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Dunno. I accept your personal account, but am surprised that a particulate cleaner made it through the combustion chamber in an effective form.

Years before the idea of lean burn technology was being pushed Thatcher was in favour of it. Clarkson wrote a piece on it many years ago. It's probably in one of his books I have on the shelf. IIRC it was a piece he wrote for the Times as it was a bit too long winded for any Sun readers.

E-UP Only available in Yorkshire?

An actual update on this project that's worthy of a post for a change 😂 it's finally moved and been on the road, but not legally I'm afraid, just to get it onto the recovery and to my place, can finally start looking at getting it MOT ready, it definitely needs a wash as well 😷 VID_20231223133526.mp4

@lol-lolCo-developed with TESLA is what strikes my interest.

Nope

Our (1.2 HTP) Fabia had T-rated on from factory. 😁 The OP was right though, his were 91V.

You were unwise to trust any mechanic who cannot diagnose a fault and wants you to pay for him to replace multiple parts. Its likely not your car constantly giving you work but the mechanic creating it. I have no idea what alleged gearbox fault you think that you have after watching the video, please don't record another one as it is very dangerous but simply explain what you percieve the problem to be please. Fans running and engine seeming to run hotter is indicative of a DPF regeneration.

Sorry, I had forgotten the topic totally! No photos, but a short story: 1. The old regulator was so tightly bolted to the car and rusty, too, that I had to break it ! Just cut thin slices from the regulator until I reached the level, where the allen bolts did not get thinner any more. I used my angle grinder with a thin cutting plate. 2. Installed the new balancer to the same place and tightened it with bolts. The spring bolt to the same position where the previous had been. 3. Installed all the four brake pipes very carefully and slowly. 4. Bleeded the brakes and... went to the annual inspection. And that´s it !!! The brakes worked very well in the brake dynamometer, and still are working. Which is good as we now have a hard winter here! Merry Xmas to all and many thanks, too !!! Johann Sebastian Gren from Finland

The battery would probably have been disconnected, thats simply the average of the mileage you've done since the clutch, whereas the previous figure would have been an average taken since it was last reset?

It is one of things you don't know you need (ok, really want) until you've had one. All in, the screen and 3 lots of labour, it was just over £1,000. Adding the Winter Pack Plus to the Configurator to get it fitted in the factory would be £425. That also gets you heated rear seats but this something I would never anticipate using. I console myself with the fact that the £1,000 is a relatively small proportion of the depreciation I didn't have to endure as it was a used car. Paid over £7,000 less than a new one with the features mine now has. Don't know if I'm justifying the cost to you but it is working for me 😁 Anyway ....... Have spent the couple of days since I picked it up familiarising myself with it. Over the moon so far so a happy camper

I don't think this is the piece from The Time that's in one of his books but you get the idea. Still, bloody awful woman when all's said and done. https://www.topgear.com/car-news/jeremy-clarkson/jeremy-clarkson-hybrids

If it worked then great, but I am very wary of such additives. Maybe it had been trying to do a regen which kept being interrupted by you stopping the car hence the fan running on more than normal. After adding the cleaner you took it on over 50 miles of motorway after which it was ok. Possibly the 50 miles of motorway was all it needed to complete a dpf regen and the cleaner being present was coincidental ? Proper dpf cleaning is done by connecting into the exhaust before the dpf by removing a pipe, or sensor, then dpf cleaner added under pressure from an air line whilst the engine is running. I agree with Paws4Thot and would add that if a cleaning substance is resilient enough to make it through the combustion chamber then do you really want it inside the rest of the fuel system ?

I reckon you need to listen to the people who know through experience and training that’s booloks. I just don’t get why you’d disbelieve them?

Margaret Thatcher was against the diesel being introduced as being a good fuel for passenger cars, was it not Cecil Parkinson or Micheal Heseltine that was all for it. Her having an education in Science and having being a Transport Secretary of state. (EDIT, My false memory there as it seems it was Norman Fowler that was the Transport Secretary, George Osborne's father in law and a Lord still the friend of the Oil Companies and a wealthy man from the work he did and does for them. http://bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-18492742

Extended ambilight

Get it down home, then get a trusted local garage to do a deep load test on the battery; they may do this for free subject to you agreeing they get the business if it needs a new one.

