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Surely a subject for the General Automotive Chat section or some other section maybe. It is not just about BEV,s is it,?

why would my belt failing panic others? My car and my circumstances are not reason for anyone with a 2.0 tdi to panic lol If the title was 'clickbate' and I had said 'Skoda Octavia 2.0tdi bad design timing belt fail' then you might have a point. I don't have time to split hairs mate, just walk on by if your not going to fetch anything of any worth to the table... I don't need schooling thank you very much.

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As a reminder, there's 10 years to go for 2035 ZEV-only new vehicle sales and many more years of ICE vehicle on the road after that.

Isn't that what I put - 😆- yes I certainly did mean to put XZN too late to edit previous post(s) (I almost put XYZ this time too). I thought I had a chart of the XZN head dimensions and sizes but it's not there in my current files, diesel and VW two things I try to avoid, I can't imagine them combined! Though you might as well have a diesel with all the noises a petrol VW engine makes. I found the following, I agree with this chap's first sentence but then if it's a VAG spec thing then it will be a secret from their car owners. http://mahonkin.com/~milktree/motorcycle/triple-square/

From a bit of digging, I've found some threads with this issue specific to a 1.0 TSI engine - here, here and here. The last link has the OP of the thread state "VW have been aware of the issue for a couple of years, (June 2020), because they themselves raised an issue notice on their ERwin system. The TPI (Technical Product Information) number that you need to search is 2055431/4. Published 3.6.2020." I don't have access of ERwin but does sound like it's not a random issue and as you say, more of a design fault or quality control issue.

Maybe, if you are concerned, dig a bit deeper, I'm sure that this was the topic of either a recall or hushed up as a workshop action to check/change something away from how it was originally built by Skoda, normally this sort of action covers a named range of unit serial numbers going by production period that this issue was "allowed to happen". I'd be very concerned if I was you and you just got some local garage to sort this out, and certainly if I had used one that knew nothing about this issue. I'd probably send DVSA an email or use their online notification system as that would add to those that hopefully have already done this, in my world, with the early admission by VW Group or at least one of their marques, that this was a known issue that they had addressed - a lesser version of this occurred with the earlier 1.2TSI EA211 engines and that, I think, prompted either a change in the part or a change of venders or something else, to minimise the chance of this happening with later engines. This is not a "wear out" issue, it seems to be a poor/bad bit of design and/or manufacture of that part - I'd be spitting blood if I had to pay for a car manufacturer's error - well a big error like this.

I hope this helps someone as it did for me. First I'd like to thank the member [sorry, I can't find his post to give him some much deserved recognition] who suggested blowing the fob out with compressed air. I'd been away in France for a couple of months so my car was laid up [with a trickle charger connected]. My keys had been in a drawer in the unheated house for months so they didn't have the luxury of residing in my pocket or in a warm car etc. for a long time. I tried to open the car to move it and I had no response from either key fob. The light on the fob flashed rapidly at first then nothing. New batteries at 3.25 V in each still gave me no fob light. I'd tried all suggestions in the various forums, all to no avail. I even salvaged a battery from a disgarded Vape, charged that and paralled that with the new fob battery just to see if it was a battery current draw issue. Then I remembered what I had read about the compressed air. Fortunately, as I have 2 cars and 4 motorbikes (don't ask), I have a compressor in the garage. "Nothing to lose" I thought. .... RESULT!!!!!. So I blew out the second fob with just my new battery in, [no vape backup]. AGAIN, sucess. So thanks again to the guy that posted about the benefit of a blow job. Also my low key battery warning has gone ... WHOOP WHOOP!! The keys now reside on hooks attached to the front of my boiler.

A blowjob can fix many things

Arrogance again, you know you are not responding to engineers or chemist but you use the term BTB to show your self perceived superiority. I have never seen Bromothymol Blue referred to in decades of general car internet forums and bulletin boards. If you were like this when you were in the UK I'm sure you would have had the urine extracted out of you repeatedly.

They could have fixed your car instead ffs. Excessive drain of 12V is years old problem and there were solutions rolled out like 2 years ago already. After they applied fixes and changed battery on mine, I had no issues whatsoever, even though I have a habit to sit there and listen to music for hours sometimes. Before that was the same story as yours. All in all, despite cars being obviously flawed, it all comes down to a particular dealer/workshop if you'll have a good experience in the end or not.

