Garythenoo

Hi guys. Thanks for sharing both your experiences which seems similar to mine. Hopefully I'll get her into an autocentre tomorrow or day after and get it checked. I never met the refurbisher so haven't a clue if he has put the wheels back in same place. I don't think he has !! Thank you both for your help . Regards Gary.

Hi offski. Yeah I was wanting to go into some place similar and get them to have a good look. Place is under a bit of snow here today so might be tomorrow now if I take them off myself. Want to have a good look around the caliper etc in case of damage or excess paint as suggested . Cheers Gary

No vibration but worth a look . Thanks for the advice and help. Much appreciated.

Hi offski. Yeah this is the one from John Clark Group. Not been too impressed and didn't want to spend another day or two travelling back and forth to Edinburgh. Hoping an easy solution to solve . They refurbished my wheels at their expense as part of the deal and yes I dropped it off at the garage . Don't know if in house or contractor . I'm quite busy on days off just now so don't need the hassle. If this is how bad their work is in Edinburgh I'd rather take else where which is wrong as letting them off the hook but my preference really. Managed to find pics of other asymmetrical tyres and they can point in opposite direction!! Rules the tyres out then !! Maybe a rub down is required. I will take care when jacking and have a colleague to help. Really want to give garage a *******ing tomorrow but they will just ask to look at it etc. Could it still be a bearing with no feel of it through steering ? Cheers. Gary.

So far I have only checked the writing on the tyres. They all say outer on the side wall ...not outside but I'd say it means the same !! I don't get any vibration . It looks very odd to see one side of tread pointing in one direction and other side of cars tyres pointing other way. Surely they must point in same direction. I will check the wheels and bolts tomorrow as I want to get to the bottom of the problem and didn't have it before repaint. I wondered if it was possible to have "saw toothing " on an asymmetrical tyre ? If you looked at my rear axle. Off side tyre points forwards and nearside rearwards !! Tyre pressures will be done tomorrow too. Just wait for the nosey neighbours to go ! Hopefully find out what is the problem by end of day !!! Thanks . Gary.

Hi offski ! I haven't checked the bolts but will do ...should have been the 1st thing to do eh ! I don't see "outside" written on the tyre but I will get a second pair of eyes to make sure. Thanks for the picture too. Will keep you informed . Cheers. Gary.

Hi folks ! Got my wee VRS back last Tuesday from the garage after the wheels were refurbished . Noticed a lot more noise as usual when driving and it is like a whirring noise from the wheels. Gets louder the faster you go and depending on the quality of surface it is there or a bit quieter. At first I thought it was a bearing but I really don't think it is . I remembered to check the tyres also which I did this morning and noticed that one side has the tread facing the opposite side from the other !! The tyres are Avon ZZ5's which are Asymmetric so after doing my home work I reckon the wheel painter has cocked up....am I right ? The tyres were on the car when I bought her ! Cheers, Gary.

Thanks guys that's good to know ! Bulbs are in so see how I go in the morning .

Hi guys ! Sorry for late response to your messages , I thought I had sent a message back via my phone but don't see it here !! The car had just been traded in and had not been through their workshop for prep etc when I went to see it . Reason the yellow light was still on and the car cutting out in drive when cold . The car performed well apart from that and knew she would get sorted if I decided to purchase ...which I did ! I was told that it was an O2 sensor causing the problem . For the life of me I cant bloody remember what yellow light was on now...!!! Got a feeling it was the engine block one..or was it ?? Just one though . The warranty is from Scotsure and covers MOTs and a recovery which I hopefully wont use ! It was serviced before pick up and the oil looked quite fresh when I checked for peace of mind . My only concern is the water pump that you mentioned offski . The head lights are quite poor and obviously I only knew about this when driving to work and home again in the dark ! I have just got the Philips Extreme H7's delivered today so will be putting them in and hoping for an improvement ! I've had her for over a week now and have sat in traffic a lot due to long term road works in the Stirling area and the car hasn't cut out and runs fine . I have noticed a light haze in the rear view mirror now and then when pulling out of roundabouts using the torque and high gears recently . I took her back to the garage this morning as planned for my wheels to get refurbished and I gave her a bit of stick and noticed a wee puff of smoke on the change up but most of the time its ok. I keep my eye on the oil and so far ok but early days yet . Sent a request to Skoda Customer Care also with regards to any info on work that has or not been done ...so hopefully hear back from them in a day or two . Noticed an invoice for checking judder from the gearbox but nothing saying what was done or outcome . That was a few years ago . I only drive 11 miles to work so around 22 miles a day and most of the time I take it easy and I get over 40 mpg easily . Oil temp runs at around 86 degrees . I just want to make sure she has had the mods done and gets serviced properly by people who know what they are dealing with . I am still getting used to her and I am enjoying the car a lot . The road works on the way home worry me a bit as sitting in traffic for long periods at time with low revs . There was some nice cars for sale down south but due to personal reasons I couldn't travel this time around for my motor and also with the type of car and cost I wanted somewhere close if any trouble needed sorting . I bought my 52 plate Octavia Turbo 4x4 on ebay from Wales and it was certainly worth the travelling as it turned out to be a great buy . Miss that car a lot !! Thanks for all your help and its reassuring that there are plenty of knowledgeable people on this forum to help / advise me if needed . I will keep you posted ...great forum. Cheers Gary.