Found the fault to be the boost pressure sensor on the same pipework mentioned above had slightly come loose due to corroded screws, replaced pipework and sensor for good measure and the fault was rectified.

Yes and it's the nice newer shape. Range not great but daughter only needs just over 100 miles most of the time and actually mostly just a few miles. Did 200 kph in the old shape merc A or B class ie tall wedge jobie and it scared me having so little front crumple zone but newer ones look OK. Many A and Bs had Renault engines but not sure where the EV power train came with these early EV mercs. Very rare they seem.

My deepest condolences.

The sizes with the H Speed rating are about the size that the Skoda Spare wheels come with. I should have said older cars, low powered and with narrow tyres commonly had the lower speed rating. Speed ratings are not just chosen because of top speeds / max speeds but other stresses on them, tyre shreading 115 ps etc and cornering forces,

I think the only ones with a H from the factory are fitted to the spare steel wheels. Or on a Citigo. @Carlstonwill know.

True, I did have a petrol version once as a courtesy car while mine was being serviced, although cramped, I managed to live with it for a day and thought that for a small car it was pretty comfortable and didn't seem to suffer from the feeling of bobbing about like a cork on an ocean wave, unlike my SIL's Yaris.

Missed the bit about monthly payments. Agree with you entirely

My Scala has the same engine/transmission setup as yours, but 18" wheels. It still has the factiry fitted tyres and the load index and speed rating is 90 V. I imagine the load index differs due to the different tyre profile, but the speed rating should be the same for both. Skoda do claim a top speed of 125mph, for the Scala with the 1.0l Tsi with a DSG. This does fall within the H ratings speed bracket, so should be suitable and legal for the car. They probably use the V rated tyres from factory due to buying in bulk and fitting the same to all variants of the Scala, regardless of engine size.

Thanks for your response, but I was tried this before wrote the post. Nothing happened

Does this help? Last post on Page 5.

You say the engine is overheating - yet the temperature gauge is indicating normal temperature. You feel that 'the heat from the engine bay is a lot more than before' - but you do not say coolant is being lost since you had the charge cooler replaced, so I'm assuming it's not now - are you sure that the extra engine heat you feel is not just the DPF trying to go through a regeneration ?

If you want to charge purely on renewables, tonight and tomorrow night is the time to do it. (I'm in a different time zone for Xmas, hence X axis) All while getting paid for the privilege with the right tariff. https://agileprices.co.uk/ This is the future, where renewables are sometimes plentiful and people who are flexible with their demand (battery owners) can fill their boot ultra-cheap while being an asset to the grid. The energy mix over last few days had also been mostly renewable (wind).

Merry X-mas. The IV 60 energy blue is home for christmas. Some snow, cold and icy conditions. No problem!

Thank you anyway 😊

Perhaps I should clarify further. Most of my journeys are 50 miles plus - the vast proportion without stopping at 60mph or more. Regen was rare, then became every time the engine was switched off. The stop-start rarely kicked in. After adding the Wynn's, it took another 300 miles or so before the post switch off regen didn't occur and stop-start worked. I hadn't changed my driving pattern significantly so it's hard to tell if the car sorted itself out or the Wynn's was effective. I too have doubts similar to those described above. OTOH, Wynn's 28263 gets very positive reviews on Amazon and Halfords/Feefo. Either way, the car's running better.

Unfortunately I don't have it 😞

Mine went from top of hatched area on the dipstick when brand new to halfway down after 6000 miles (one year). Its now had its one year service and back to the top - measured with the engine cold.

