Simoneale1973

Sometimes you have to sort problems in order! So topping the Washer Fluid first, may, and I mean, May! allow you to then 'Set' the tyre pressure! Give it a go! it won;t hurt! 😁

I have a Thinkware Dashcam, as does my wife, and I fitted both using the OBDII adapter lead that they sell, works great! We have the Parking Monitoring switched on in both cars, and when the Ignition is switched it fires up to Record, then stops when the car is switched off, if you are in Traffic for a very long time with Stop/Start it can go into Parking mode, but that's no biggie as it starts recording immediately as the engine Starts). I've also set in the software on both cameras to turn off the parking mode if, either, the car is parked for more than 48 hours or the Voltage drops below a certain level. It's possible to get a 'Hard Wiring' kit and 'Piggy-Back' fuse (usually the Rear Wiper) for Switched Power. Some Hard Wiring kits will have a Permanent and Switched Feed to allow for 'Parking Monitoring' and immediate start when the engine is started. The OBDII just made things easy (not having to find a switched fuse and earth point etc..)

Apparently VW specs on a System Flush and change some ancillary bits, is Flush the system, Fill the System (vacuum filling) , Get the Vehicle up to Temp,, Run it for 10 minutes, Let is cool sufficiently, Flush the System, Fill The System, Get the Vehicle up to temp... do this 4 - 5 times (that's what I've been told by 3 separate VW techs!), with a Technician on hand at your vehicle for the entire up to 6 hours (at £80 - £100 per Hour) so Parts: Clean Fluids each flush, New Header Tank and any pipes/clips that are needed, Pressure Testing, Labour: at least 5 hours maybe more!!! I was quoted £1200 for mine!!! So I'm going to an independent to get mine done, as I think I also need a Heater matrix replacement too (I think the Silica bag has gone POP)!!

It's a brand new Cap! albeit from Ebay... After some investigation (had a read on the Golf 6 and 7 forums)... I have a horrible feeling it's the 'Mit Silikat' bag leaked into the Heater Matrix! It's taking Aaaaages for the heater to get hot (thank god for heated seats) Gonna be 'spensive!!

I'm looking to swap out my Coolant Expansion Tank, Probably with the one above! but I think I might need to replace the Overflow and possibly the inlet, pipework (the car stood for a year before I bought it) and I think the pipe may have perishes slightly, as I'm getting Coolant drops, but the Oil is clear (not mayonnaise), The Temps are bang on, there's no smell of Hydrocarbons!.. What there is, is traces of Coolant around the cap and neck of the bottle, a residue on the outside of the bottle and a small puddle of the Coolant on the Engine Brace below the Expansion Tank. The system has been pressure tested at Skoda, but I think it might be somthing associated with the bottle, and 10 year old Rubber that's stood for a year has a tendency to perish. What Pipes (with Part Numbers) are needed for the Expansion Tank?, how hard a job is it to do? (I'm no mechanical n00b but I've not really done this sort of thing since my Mini Cooper back in the 90's) Cheers!

I'd be interested in this too!!

As far as I know, Fuse and Fuse Taps are not directional (like a Diode or LED) so current will flow either way through them! So it doesn't matter which way they're installed (They'd probably be key'd to fit one way if they were) Worst that would happen is the same as fitting an LED a**e about face, It' just won't work till you turn it round! 😊

Some Dashcams (eg - my Thinkware F200pro in my 64 plate Octy) have various Parking modes from Motion Sensing, Time Lapse and Energy Saving (which only senses impacts and instantly starts recording) and will switch off after a number of hours/days that you specify (I've got mine set to 48 hours) and a voltage level (again set by the user) Not had any Battery problems, even after leaving the car parked for a week+ My Wifes Thinkware F750 (in her 19 plate Fabby) only has the Motion Sensing and Time Lapse options, (had it on Motion Sensing, but it would trigger 40 - 50 times a night as our driveway faces a busy road) The lowest Time Lapse setting and 48 hour/12.1v shutdown have stopped any problems with the Battery! it's up to you! the unit should work with just the Switched live triggering the 'Continuous Recording' and the 'Parking mode' menu should be Blanked/Greyed out in the Menu! Good Luck! 😊