Hi ! Sorry for not replying to your previous posts ...I thought I had the email alerts on but obviously not . It was good of you to offer to see the car and I would have liked that . I went through on Friday ( snow wasn't bad after Stirling in morning). I told him that I wanted the water pump doing and its due a service anyway . Mentioned about the chain tensioners too . It was a nice looking car and drove well on test drive . It is the CAVE engine unfortunately but it had a good service history and checked all the receipts . Found one about the gearbox judder . It didn't have the sticker to show that it had been recalled though . The ecu light was on which concerned me a bit . He mentioned that right at the beginning but the car had just arrived and was still to go get prepared etc !! On the test drive I the gearbox was spot on but when the engine was still cold she cut out at the traffic lights. I thought I was a start stop thing but it wasn't . I put her in neutral and restarted and went ok. I pulled in again when it was still just under working temp and 20 seconds later she cut out again. Box back in N and restarted and on my way again. When I got back I kept my foot on the brake and sat for 2 minutes and she was ok. Not sure if its the coil pack but as stated it will all get rectified once its through the workshops . I am going to give her a go and see how she gets on bud . I know most would have probably walked away due to what you find out about the actual problems these cars have and also the car being a CAVE engine with the ECU light on but I'm willing to give it a chance and also see how the garage performs also . I took out a 12 month warranty etc too . I will keep my eye on the oil as you should anyway and look into the oil spray jets modification if needed . Thanks for your help as much appreciated and I will let you know how she gets on. If all is well I will pick her up next Friday . Cheers , Gary.

Hi , yes I'm sure that's the one . I had my old Octavia 4x4 fail on the indicators ....unbelievable ! Thanks for doing the checks and doesn't sound too bad really as long the main issues have been recalled . I will do those checks Awaoffski and I'm sure I will enjoy the test drive if the snow stays away this time !! Fingers crossed its a good one . Thanks a lot ..Gary.

Hi Awaoffski , Thanks for your reply ! The garage is called Motor Choice which are part of the John Clark Group. I'm popping over tomorrow to have a look at her . I don't know the engine type yet but will check it out and I'm glad you mentioned about the water pump ! Its on a 62 plate . Its white with standard colour wheels and has cruise control which I really wanted . New oil spray jets !! That's what I meant ..! Thanks for directing me to the posts and hope it looks okay tomorrow . Thanks , Gary.

Hi all . I have seen a lovely 2012 VRS Fabia but a bit concerned of the engine issues that seem related to the oil consumption. If the car had an issue would the Jetting modification sort it and give me peace of mind. I only do 24 to 30 miles a day when on shift and the car is a cracker . Real shame about the problems . Look forward to hearing from you soon. Cheers , Gary .

Hi Jux. Thanks for your reply and help. That sounds like what the problem is ! Due Mot soon so will be on top of the list to get sorted . Cheers. Gary.

Hi folks , Yesterday and today my car braked suddenly and pulled to the left whilst I was driving normally . Got quite a fright as I wasn't braking at the time ! My ESP light is on . It will go out if I have switched the car off for a while but the fault reappears and could cause an accident ! It was in the garage for a new clutch and flywheel so I hope the arses haven't done something to her . Any info / advice would be much appreciated . Cheers , Gary.