Gabbo

My 2023 2L TDi superb "officially" take 0W30 oil. However, from my understanding, as long as it is VW504/507 equivalent, either is fine.

Yes it was last week. They told me it's a "common" issue on the superb , "It's a feature not a bug". but that there's no easy solution to it. It's just a heating noise as the heating system warms up and some parts expand. On my car it lasts 30-60s once warm air starts flowing & I didn't want them to take anything apart in the dash to investigate it so I will just live with it. I guess it won't get better because after 1 year it's still the same.

My flat head screw driver was not right right tool 😬 ?

It could be the case that the latest design is more rigid than the previous one. You can't see it has crossed reinforcements in the plastic moulding which the previous one does not have. However both feel solid and unlikely to flex under the force of just the spring... My Octavia makes the same scraping noise even with the Bosch blades when they are coming to the end of their life. Looking at the profile, they don't particularly look worn or degraded. My assumption is that the rubber hardens over time in the UV light and this is what causes the scraping. It's not really how much you use the blade, rather how long it's exposed to the daylight that determines it's lifetime

Is it a phev engine you have in the karoq? I could understand that a new phev engine could go longer than 2 years for an oil change if it counts engine running time instead of just days. However, it's still strange to me that the mechanical inspection would be longer than 2 years. Maybe post the same question in the karoq forum?? Many new cars, driven by new EVs are moving from fixed service intervals to predictive diagnostics so you only need to visit the dealer when the oil quality sensor shows it is dirty or air quality sensor requests the filter is changed. However I haven't heard of VAG doing this

It was a typo... Fuelly was the old app that I used to use on my Octavia 2014. I use Fuelio now as recommended by several people from the Octavia forum. https://fuel.io/

I picked up my Nov 2023 car at the same time as Nick & mine has always done this clicking when you release the pedal. Now that I've read this thread, it's getting louder and louder in my head each time it happens... 🤪

Don't think so. (Or I didn't find one) This is really a pain as I like to reset after every fill so I can track the tank to table economy with fuelly. I know I could just enter the milage and the app works out the distance since the last fill but I also like to know if I've passed the 1100km mark as a bit of a driving challenge...

It's a bit of a shame the full service history isn't immediately available from the MySkoda App as a PDF download you can print/send to potential buyers

The old one fits fine. Clicked back into place directly. When I fitted the new that thought immediately jumped into my head but luckily it fits without problems. Gabbo

The silence when it wipes the window was worth the wait.. I really can't see any reason why Skoda changed the design & also why is taken so long for the 3rd party manufacturers to design a small adapter to make it fit to the existing aftermarket blade

There's a manual process you can use to reset the oil service internal. I'm not sure on the superb if it's similar but I triggered it by accident on my Octavia trying to reset the trip counter. Holding the trip button down whilst turning on the ignition or something like that, it was a few years ago. There can be a difference between the inspection date (which is always a fixed counter from 365 or 730 days) & oil service which changes based driving conditions, journey types, engine temperature etc However the fact that after 2 years you still have more then 1 year left on the inspection interval is strange. Had anyone used a diagnostic tool on your car or have you taken it to a garage or independent in that time? It's quite common that the garage will make "a mistake" and reprogram incorrectly the days to next service when you visit but as far as I know they don't have to type the number of days, they just choose "reset to fixed service interval (365 days)" or "reset to variable interval (720 days).

My wiper blade final arrived this afternoon. All went fine & fitted with a small suprise. The new wiper arm actually has a 1-2cm large sweep than the original part, fitting is simple & the new arm is fully compatible with the Bosch A403H blade. Total price for the new arm & bosch blade was €33 (24 + 8) not including the shipping so after 2 changes it is "cost neutral" to buying the new blade from Skoda directly. Here are some photos of the new & old wiper arm together. Top is the original arm from the car & bottom is the Skoda replacement. The original blade from the car has a higher quality finish (mottled effect instead of gloss plastic) but it doesnt really justify changing the design. One thing I noticed on the table was the placement of the "clipping" hole means that with the new arm the blade sticks out ~2cm more than the original. You can see this on the car once its fitted below..... I didnt clean the glass before hand as I thought it would help me make sure it was aligned but actually it shows clearly the difference in the sweep of the blade. Wash day is tomorrow I promise 😆

My parts are on the way today so I'm hoping to recieve before the weekend & I'll send some pictures of the differences in the parts

My brand new 2023 Superb 2l TDi uses 1L of oil every 7000km. This has been consistent for the first 30k km. For me this is "too much" but according to VW it's within tolerance. I have the dealer "monitoring" the oil level to make sure it doesn't worsen. MIN on the dipstick to MAX is exactly 1L. For me, 1L every 1500 miles for me is clearly an issue. Even if the oil is being burnt, the residue in exhaust gas can clog the DPF ans cause it to crack when it burns during regeneration. (If it's a taxi the DPF is probably removed I guess ;) ) If it was my car I'd get a VW specialist to have a look. Last thing you need is the turbo going pop or to get stuck somewhere without oil if the consumption suddenly increases.

this was exactly where most of my suggestions for the Skoda app came from. I could close or open the windows and got an alert if it was raining, if I left the windows open or the doors unlocked and the vehicle unattended. With the MercedesApp I could also plan a route & send it to the navigation remotely so it was available as soon as I got in. You could configure some vehicle settings etc. It was quite good... If Skoda expect users to pay for the app connectivity, they can at least offer some simple continuous improvements so there is a reason to pay for it... As it stands, I'm not sure the remote feature is worth £35. It's very slow today and offers very basic functions

You cannot close the windows remotely or the trunk so I'd assume you cannot close the panoramic roof either. I've made several suggestions in the app to give you warnings if you've left the windows open or the car unlocked for some hours but I never got any feedback from the developers..

This was a good deal & should give you another 100k worth of Worry free motoring. Great result. Assuming you had a 1 year warranty with the purchase?

I found this feature useful on other vehicles (didn't try it on the Skoda yet). It means I could track the progress of my wife's car using the app if she was coming back from her travels/work etc or if she was out somewhere late at night. I guess it's also needed for the "find my car" parking option

I was informed by SkodaParts on Friday that my missing item should arrive in stock next week so fingers crossed by the weekend I can give an update on the new arm

I ordered the genuine part as my car is less than 1 year old. But I guess for this kind of component a cheap after market part would be enough. I will keep the original arm and hopefully when the aftermarket parts become available, I may switch back to the newer part. I guess Skoda will use it on other models so eventually Bosch etc will make any adapter for it. The could even support it easily with the A403H if they just provided a plastic adapter in the box like they do with other blades.

I also cannot find any info or stock for the A405H blade either 😞 in Germany or Switzerland

I've ordered it from Skoda-Parts but my order is delayed until next week because something else I ordered is not in stock & on back order. I will post an update hopefully next week when it arrives with some pictures. Gabbo

"allowed" is probably wrong more like "not checked for"... An air leak after the turbo would cause loss of power & smoke. You would have a sudden drop of boost pressure & less air means less fuel before the combustion because Smokey. Small leaks are often difficult to check for because at low/medium air flow there isn't the pressure to force the leak open & as pressure builds the gap will open.

+1 for this, I'd check for air leaks after the maf sensor to the inlet manifold. Intercooler perhaps?