StevesTruck

You've posted this on a publicly viewable forum. Personal experience is Adrian Flux aren't particularly trustworthy either on policies or claims (some years ago, they put me down as at fault when someone drove into my trailer whilst I was stationary) I'm with swiftcover and have found them good to deal with, not had to claim with them though.

The holes go all the way through the carrier so it doesn't matter if the new bolts are a bit over.

A litre bottle should be plenty. I normally have a second one in hand in case something properly stupid happens, but the reality is I've changed the fluid on a polo, my bike (that got messy because something properly stupid happened) and my van and have only used 1.5 litre.

It's all the same parts whether it's discs or drums on the back. Really easy job to change, just make sure you have the right socket for the hub nut. Once the nut is off, the hub will most likely come off in your hand. The torque setting according to my manual is 70Nm +30 degrees.

The returned fuel will get filtered next time it does round. The stuff that gets sent to the injectors won't get filtered between the damaged pump and the injectors.

It will be synthetic, I don't think you can buy glycol based any more, well maybe through a classic car parts supplier. Dot 4 is fine. You only need 5.1 if you're going to be getting your brakes really hot, basically sustained track use or driving for deliveroo 😜. 5.1 can make the pedal heavy on some cars.

Metal particles will normally be from the high pressure pump breaking up, so after the filter, but they can go back to the tank via the return hose. Modern diesel can get algae growing in it, so giving the tank a wipe out can't hurt and might make your lift pump last longer.

Or injector seals.

I'm thinking a bad battery connection or battery earth.

I found mine, and the Ibiza before it were better on load rated tyres. It's not that the Fabia's heavy, more that the weight distribution is terrible.

Expect the bolts to be very seized, very seized indeed, and accessible only by spanner with the hub in place.

I've just had a look on the Klarius catalogue and it's given me this for the single cab 1.6: They don't list anything specifically for the Fun, but I can't really see that being an issue. I'd be sceptical about a 9k Caddy van for a Polo part fiting, as they have a lot more space at the front. As far as I know, the Caddy van never got the 1.6 8V engine, the only petrol being the 1.4 16V

Not sure that I'd be turning that on. I think that's in the sort of range that had medical applications.

If it's the same as a Mk4 Golf, just open the door and start the car, the immob should cancel the alarm.

Generally 5GHz is faster, but 2.4 is more tolerant of range and obstacles. I often put basic devices on 2.4 and save the 5 for better ones. You can get Wifi meter apps which are good for having a walk round the house with and finding good and bad spots.

Might have been someone wanting a tiny amount more grip, or like @vindaloosays, kerb protection for the wheels. Bit of a length to go to though because 215's are normally expensive in any size.

I put a chipped ECU on at the same time. Only notable thing is a very slight roughness to the idle and a shudder when you turn the engine off. I probably wouldn't have bothered taking it off but I had the delete pipe from my old car.

The only problem with fitting a towbar is lifting the thing. Someone on here is probably about to tell you that you need the latest canbus interfaced VAG approved microcontroller freeze dried wiring adapter... It's not true. As long as you can do basic wiring, you just need a bypass relay. Yes, the Fabia also came with 15" and 16" wheels, so fitting 15's isn't a problem. If you dont want to get into comparing offsets and bolt seats and all that, the easiest thing to do is just get a set off another VAG car. Just make sure that they're 5 x100 mm fitting pattern, not 5 X 112mm or the older 4 stud fittings. So basically that's any Fabia, polo or Ibiza from this century, MK1 Octavia, TT, Golf mk3/4. As long as you stick to, or are very close to the standard tyre size Skoda used, which is 195/50/15, you won't have any Speedo issues. The handling will probably be a bit tighter.

Probably Febi or Pierburg

You can if you need to, it just gets in the way a bit. I left mine on because it wasn't going to come off without a fight.

Can't quite see why you're not just using Mk1 Octavia VRS fronts that would grab the disc properly and make use of the extra size? Id be concerned about warping the disc by getting the edge hot but not closer to the hub.

Looks like there's a bit of a lip on the edge of the disc as well which would explain the screech. I've found that grooved discs do wear fast.

There's worse things than a motability car. I don't know if it's still the case, but about 10 years ago, Enterprise Rent-A-Car were the biggest vehicle re-marketing company in Europe.

Most main dealership groups are heavily tied into finance companies, if not owned altogether by them. BCA / WeBuyAnyCar / Cinch / Marshall Motorgroup are all the same group.

Looks more like it's got some sort of coating on that's broken up