From what he has written that is the case, the regen finally was able to complete. However far from leaving him in a joyous situation it leaves the worrying question of why a regen took so many motorway miles, the ideal conditions, to initiate and complete. From being aware of a regen initiating or the one time the dashboard said that I had to drive the vehicle to initiate one it has never taken more than 4 or 5 miles under the right conditions to complete. The dashboard warning was when I was doing the write off repairs, lots of start ups and moving in and out of garage etc with no driving. That regen would have had more soot to burn than a scheduled one yet still completed between junctions 10 and 11 of the M23, - 7.5kms, I would say it had completed within 5km, maybe add a couple of kms getting there but I doubt the conditions were right till the motorway.

If it's just for a one-off trip, have you considered just fitting "all season" tyres to your existing wheels? Or asking a garage if they have some used winter/season tyres? You can then keep them for a few years and refit you existing tyres when they need replacing? Are the Audi wheels especially cheap? Otherwise, all of the tyre websites will provide wheels & tyres fitted and delivered to a garage with the fitting included. The cheapest 17" wheels should start from £60ish and maybe around £70-80 for mid range winter tyres. In the end, from my point of view, the wheels you are considering will fit and the speedo should over read which is ok, so as long as you don't drive like Colin McRae or hit the German autobahn they will be ok. However, please consider the advice from the others too though and make your own decision. In the end, If you are buying wheels and tyres, it's probably better to buy something correct for the car that you can use again even if it costs slightly more.

I did door bin lighting too.

Yep The car immediately before my first Skoda was a 9-5 HOT Aero in Cosmic blue 😎 It was the first car I'd owned that had my Dad saying 'Jeeeeessuuzzz!!' as we blew off the cobwebs. Gaz

I owned this engine within my last Octavia, it didn't use a drop within 18 months of ownership, although I'd only covered 10k. I litre of oil for 20k miles covered does not seem a lot to me though. Although mine ate spark plugs, went through two sets in 10k, due to rough cold running issues.

Apparently all the parts needed to replace the system arrive next week. Here’s to another 3wks before I get it back. Will ask for a breakdown of their time and expected warranty claim costs - will be interesting to see what it all comes to

Well, my dad has had his car for 20 years and has never changed the indicator bulbs...

On what planet?

The a/c may just need re-charging with gas. How long have you had the car?

I had issues again but removed other phones from being able to connect like my work phone and my wife's and that sorted it without, I think the need to disconnect the WiFi. Tip - add WiFi to your short cuts so it's easily accessible from the pull down rather than going through menus

Just spotted them overhead - right before the black clouds rolled in https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-67788217

Update today. I have had no success trying to find a local Bridgestone dealer who was interested in handling a warranty claim and passing back a refund to me, so I emailed Tom and explained my predicament. I had another phone call from him today, and he has offered to supply 2 x brand new Turanza 6 tyres to my local garage. I will buy 2 x new ones and they will collect the old tyres with no further compensation. Seems like a good deal to me which I am willing to accept. The tyres should be at my local garage in early January.

Car all done no more bus tfft !!

@J.R. Some of us that are disabled get sick feed up of those that assume if not in a Invalid Carriage you might not be disabled or have a disabled passenger, or have a Blue badge/ That is not Disabled bays, it is Children in cars type parking. People with children i vehicles might well need the doors wide open to get them in and out child seats and buckled in. .................... This is the Disabled Parking bays. These are not Chelsea Tractors, just an actual tractor and vehicles as you might see in a market town in a rural area.

No problem closing with the load cover in place. The load cover does make contact with the wheel but closing the boot door holds it perfectly in place. 👍 I initially carried the spare in the “proper” place with the styrofoam fillers and some wood to support the sides of the floor but that wasted way too much space so tried the side mounting route and suits what we do much better. With the type of long haul journeys I do anything other than a full replacement wheel isn’t an option, if I have a puncture (and I’ve had a few over the years) I want to change the wheel, crack on to where I’m going then sort it out at my leisure once there. And, from the numbers of cars I clocked on a long haul yesterday and today stuck at the side of the road with a puncture, that’s not a view I’ll change. I know the risk is small but it’s the old risk vs consequences - minimum risk but total PITA consequences. 👍