are going to ignore my accusation that you never previously acknowledged benefits of EV in the Auz outback, then don't acknowledge my post by quoting it. So a few people cannot escape natural disaster is a concern for all of humanity. But rapid de-carbonisation to slow down climate change isn't a concern for all of humanity? Have you considered why we are seeing more frequent natural disasters? Which looses more food production: death of a few farm owners or more frequent natural disasters? I sense car park fire fiasco all over again. I remember you said EV catching file when parked next to eachother was the holistic view. Ignoring risk factor and the need to de-carbonise. Once again, I don't see any point continuing this conversation. Because, as pointed out many times, we are armchair "expoerts", we are wasting our time arguing something that is 10+ years down the line. So I won't be wasting my time. Good day.

No forests in the outback where people would be raising cattle. Now if you had used the Blue Mountains as your example and not mentioned cattle then you would not have looked daft.

Your mechanic should deal with it no? Unless i'm missing something. If a working genuine part was broken by the mechanic, a working genuine part should be refitted. Not an aftermarket faulty replacement? And surely if the mechanic either broke or replaced a part, they should be looking into the fault?

If you don't ask you don't get. Many years ago I had a tyre replaced under warranty. I was advised to put in a claim by the tyre fitter. If a tyre has an MOT advisory at 4 years old for its condition, then it needs to be brought to the manufacturers attention surely? I am realistic and not holding my breath for a positive response, but its surely worth asking than just shelling out £500 on a new set?

How low is the mileage and what are the tread depths? Turanza's are horrible tyres - rock hard, yet don't last long. Had them on our Ateca and even with rotating them they only lasted 18K miles (car mainly used for a steady 30 mile commute). Replaced them with Micheln Cross Climate - more comfortable, obviously better in slippery conditions, and just changed them again after another 40K miles (so they lasted twice as long), and probably could have got away with only doing the fronts, the rears still had 4mm. Having said all that, if you're otherwise happy with the tyres then those cracks don't look serious - if they were dangerous the car would have failed.

Thanks - currently getting OTA updates as must be a subscription linked to the car from the previous owner. That expires in February and I likely won't renew and start doing them manually from that point as I generally use Tom Tom Go via CarPlay (I like the speed camera database).

There you have it, it was staring me straight in my eyes. CW = calendar Week which is 7th November 2023. Sometime you can't see the wood for the trees. Many thanks for highlighting this for me - useful going forward.

The COOLANT indicated temp at around 90*oC is just approx 90*oC. Kidology to save people crapping themselves. It could be 95*oC but you need plugged in to be getting readings. Oil Temperature up and down might be of more importance, but than the cars deals with the -20*oC or lower to the 50*oC Ambient temps or higher. Or the under bonnet temp under scorching sun and dark painted bonnets being even higher than that. Not only does VW Group know about extreme temps high or low, they know about below sea level and death valley, and a very high above sea level. Then fuel differences / octanes / quality and they de-tune engines in some world regions. PS Engine covers. If they stop stour / dust, salt, sand & drips of condensation from uninsulated bonnets etc getting all over the coils and all that bits of space ready to get messy then they have done their job. From Iceland to the Sahara via the Salt Flats & Pikes Peak.

According to Eastbourne airshow, audience travel makes up over 95% of emissions. https://www.visiteastbourne.com/airshow/plan-your-visit/sustainability It was sunny few weeks and that trip was charged from my rooftop solar when I went this year. The car park I used was mostly ICE cars. May be they need to get more people driving EV Can't argue with the second point. Also flying for holidays, which I have done multiple times yearly.

Thanks everyone, I'll try what you suggest and let you know, I'm away from home at the mo so back on Monday. Cheers

Thanks. If I buy it I guess I should check the unit for a DAB antenna input

"Unique Worldwide" Are you allowed to say things like that about the Irish?

Not a direct answer but my experience: am using folding mirrors from 05/2017 all the year since Octy was new- no problems. Am not using any cleaner, de-frosting spray or silicone. Just grab away snow or ice in gap between mirror and door front frame. 0...-10*C in Latvia's winter in general, rare -15...-20*C, very rare below -20*C.

Holy crap, VW group had millions of peopleat head risk when millions of engine covers were recalled and then there are the 1.0 & 1.5 TSI on lighter weight cars with maybe bonnets more liable to have heads hit engine tops and they have reduced the size of engine covers. We will ignore thew 1.2 TSI / MPI,s and the likes with no covers. Vorsprung Durch Technik.

Might be the battery no longer holding charge. My 2016 car needed a new battery after 6 years (or maybe 5, can't remember now) and 7 years is quite often mentioned for battery longevity.

Unless you have DCC the whole suspension system is purely mechanical so there are no electronic diagnostics! So running a diagnostic scan would be a total waste of time and money.

For me the elephant in the room with Digital Voice is what happens when there is a power cut, because it relies on mains power to a router or analogue adapter you cannot make or receive calls. You can request a battery backup, but that only lasts 1 hour - so if you're in a mobile 'not spot' you can't call the energy provider or any emergency service. This isn't a theoretical problem as many people who were affected by the recent winter storm didn't have power for days and some were in mobile 'not spots' and had to drive several miles for their mobile to get coverage. IMHO the obligation on BT to provide emergency call coverage should not have been cast away so easily.