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The Fabia does have poor headlights, no matter whether you live in the countryside or town. I fitted LEDs to my daughter’s projector lights. A little better over Osram Nightbreakers, but still more like candles.

I have just replaced the BCM on my daughter’s FII. It is o.k. To access under the driver dash. Remove the trim, which is only propped in under the dash. When you look up towards the right you will see a 15 x 5 cm “box” upright. It is held in with 2 pegs at the bottom. Pull the bottom towards the front and then it will slide down a little. Not sure which BCM you have on a 2011 Fabia. You might either have 3 - I think - large connectors to remove or 2 rows of 8 or 9 smaller connectors. This is fiddly. Then it will slide out down. The connectors all have a tab that you have to press. But as said above save the coding.

I had done output tests and pressure tests and the actuator and hoses were intact, so the last bit part was sooted up turbo variable vanes. @J.R. Does the Lidl oven cleaner come with a flexi spray nozzle or take the WD40 one?

The only implication could be insurance, but this has been covered before and most are o.k. as long as road worthiness is provided. I have the 4x4 and change the front and backs round for more even wear.

Our SII from 2014 has only done 55000 M. A couple of years ago - during corona - the car went into limp mode with P00AF -9126 and 9127 - and it did not return for another year. Admittedly I had not done that many miles. A call to Skoda was sobering - £1600 please. This would have been for a completely new turbo. The CFGB turbo is made by Garrett and would be complete with actuator and manifold. It is a pain to get to apparently. Some others are easier to service and even have parts replaced. As the DTC did not return I decided to leave things as they are. The limp mode did return a week before we wanted to take the car to France. This engine without turbo in the mountains would be a right pain. I decided to try the MR. MUSCLE treatment I had read about on the internet. There was no time for a Skoda repair. The MR. MUSCLE treatment was on a 1.9L TDI and access was not the easiest. They detached the exhaust and used MR. MUSCLE into the exhaust end of the turbo. My access was even worse plus there is a DPF / pre cat in the way. but this was also the plus point. The DPF has a pre filter temperature sensor which allows access into the turbo. I removed the heat shield - red circles on the left - which is held in place with 3x 10mm nuts. Then I removed the heat shield for some wires just at the bulk head and loosened them from a bracket - green arrow. The temp sensor wire needs some wriggle room. Then I removed the temp sensor on the DPF. I sprayed MR. MUSCLE into the turbo red arrow in the centre - a few times and blew it out switching the engine on. It is a bit of a palaver as I fitted and removed the sensor and allowed parts to cool down again. I had removed the connection to the turbo actuator, which is not really necessary. You have to change the original MR. MUSCLE nozzle for one on a WD40 large bottle - I have spare WD40 can with a MR.MUSCLE nozzle now. The car / fix has lasted well. No coil warning and no limp mode. This fix cost me an afternoon and £3.99 for MR. MUSCLE and £3.50 for WD40 with a club card from Tescos. This was the VCDS readout: Address 01: Engine Labels: 03L-906-018-CFF.clb Control Module Part Number: 03L 906 018 RS HW: 03L 906 018 MH Component and/or Version: R4 2,0L EDC H28 5357 Software Coding: 001D0032042701080000 Work Shop Code: WSC 33361 790 00999 ASAM Dataset: EV_ECM20TDI01103L906018RS 003003 (SK46) ROD: EV_ECM20TDI011_SK46.rod VCID: 0C17C779A71A1EEFA3-8058 3 Faults Found: 5172 - Boost Pressure Regulation P0234 00 [096] - Limit Exceeded (Overboost Condition) Intermittent - Not Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear Freeze Frame: Fault Status: 00000001 Fault Priority: 2 Fault Frequency: 1 Mileage: 91232 km Date: 2097.14.12 Time: 14:40:44 Engine RPM: 2195.50 /min Normed load value: 62.7 % Vehicle speed: 111 km/h Coolant temperature: 92 °C Intake air temperature: 28 °C Ambient air pressure: 1000 mbar Voltage terminal 30: 14.620 V Unlearning counter according OBD: 40 Charge air pressure: specified value: 1829 hPa Charge air pressure: actual value: 2216 hPa Air mass: actual value (mg/stroke): 698.5 mg/stroke EGR Solen.val.: actual value: 99.90 % Throttle valve adapter: actual value: 24.95 % Charge air pressure actuator: acknowledgment: 61.78 % Mean injection quantity: 27.68 mg/stroke 9126 - Actuator Module for Turbocharger 1 P00AF 00 [101] - Stuck Not Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear Freeze Frame: Fault Status: 00000001 Fault Priority: 2 Fault Frequency: 2 Mileage: 91232 km Date: 2097.14.12 Time: 14:40:47 Engine RPM: 2240.50 /min Normed load value: 56.1 % Vehicle speed: 113 km/h Coolant temperature: 92 °C Intake air temperature: 24 °C Ambient air pressure: 1000 mbar Voltage terminal 30: 13.380 V Unlearning counter according OBD: 40 Charge Pressure Actuator: activation: 5.13 % Charge air pressure actuator: acknowledgment: 48.52 % Turbocharger boost control: offset closed: 0.23 % High press turbocharger actuator: status-Bits 0-7: 55 High press turbocharger actuator: status-Bits 0-7: 0 High press turbocharger actuator: status-Bits 0-7: 0 High press turbocharger actuator: status-Bits 0-7: 8 High press turbocharger actuator: actual uncond volt value: 2389.8 mV Accelerator pedal travel: 0.00 % 9127 - Actuator Module for Turbocharger 1 P00AF 00 [101] - Stuck Not Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear Freeze Frame: Fault Status: 00000001 Fault Priority: 2 Fault Frequency: 2 Mileage: 91261 km Date: 2097.14.12 Time: 14:57:33 Engine RPM: 1347.50 /min Normed load value: 0.0 % Vehicle speed: 29 km/h Coolant temperature: 88 °C Intake air temperature: 18 °C Ambient air pressure: 1000 mbar Voltage terminal 30: 14.820 V Unlearning counter according OBD: 40 Charge Pressure Actuator: activation: 10.00 % Charge air pressure actuator: acknowledgment: 17.00 % Turbocharger boost control: offset closed: 0.23 % High press turbocharger actuator: status-Bits 0-7: 63 High press turbocharger actuator: status-Bits 0-7: 0 High press turbocharger actuator: status-Bits 0-7: 0 High press turbocharger actuator: status-Bits 0-7: 40 High press turbocharger actuator: actual uncond volt value: 3398.6 mV Accelerator pedal travel: 0.00 %

