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At least that's all it was!

Are you sure it's not just a plastic nut cover that's not on properly? I've seen some serious tyre monkey-ry, but getting a wheel bolt that cross threaded would be a huge achievement.

I use an old fashioned "belt it with a hammer" impact driver for disc/drum retaining screws. As long as the screw head's not wrecked before I get there, it works every time.

6R GTI, I think.

That's a bit of an odd one for me. To me, if I get in something mk2 Fabia sort of era, the tech feels out of date, whereas the Mk1 just doesn't really have any to age it.

We've had it on a mini before where we bought cheap hubs and the magnet didn't give a decent pulse to the sensor. I don't know if SKF are what they used to be any more, or have just become another Eurocarparts "Quality" brand. I normally stick with Febi. Also, always worth giving the cables down to the sensors a really good check for damage. They can look ok, but have a split in when you flex them about a bit.

Squirt some of our favourite release spray in behind the outer seal and leave it to soak overnight. Grab the piston with a pair of grips and give it a rotational wiggle back and forwards before you put the windback on.

Probably just a bush, but yeah, worth getting it looked at before you go.

I think that's just Stellantis saying "GM aren't going to sue us now, lets just make everything look like a Camaro" I don't mind, I like the way Camaro's look, particularly suits the big Peugeot saloon (408?).

Sounds like dad's SDI, the paint's that flat and swirly that you could probably put another coat straight on without scotching it.

Going by the ones I've seen getting scrapped lately, inner sill rust and adding more boost than the owner has talent for.

150k's not high, but it all depends how it's been looked after.

Especially when you consider how far fuel has to be transported in some parts of Aus.

I did ask that question, and got told not when it's raining this heavy.

😲 That's some going! Well done on keeping it healthy for so long!

I'm suprised it's metal. I think they're a shared platform with a Peugeot 208, so I expected plastic wings. I had to drive one of these on an assessment drive for a job I was going for, and it was terrible. I'm just under 6foot and I couldn't get the seat in any kind of position where it was low enough for me to see forwards without a massive obstruction in my view where the rear view mirror was. It'd got no feel of connection to the road, at one point I was doing commentary and I said "I'm aware I'm doing 10mph under the speed limit, that's because I don't trust the car. I would feel comfortable doing 70mph in another vehicle." passed the assessment though.

It's about 2 years old.

Not too convinced on what Kia/Hyundai are putting out at the moment. My mate's got a Sportage and it's on it's second engine at <50k.

If it's EGR cooler, you might see signs of water, or more likely water oil mix, on the intake pipe after the EGR. Always worth doing a sniffer test for hydrocarbons in the coolant. 1.4's aren't known for head gasket issues, but it's worth ruling it in or out.

I've got no experience of the later Octavias, but I have been unhappy with Eurocarparts two "Own brands", Eicher and Brembo. The last few sets I've fitted have been ATE and I can't fault them. They make a lot of the calipers for VAG, so I'll trust them to do the discs and pads. Cheap as well, I get mine from PartsInMotion.

I can see where you're coming from, but to me, a spluttering cut out is almost always going to be fuel delivery. If a PD isn't injecting a cylinder under load, it's normally a pretty harsh misfire. Not sure what the garage scanned it with, but it might be worth seeing if there's someone by you with VCDS or a good reader. I'd almost put money on there being a saved code that will give you a clue. The alternative's going to be go old school and do a leakdown test, ideally do one with it running and one with it cut out.

Start with giving it a scan in case it shows one cylinder as faulty. Injectors on a PD aren't a trivial job. Did you look if the filter housing was running out of fuel?

That's the most sensible thing I've heard in terms of EV's in a really long time. Love the fact that they're recycling what could well be an end of life vehicle.

Haven't used them myself because I fix my own stuff, but Mick's at Low Fulney have always been really good with a mate of mine.

The limiting factor is although the wheel will go on the car, the hubcap won't clip onto some VAG steels properly. Don't know which end of Lincs you are, but I've probably got a few Fabia rims in Alford if you need one.