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AGM. Coded when it was first changed

I couldn't start the car to drive to a workshop. I thought it would be a simple battery replacement as the first battery died without warnings as well at near the 4 years mark.

4 years old AGM battery went totally flat one day. Did a replacement and the battery vendor did a voltmeter test and said the alternator had low voltage and mentioned New Battery runs risks of depleting. Went to my mechanic for a batt test and was given this result. It showed charging test result as low. Car is 7.5years old. Is the alternator on its way out?

Hi all, My dashboard has the ABS and ESC and TPMS warning lights on an octavia 3 TDI when i start the car. it usually goes away after a few minutes of driving. Did a VCDS scan and the errors are: multiple C101C error pointing to Rear Left Wheel speed sensors, C1146 error for tire pressure monitoring is it safe to conclude that the Rear Left wheel speed sensor needs replacement and all will be fixed?

appreciate all the inputs. here's a photo of the slotted rotors when all the grooves were intact. i recall there were from ATE. I did a 288mm to 312mm rotors upgrade by changing to this rotors and by changing the clippers carrier brackets. the current pads have done 15000 miles. the rotors had done about 70000 miles. car drives well, brakes well with no vibration like those of a wrapped disc. so i suppose i could just use it and change to new discs and pads together at the end?

Hi guys, I have been using slotted front rotors on my 2016 Octavia. Using original brake pads. Pads are 50% used. For the last 3 months I have been hearing some screeching sound when braking. Finally I saw the grooves on the rotors disappearing. Is it normal for slotted rotors to become smooth as part of its wear and tear? Would there be other components that I should check for this case?

I have changed out the brake light sensor and everything has been working fine. To change the sensor, there's a need to remove the coolant and brake oil expansion tank.

Hi Pete, Would you know what do "Short to GND" means?

thanks for the info. will definitely check out the wiring and connections. Are you referring to this switch #7 in the diagram?

my car (SKODA OCTAVIA 2016 1.6TDI) has flashing glow plug light twice in 2 weeks. Car doesn't go into limp mode. Still drives normally. The cruise control shows it has error and got deactivated when the glow plug light flashes. I have scanned with VCDS and saw this error code- P0572 - Brake Switch. I checked the brake light still works normally when the error comes on. A restart of engine will clear the flashing light. Anyone able to share what is the part that I should change? Thanks.

Took the opportunity to do a major servicing. Timing belt kit Water pump Serpentine belt and tensioner Oil and air filter change

For info that the last stage of the water pump failure is coolant seen splashing in the engine bay area. It just keeps leaking when hot.

Are these suitable for MK3 with torsion beams? https://ukwhitelineperformance.com/collections/all/products/bwr24z-anti-roll-bar

Managed to locate the leak today after another round of low coolant warning. Took a video. I think is the water pump? Sending in to the workship.

Yes I have it straight from the factory. water pump hasn't been changed for 4years/118000KM

So it isn't head gasket issue since no bubbling and the dipstick doesn't show any increase in oil level. When are the conditions that the coolant will leak out from the water pump seal? Because I realised the car could be used for a period of time with no loss in coolant level.

Could be wheel bearings. I had noticed the noise initially on left turns. Before it worsen to right turn. New wheel bearings fixed it all

I I am driving a 2016 1.6 TDI. I have been losing coolant slowly over 2 months. The low coolant red warning light comes on. Seems to be hitting below MIN level every few hundred KM. Never had the over heating temperature warning. Pressure test was ok I don't see any puddle below the car either. Is this typical of the common failing water pump issue? I took 2 photos of it cold and engine just started.

Does it mean coolant is leaking from the water pump? Why does it happen?

Michelin Primacy 4 is great. Check it out

So what happened was that the Mechanic poured some water on the aux belt and the squeaking stopped. Therefore it can't be an issue with the timing belt. He said he would need to remove the aux belt and tensioner to re check.

Ok I am not in UK. Could you share details on what are the tensioner/pulley listed in this tpi?

This is the timing belt diagram. I didn't change any of the above. I changed the belt, tensioning roller, and alternator pulley in this accessory component drive diagram. What else could be making the squeaky sound? The car has only done 85000KM, 2.5 years. Wouldn't it be too early to change timing belt?

I have not changed the timing belt and it's tensioner. Neither did I change the water pump. Do they sound like the video when it goes bad?