Chilli1

So I took my car to a local garage. They gave me the attached diagnostic report. My reasoning for taking the car to a garage, instead of buying my own diagnostic equipment, was that the garage would be able to provide expert advice on the nature of the fault and how it might be resolved - and how much it might cost! Unfortunately, the guys at the garage were really unhelpful. They seemed to have a 'cards close to your chest' philosophy, for some bizarre reason. All they did was clear the faults and told me if the warning light came back on, go back to them. My questions about what the faults mean and how they might be fixed went unanswered. Does anyone know about the faults detailed in the report? It seems the second lambda sensor is on the blink, but I don't know whether this is normal for a car of that age, whether it's serious, how much it'd be to fix etc., so any advice would be much appreciated. Cheers!

Great job and guide - thanks for posting!

If you've made a fuel that runs perfectly well in 99.9% of cars, you've done a good job and should keep selling that fuel! As far as I know, the HTP is a fairly unfussy creature. It's probably mechanical as you suggested! Thanks Wino. Yeah, I'll need to get it checked - garages are so busy though that nobody seems to have any availability for at least a week. 🙁 Maybe (hopefully) if I drive it very gently it'll be alright tonight.

It would make sense to check the plugs but unfortunately I don't have the tools at the moment. They were the standard NGK plugs (I'm pretty sure they're what Skoda supply the car with actually), so they should last longer than 10K miles. Yeah, I highly doubt it was the fuel. I don't usually use 99 RON because my HTP can't take advantage of the higher octane rating, but I do put a full tank of V-Power in every so often when Shell give me a discount through their app. Not sure if the cleaning thing really works but if it's cost-neutral for that tank it probably doesn't do any harm. Tesco used to publish details of Momentum describing the cleaning properties etc. but they don't anymore, which makes me suspicious! My office isn't far from the stealership. Maybe it'd be worth giving them a call - even if it'd be quite pricey. I really don't want to end up having to replace the catalytic converter!

Thanks Roottootemoot. I eventually found the right plug gap and the car has been fine for the last 10,000 miles since the plugs were changed. I did fill up with cheap Asda petrol right before my long motorway journey - but at that point the tank was 25% V-Power + 75% Asda (although if the Asda fuel was really terrible perhaps that wouldn't make a difference). Having read about it, I'm a bit concerned that I'll end up damaging my catalytic converter, but I doubt any garage would be able to look at it before I set off tonight!

Hi all, I did a fairly long motorway drive last weekend in my 2012 Fabia 1.2 HTP and, when I got into my car the next morning, the exhaust system warning light was on (please see photo). The car was driving fine. I took it to a garage later that day but they couldn't fit me in for 10 days - which didn't seem to matter as, when I got back in my car, the light had gone out. It's been fine all week but the light has come back on this morning on my way to work. The car still drives fine - no different to normal. I've got a three-hour motorway journey this evening - do you reckon it'll be alright? Cheers!

Hi all, Does anyone know where I can find details of the plug gap in my 2012 1.2 HTP (44 kW) Fabia? I don't think it's in my owner's manual - I certainly can't find it in there. Also, I'm assuming it's just standard plugs for my car and not fancy platinum/iridium ones? Cheers!

Cheers Wino - will take a look at that oil.

Hi all, I normally get my 1.2 HTP Fabia serviced at a local garage, who always put this oil in: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Comma-SYN5L-Syner-G-Synthetic-Motor/dp/B002RPJ6B0/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1550657273&sr=8-14&keywords=5w40+oil However, looking on Amazon, this stuff is cheaper: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Comma-XFG5L-X-Flow-Fully-Synthetic/dp/B002XUR3LE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550657539&sr=8-1&keywords=5w40+oil I've looked on Comma's website and it doesn't seem to say what the difference between the two oils is. Does anyone know which is better, and why? Cheers!

I've had it on zero for a few miles before but I've always wondered what the true limit is.

Nope!

Has anyone ever measured the number of miles left when the fuel gauge ticks over to empty with a 1.2 HTP? I'm trying to almost empty the tank... almost!

That'd be great to see some pics of the process, swiss_steve. Just in case I ever have this problem again, which, judging by the poor durability of these things, I probably will!

It hasn't had a new windscreen to my knowledge (bought the car at 6.5k miles). Will water come into the cabin if I don't fix it? Or is it just cosmetic? If it's just cosmetic and there's no risk of the car interior getting wet, I'm probably inclined to leave it for the moment, then replace both trims at a later date.