Let’s clear something up from the start - you don’t need to use the ‘profiles’ thing on the infotainment at all. If you have electric seat(s) then they come with memory switches on the seat(s) themselves - 3 of them, in fact. These memory slots hold the position of every seat variable, from position to tilt to lumbar support. They also remember the mirror positions as well. Only thing you need to manually alter is the rear view mirror (and the steering wheel if you mess with that too). As for ‘slow’ - no, the electric seats move at the same speed they do when you manually adjust them. Yes, it’s slower than a manual slide forward/back seat, but as it does all the adjustments in one go when recalling from memory, I’d wager it’s faster than adjusting everything on a manual seat. I’d suggest from that list you’re looking for an SEL or above - however, only the Sportline, vRS and L&K have electric seat(s) as standard (driver only on Sportline/vRS, both on L&K). As for the other points… Sunroof - not had any issues with mine, no leaking, no noise, in my opinion it’s awesome with the dark headlining as it makes the cabin a lot lighter and makes it feel a lot roomier. Wheels - only the SE came with 18” wheels, so if you’re going to get everything you want, then it’s going to also have 19” (or 20”) wheels. Just be mindful that the price of tyres jumps massively from 19 > 20. Given what I know my 2021 vRS with not quite 23k miles is worth, I would have thought a 25k miles SEL should be well within your budget with a bit of haggling. If the seats are that important to you, then you might have to compromise a bit on mileage or price. @skattman - I’ve sent you the 2021 brochure in a DM so you can see what was standard on each trim.

I understand as my GF was born in Plymouth and I used to live in Southampton and work in Portsmouth (so am familiar with the phrases "Pompey Lil' & 'Scummers'!).

Not true, mit silikat was originally fitted on ALL engine versions.

@MartiniB - for the wing mirror cover with BSD retrofit, below is the how it was connected up, if anyone is interested.

OK, so i might be jinxing it... But I think I solved it, thanks to @Oztony. I checked the wire loom around the coils, and behold... On cyl1, I could replicate misfires by wiggling the wires. I took off the connector and checked the wire, wire was fine, but the whole connector was a little loose inside, and the metal parts didn't mate snuggly, so I gave them a sqeeze and reassembled. Couldnt replicate the fault by wiggling the wires any more. So far so good, did a little test drive and had the car idle for a while, now I just have to reset the DTCs when I get home from night shift at work. I'm crossing my fingers that was it.

@Lutz_91 - i assumed the BSD indicators to be 12V, as per usual. Hence wiring in the Wing Mirror Cover BSD indicator caused no issues. no errors, or issues working. the original wing mirror BSD indicator is just as bright as it was before i added the additional wing mirror cap BSD indicator. the wiring is simple & straightforward. see pic below of how i connected it up. as for the wing mirror cap mounting clips - yes, that one in the middle is in a different location, hence the black trim piece, behind the mirror glass itself, doesn't clip onto it. however it doesn't matter as the the wing mirror cap is securely fastened on either sides, and around the back. there is no way the mirror cap is coming off, unless of course it gets smashed up in an accident.

Yeah I've been doing a bit of digging on the OPs behalf and that seems to be the general consensus Mick. I was looking into buying a fire cube myself but might give it a miss now as is don't seem to do anything I need above what the fire stick does. I get radio through my computer to a Bluetooth speaker.

Perhaps you need to get out more 😉try driving around my city or London, and you'll see plenty of them being driven badly.

There is a possibility that the even the valves are fine on this engine, the way the top end is set up it may have just smashed the rockers to bits when the valves have hit the piston. The trouble with looking in the top end though is that you have to take all the injectors out so its not a 5 minute job but as this happened at tickover you have a good chance of saving it if you really wanted to. It is still a bit of an unknown though and its still a 180K engine with a lot of auxiliaries that are just waiting to die and cost you money, plus a lot of things will break and need replacing once you start tearing into it.

The car was bought by myself along with two additional identical cars from motopoint they had less than 10k on them at the time. I sourced them for the sales reps at the company that I was the GM for at the time. The reps were spread out the UK so they took cars to local approved garages for their servicing. I have all the receipt's... Not in front of me right now.... Ultimately what difference does it make? The timing belt was taken out by the fan belt snapping and wrapping around it.... I have no recourse with the garage. I get you guys want the full picture and thought I gave a good overview at the start of this thread. That company I was the GM at decided to cease trading so I bought the car off the CEO. I usually run newer cars but I started my own business to decided to just run the Skoda for my commute until the company is up and running, its still early days for the business. Thankfully I have an Abarth 595 comp, aka ****box which was bought for ****s and giggles a good while back, thats being used at the moment. Hopefully that provides better insight. I feel a little like I'm being quizzed so that someone can say you had it coming or I failed to look after the car, both are not true. All three of those cars had servicing done in accordance to Skoda or the VAG group. The belt has gone end of, I need to work out what to do in the most cost effective manner as I have a new business that I'm growing. I'm also near 50, have driven for longer than I haven't. I was working on cars from the age of 12 with my dad, timing engines, changing exhausts, rebuilding brakes alone too. I'm also a petrol head have two supersport bikes a new'ish R1 and a ZX-10r. I'm here for advice not schooling lol I do appreciate the sensible helpful advice guys 👍