Most Dashcams recently, come with a Switched and Live (plus ground) connection! the Live for parking recording etc, the Switched for travelling! if you don't connect the Live, the dashcam will work no problems, but the Parking recording will not work! Most Facebook reviews and fitting instructions are from a time when getting a Live connection was a professional fitting thing! so most people either hid a lighter socket in the dash (connected to a switched live) or direct Switched and didn't worry about Parking recording! Just find a Permanent Live Fuse (have a look in the manual) and pop another piggyback in it! I always go with 5A fuses, just in case the Stop/Start system pops the fuse!

There are a few Dashcams now available that use the OBDII socket to Hard Wire into the car! (Thinkware, Nextbase) I have a Thinkware F200Pro with the OBD wire, and I bought the same for my Wifes F750, Both now have full functionality (Parking recording etc) and it's the same price as the Hard Wire cable kit. otherwise I believe the Rear Wiper is on its own fuse, check the Car Manual for which one that is!

But upgrading to MIB2 (or 2.5) is prohibitively expensive!

Ooooooooo I'd be interested in this too!! #grabs popcorn

I've weirdly got similar... the difference is I'm still getting heat from the vents! There's a significant drop in coolant every 4 - 6 weeks (but only in hot weather, it didn't do it over the Winter) The inside of the Expansion bottle is brown! But... as I said up there, The Heater is still blowing Hot Air when asked to! I had Skoda investigate, they pressure tested etc... found no problems, Had the Water Pump replaced wit the Cam Belt as recommended, and nothing has improved! There was talk of a system flush etc... but they quoted me £1100 ... I think £50 for a couple of bottles of Coolant keep the level where it's supposed to be, and replace the Tank for a clean one (another £20) and I've saved over a grand!

Tyre Pressure Warning???? If the tyres are at the upper limit (or lower) of their pressure, and they get hot (going 75mph will warm them up a bit) the Pressure in the tyre will increase (or decrease, can't quite remember) putting the pressure out of spec!! I remember this happening to my Fabia II Greenline (with a very brief maxi-dot warning) but never with my Octavia! Though, as people have said, it's weird to not have a visual warning also (like a light on the dash, or Maxi-Dot message). Plus it doesn't sound like the normal Skoda/VAG warning Bings and Bongs...

I'm running a Thinkware F200 Pro in my Octavia III SE Estate, My wife has a Thinkware F750 in her Fabia III SE Hatch (previously in my Fabia Greenline II Estate). Both fitted my me in the space of about 2 hours (both dashcams on the same day) I bought the optional OBDII power cable(s) for them both, as this meant I didn't have to find a Switched live fuse to splice into, and I could take advantage of the Parking Recording for both cars, without also finding a second live fuse! Fitting was easy, Find where you want to put the Front camera (don't fit it yet!!) Run the front/Rear USB connection cable from the front (under the headlining) to the A Pillar and along to the B, Then C and carefully tuck (using a cheap Chinese Car Panel tool kit I got from Amazon) and then lose the spare cable in the headlining, Make sure there's enough slack/spare for the Tailgate opening. Run the Power from the Front Camera position to The A Pilar and carefully pop off the Door Rubber (or just stuff the cable behind without removing it!!) Pop off the Drivers End dashboard panel Pull the cable through and locate the OBD socket!, Connect the wires, Plug in the OBD, Start the Car, Turn the Wi-Fi on the camera on Connect to the App on your phone then position the cameras on the windscreen (adjust the Level and Pan of the camera) and rear screen, Then set all the bits you want (Front Collision, Lane Assist, Front Leaving, Parking Recording etc... etc...) Disconnect your phone... Job Done!! It starts up nicely every time, and goes into parking mode when you're stationary for a prolonged time, and funnily stuck in traffic for a time, but switches over to Recording when you move! I've used the footage 4 times from mine and twice from My Wife's, for the Police (which they are quite grateful about!)