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I've been using a Wheel hanger for years n years n years. I remove my wheels often, that this was a must. Makes it so much easier to remove and put the wheel back on/off the hub. A must also for those who use spacers. I don't use spacers anymore, since changing to aftermarket rims - but it's still super helpful for any rims. It's good for ur back n legs too cause ur not straining to position and align the holes. This is the wheel hanger on the rear axle.

When my sons battery failed he was with the AA and only place open was either halfords or Eurocarparts for a new battery. His wouldnt even take a boost to get car started. The price was mad so he phoned me and I took a spare one from home and got him going with it. The guy from AA was really decent and even fitted the spare battery for him. Even he said the price was way high. Got the same one from Tayna battery for less than half the price. Alasdair

Hi all! Joined after finding so many useful pages linked back to this site. Bought a very cheap 2011 Octavia II wagon as a temporary car and fell in love with the practical touches that set the car apart. Have since upgraded to a 2018 Superb wagon and loving it.

Check for broken wires in driver's door bellows. Specifically a grey/white wire into pin 5 of the 28-way connector at A-pillar.

Yes, at least two seems reasonable. This will avoid rim moving. They are like €10-15 for a pair.

Hi, I don't use this kind of tool, though it looks convenient. Just sit in front of the wheel. Put my 2 feet at 4 and 8 o'clock on the side wall on the tyre. Then : Manually screw a 1st bolt in the 6-ish o'clock area to be sure the wheel is really in contact with the hub. Screw (still manually) all remaining 4 bolts. Use Impact wrench set to 100Nm (still with my feet on the tyre to avoid the wheel turning). Lay the car down on its wheels Screw all bolts at 140Nm with a torque wrench. (Recommended torque on 19" rims if I remember well).

This is a very old thread now but, given no resolution was posted, I thought other Mk2 Fabia owners might like to hear that I found a cure for this issue on my car. Hence I had an identical problem with my 2010 Fabia htp 70; i.e. revs at idle or with clutch depressed oscillating between 1000 and 400, almost stalling on occasion. In the hope of resolving this I’d done everything suggested here, including locating and repairing the infamous split servo pipe (yes mine was split too), but like here, to no avail. However, I was able to replicate the pull the accelerator pedal up with the toe effect, also noted here, which often resulted in a temporary cure even though, strangely, there was no actual movement in the pedal. In fact, it worked just as well pushing the pedal to the side. The answer was a replacement used accelerator pedal off eBay for less than £20. All you need is a torch, and a 1/4 inch socket set with a 10mm socket. There are just three nuts and one electrical connector involved; really straightforward. And you don’t need to mess about reprogramming the ECU; just attach the replacement pedal and drive off. The engine adapts in a few minutes. I hope this helps someone.

This is relatively trivial. Sometimes the reversing camera gives this view showing more of the number plate than it does in the second image which is what it usually looks like. Today I finally discovered what causes it. Starting the car and selecting reverse before the infotainment system has completed booting up.

Hello to all membersz nice to be here. I'm driving and enjoying Skoda Superb 3 4x4 200ks from 2021

Thanks to all for your responses. I went ahead with the AA inspection. The guy who did it said it was a good car; however, after I asked him a few questions about the car, he was a bit hesitant. I don't think he did the full inspection I paid for, and most likely cut a few corners. I won't buy another inspection again. Anyway, I went ahead and bought the car. I also bought the Carista OBD diagnostic device and plugged that in a day after the car was delivered ( will use it again on my next car before buying it ) . The car came up with a load of electrical faults. After doing a bit of research, it turns out the most likely cause is that the seller replaced the battery and didn't code it to the ECU, which I have now done, along with clearing the faults. I've left it for a few days and will do another check tomorrow, hoping the faults don't show up.

Will try to look up what those other wires do tomorrow some time. The wires break because that section of the door loom has to bend back and forth each time the door opens. Mk1 Fabia had a much better design where the bellows has a vertical dogleg, meaning that there's a combination of movements including twisting, which is less harsh on the wires. Almost everything Skoda have made since then seems to just take the shortest route straight across, and they all seem to suffer from premature loom failure as a result.

Just ordered a pair from Ali express for £3.20!

Ok managed to reconnect the white and grey with solder and heat shrink. The windows are working fine now - thanks so much Pete! Have left the other two severed wires - brown and blue and blue only - as I have things to do but will come back to them at some later date. ANy idea what these one do and whether they are important?

The bit of the car that the front door hinges bolt onto.

No need to desolder, try with clamp.