Happy new year! Had to find some shade and beat the sun to get Rusty washed as it has been too hot. Also a guy in the UK sent me a customised Hot Wheels version of Rusty!

I can return your favour sir. Given Pete put the link - https://www.fepy.com/sata-gl25105-1-2-drive-long-torx-bit-socket-t41 I think there might just have been a typo (that wasn't mine for a change) and the fittings had a female Torx. You might know is there such a thing as T41 (female socket - male driver), I think I might have seen a T47 but not T41 but of course I'm never sure. I've got some E marked Torx sockets I've never used them and am unlikely ever to but they were in the socket and spanner set I got for my 50th. I bought some tools in the late- 70s as bottom-draw items and could only afford a few items at a time, sets were expensive then, included were No. 3 and 4 Philips and Pozi screwdrivers I've only ever used the No3 Pozi out of those. I wish I hadn't have lost or given away some of those tools as getting them replaced for reasonable decent ones now is so difficult or expensive. I went on eBay to see what I could get s/h and some of the ones I have and want are collectors pieces now, with prices to match. My wife bought me some old screwdrivers for a surprise and they were used and abused by being cut and grinded, I gave away the better ones and kept others for opening tins, scraping and so on.

@skodo_octav Old version MHI2_ER_SKG11_P2104_MU0318 . The latest new version for your unit is MHI2_ER_SKG11_K3343. Can this unit be converted to mib 2.5 for full glass display with color tiled menu.

150nm and +90degrees

@nta16Don't you mean XZN ie 12 point or multi spine? I wonder if that part has anti tamper or security screw on it, VW Group tends to use them on parts that are not meant to be taken apart - if that is the case here, maybe the bolts that secure it to the car are elsewhere. Something prompted me to buy RIB a few years ago - fills a space in my tools storage system!

Visit a dealer/properly equipped garage and have them correctly adjusted. You'll require an ADAS calibration too since the wheel alignment & ride height have been adjusted.

Pete Many thanks for the response........ The connector looks fine and shiny. In fact, if I start the engine with the connector not fitted to the sensor both cooling fans run and if I then connect the connector to the sensor the fans will stop but the error is still reported and the next time the fans will start when i start the engine.......so it might indicate the wiring (or at least the connector) is good but I need a competent person to look at it, I think... but thx v m etc for your reply Tom

Open circuit (broken or very badly connected wire) is consistent with a falsely low temperature reading, not a short circuit. Most likely breakage point would be just outside the cable entry of the connector, so ought to be obvious. What occasionally happens instead is that the metal encasement of the sensor goes porous, and coolant gets into the innards of the sensor. You'd think that replacement would solve this, but unfortunately once it's inside the connector, it can corrode the connections of both sensor and loom connector contacts, and even wick its way along the wires, within the insulation jacket. If you unplug the loom connector of G62, does it seem damp inside, and do the connector contacts look clean and shiny, or crusty and corroded? Good light and magnification may be required to see.

These people that call handle etc think they are the gate keepers of secrets, even from the people they are acting as agents for. I love the Data protection line sometimes given. Especially when it is your data and have the right to know.

Maintain the spare at a high pressure when stored maybe 60 psi, and if you have to fit the spare then you can let some air out. Easy to have a tyre pressure gauge in the car even if you have no means of inflating a tyre.

Aye, that badge is coming away with me! Apparently this is the last Nexia GLi auto left in the UK as well...

The charcoal filter version type do look pretty dark when new. For the price of a new, OEM cabin filter, I cannot see any worth in cleaning an old one.

let the dealer update first and do the swap. Afterwards you can update to 332.

Risk assessment, mitigation and avoidance are great skills to learn and apply especially when dealing with potentially dangerous or lethal items.

With the second largest GHG emitting country Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research saying it's a scam I suspect it will be much harder to convince Joe and Julia Public in any country to make their, however small, contribution to reducing GHG emissions. That's the clear and present danger of the new US policy for us all.