This is what I have used as a safety backup when I updated my software. Columbus swl_fix.zip

My daughter has the BXW engine and when she had the same coolant loss I searched with the engine code. Quite a few people in forums said that the BXW is prone to just this manifold preheater braking. Our local independent had seen a few.

I would start with the bushes, then go to the hard core stuff like ripping the rear end off.

What do you do if you an all LED or Matrix setup?

I was going through the Skoda used car site looking for L&Ks. During the search it will find some cars but when I click show cars the count goes to 0. This was happening on a Windows10 PC with firefox, waterfox, edge and chrome. I could not see the L&Ks in the Kodiaq section either. Is this a glitch or are they shunning L&Ks now?

Have a look in the link https://www.snowchainstore.co.uk/tyre-size/snow-chains-225-40-r18 You can fit them, but you may not have enough clearance particularly under load and cornering and the bodywork gets damaged.

The 2009 model has a CANbus 1.6 and requires an adapter. Most of the stereos offered for FII are for CANbus 2.0.

@nta16 You might not agree with a car being out of gear, but you do not need to win a race. You are not out of control because you are still paying attention and can put the car into gear in seconds if necessary. You are right if you are arguing that in a modern engine there is no fuel injection when the accelerator pedal is not pressed and the the momentum of the car is turning the engine over, but the engine is also braking the car and reducing its speed considerably. There is a minimum fuel injection to keep the engine ticking over - 0.5l - 1l / hour - when out of gear, but the car can role almost unimpeded for a far longer distance without loosing speed or the driver needing to use fuel to maintain the speed.

Hi, Try punctuation. Text is easier to understand. Just to check, your windscreen wipers are NOT working but the rear one is? Your lights might just a fuse problem. Download the manual if you do not have one in the car. The wipers could have a problem with the BCM - the voltage regulator in the car. My daughter had this and you can either try and solder a new relay on or get a replacement BCM. You can check the function with VCDS if you have access to one.

Years ago I went to a driver training and they recommended to inflate tyres to 20% above manufacturer's recommendation. I have been doing this on all our cars and never had what some people predicted, a worn central tread. Just check your tread if you think this might happen. Comfort may suffer a little. Often I inflate my Superb II to fully loaded even for one passenger. Any engine runs best when it is at a constant speed or revs. Deceleration and acceleration is inefficient and increase consumption. Look ahead and try rolling towards the end of a queue of traffic with the car out of gear and foot off the clutch. You can even do this on an automatic or DSG. This comes close to the coasting function on modern gearboxes.

Watch the you tube video. It is about Professional tyre repairs in the tread and sidewall. got to about 50 minutes in and they demonstrate a warranted sidewall repair. It is in german though, but being swedish your german might be o.k. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paUFTbstwpA

My brother in law had a 1.6TDI in a Passat estate. Considering that he did a lot of motorway driving the car was fast enough, not a race car and compared to my 2L TDI DSG extremely economical.

Have a look at this thread and go through the you tube video.

If the battery is charged I would look at the connections but also check the voltage drop when you start the engine. Wriggle on the battery leads and check the earth strap on the alternator. My battery indicator is green when good.

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The seat moving is called "Easy Entry". Skoda charged £125 to activate it if bought new. It can be undone with VCDS or similar.

Just solder an extra piece of wire in but also check the other wires. I have just fixed my daughter`s Fabia. " wires broken and 2 more on the way out.

This video might help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UREb0IJu_H8

IF you want to disable the bulb check procedure you need VCP. VCDS does not do this for you. @Murdockman, are you confusing LED and High Intensity Discharge bulbs?

Your manual says - as you know - grasp the light bulb holder. This might work when the bulb has been just fitted. Do that if you can, most people give up and pull on the wires .