This annoyance was discussed on this Fabia Mk4 sub-forum in this 2023-2025 topic, but no 'fix' was provided. https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/514137-data-protection-information/ I notice that - in this VW T6 Facebook group entry https://www.facebook.com/groups/341447403317545/posts/2154737708655163/ - it was suggested that swiping down from the top of the display screen allowed the privacy settings to be accessed. (I'm sceptical, but perhaps worth a try!!!)

Yeap, @travs explained similar technic. Seems common, but I haven’t seen it before.

I’ve got one too but never found it that useful as the wheel still moves around a bit so found it fiddly. But @Warrior193 mentioned two…that sounds like the panacea

Yessir. Sit on floor with wheel in front, put it on the hub and hold it there while you line it up with the holes, couple of bolts in and game over.

Woohoo, this lot should help hide some crimes and make some repairs look a bit more professional for the MOT man. No doubt it will take me another year to get all this welded in, but it feels like a step towards road legality all the same.

A good carpet of Bluebells this evening.........

Can't answer your question but I can confirm a very similar thing happened to me. I used to leave my key in my work jacket, which I'd put in the car as I walked past before heading in for debrief / wash etc. But then one day when I went to my car afterwards it had locked itself, and I had to go home and get my other key. I replaced the batteries in both of my keys afterwards, and it hasn't happened since. Mind, I've never left one unattended in my car since either... 😆

Right answer. 🙂

What what, are you pushing the wheel with your feet to the hub while turning the bolts with extension with your hands? You seems to be very flexible. Sorry I asked ChatGPT to draw it for me, but it draw the man beside the tire, not in front of the tire. (I might asked to draw it like 5 y.o. :D ) PS: Sorry I'm just fried at the end of the week. I'm losing it...

Ones I have seen appear to adjust the link between the bourdon tube and the needle gearing.

Me and my scooter at Notre Dame: Gaz 😁 PS: It found its way to a few other places too - shameless tourist: 😁

Unfortunately, what almost certainly happened was the 1st bolt cross-threaded when you used the impact wrench on it and I'm not sure I'd trust a helicoil repair on the damaged thread - probably the best fix would be to replace the damaged hub. Also get yourself a pair of the tyre positioning pins for future use.

Finished off the front grill today. Bumper off job. Once again a big thanks to @JR RS for a brilliant how to guide. I was naive and thought because I don’t have front parking sensors that there wasn’t a plug to undo. Turns out the ambient air temperature is mounted on the front bumper so that has to be unplugged. There are some who report changing the front grill without taking the bumper off. I have no idea how it could possibly be achieved as even with the bumper off I had a few sweary moments trying to get clips undone! Really like the look now it’s all done! The badge is not quite the right white. I think it’s more candy white. But I begrudge paying £100 from kopacek for two colour matched badges. I may get another couple of cheap Ali ones and try painting them myself with touch up paint. Just the side view left to dechrome with wrap around the windows and the roof rails to install but SWMBO wants new taps fitted in the bathroom so those might have to wait a while!

Just to reply publicly about how grateful I am with @pab567 help with all of this. Unit supplied and fitted with the cables. Ideal retro fit on the car.

Solved.Timing belt tensioner was allmost stuck (OE Gates) The oil pump belt was in good condition.

The only inbuilt sat-nav for a Fabia Mk4 runs on the Amundsen display-screen and was discussed here https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/536163-sat-nav-sel-mk-4-10/#comment-5979593 My 2024 Fabia does not have traffic-sign recognition, so relies on a GPS database for speed-limit data. My previous Hyundai i20 had a traffic-sign recognition capability using a windscreen camera (but no inbuilt sat-nav) but this was, understandably, only able to provide speed-limit data on roads that have physical speed-limit traffic signs, and most UK roads do not. Presumably a Fabia Mk4 that has inbuilt sat-nav AND traffic-sign recognition will use both systems and be more capable of providing accurate speed-limit information. My neighbour has just changed a 9-months-old Tesla SUV for a new Skoda Enyaq VRS. I asked him how he was finding the Envaq's sat-nav (I knew he had run GROK on the Tesla's navigation system) and he said "I just put a destination in and follow the instructions". When driving (10.5 miles) from my (rural) home to the Skoda dealership that services my cars, my Fabia's navigation system always inexplicably suggests that, part way along, I turn left on to a narrow single-track lane. Ignoring that guidance rapidly causes the system to reset and the remainder of the trip accurately follows the 'logical' route. Choosing 'Home' at the dealership resulted in the Fabia's navigation system behaving rationally until I reached the town near my home and decided to enter it rather than bypass it and probably hit heavy traffic. That decision caused the Fabia's navigation system a lot of grief and I've no idea where I would have gone if I had followed the instructions. Eventually the system got back on track, but it's easy to see the potential risks involved in slavishly relying on sat-nav guidance.