Ohhh the Daewoo Disastra. Noice I knew a woman who had one in the same colour. She couldn't wait to get rid either That AA badge is probably worth more than the car

Tens of thousands dead in countries where the big nations want the control of oil, gas, minerals and resources that countries have. As it is the Nations / countries that are building batteries and other products have to take responsibility if there are industrial accidents. Like Nuclear disasters, like Refineries leaking or polluting, like train crashes were oil or gas explosions happen. Floods from burst dams, or just floods. Fired because of weather or lack of controlled burning etc. What a world we live in. Maybe even trampled by horses once we get back to using them for deliveries, or the evolution and electric milk carts.

Garage in Greece = private parking. https://vb.containers.com.gr/images/230.jpg?crc=3990564924 We say it with french accent although the Americans pronounce is as ''ga-ra-che''. I appreciated the advise that you gave me about a thoroughly cleaning of the system but i couldn't do it so in next coolant change i will remove the expansion tank, clean it and let's see next time if there are any ''glitters'' left. The positive thing is that i found none of them stuck in the coolant sensor's base but i can not know if any of them left are inside the radiator.

Sorry, Mr McCririck, I can't help, only sympathise with you. I have had four years of having to tolerate this crap. A very weak 12v battery that is likely to let me down at any time. So much so that when it is parked in my garage I always pop the bonnet so that when it doesn't start I can get in and hook up my CTEK battery conditioner without going through the farce of trying to get into the car by the official method of prising off part of the NSF door handle. Honestly, who designs these ridiculous systems? And they call it progress! I have been warned (by Skoda, no less) not to sit in the car when stationary listening to the radio as half an hour of that will flatten the 12v battery. Unbelievable! Anyway, after three Octavias since 2002 I am trading in this iV dud for a new all-electric EV from another manufacturer who, by the way, is as gobsmacked as I am about these VAG-originated faults. My final act on trade-in day will be to take the car behind the supplying dealership and give it a good BasilFawlty-style thrashing. There, I feel better already... PS, the only positive I can offer is that if you haven't got one already, buy a CTEK battery conditioner. Assuming you have a garage or, at least, a drive connect it when leaving the car parked for even two days.

Just for those getting Free ones and feeling superior for green credentials i thought from your previous comments. Anyway, get out and about and see just how many nut jobs there are in EV,s, usually on the dash to get to the chargers after driving without tail lights or headlights to eek out range, all dressed up for the cold weather or cars interior.

I agree with you I don't see why all these different types are used but I'm sure VW and perhaps the German engineers have their reasons, helping the car owners not one of them. Drive bits are often poor quality, as far as I can tell like drill bits now used once (if you're lucky) then throw away, though I've never been a fan of drive bits. A reasonable quality tool of the correct type and size should (note should) be able to remove a fixing and even though I don't hold modern German engineer in their cars in very high regard I doubt they would undersize fixings (well not too much or too often at least). If you have the room in the work area and inclination there might be other methods of extraction of these troublesome fixings that others can offer you ideas on, I've no idea of the engine or what part you're getting at, diesel engines bays are always a lot more dirty and messy to work on than even petrol engines in my very limited experience and I don't like the crap in petrol engine bays as it is. Up to you of course what you do next but after a chance to cool down you could still take that photo and post it up to give more details, don't worry about rounded heads we've all had that at sometime despite our best efforts.

Right but what difference does that make with my situation? The belt has failed irrespective of anything that is what I need to address the past has no relevance what so ever as I'm not trying to sell the car here. Essentially if the belt has gone which it has and given it happened how it did and given its an interference engine what is the best move moving forward. I'm not here for people to diagnose why it happened.....

I was wondering whether someone had some evidence or information suggesting arson or vandalism. Ask the question!

Home of the SBS !

Forgot to put - I like the look of that hub cover, I can't think it would do much about heat.

Fitted new AGM Varta battery today - it was the original on the car (yellow paint on bolts) but was getting a bit chuggy when cold starting after 8 years. The Carista was really easy to do the Battery registration with (monitor and CAN bus). Impressed so far.

My download seemed to be stuck, with 100+ MB still missing even after driving for 40min, but turning on the ignition only without the motor running helped. The rest was downloaded in a minute or so. 1985 is now on my 2022 G-Tec as well and I've had no problems so far. 🙂

WOW ! HNY 👌

2017 SE L 1.4tdi 105. Bought it 6 months ago.

I found this video which makes it look quite easy as you mentioned. Will have a go try to pop it up at the weekend. I guess you can probably lift it up without removing the side piece with the right spludgers.