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Thanks for the reply nta16, I've now tried the WD40 Contact Cleaner and, sadly, it hasn't helped. Time to call the main dealer i suppose but as it isn't a safety issue I'll wait until later in the year as I'm a bit strapped for cash at the moment.

The thumbwheel switch that selects Distance Travelled, MPG etc is no longer working consistently so I'm wondering if it's an expensive job or not. Although the car was first registered in April 2016 it has only done 12000 miles and the switch hasn't had that much stick really. Has anyone any good advice on the way forward with this please?

Was the car serviced at Skoda dealership or a non-franchised garage? If the latter it could be that a cheap 'pattern' oil filter has been fitted which doesn't hold oil up close to the camshaft so you get a metallic rattle for the first few revs. There should be a non-return valve in the filter that stops oil draining back when the engine is switched off.

This debate has reminded me of our last Mark 2 Fabia which we had from new and was very low mileage. IIRC the car came up to its fourth birthday and our local dealer wanted to swap the cambelt when it went in for its service and MOT. I asked him if they checked the date of manufacture on their stock and threw away all belts over four years old. There was one of those silences... I didn't get the belt replaced. We now have a 2016 Mk 3 from new at 8500 miles and I'm wondering when to get its cambelt changed. One of the things to take into consideration is what's the recommendation in other European countries. Don't forget that Skoda UK is not Skoda but simply an importer/distributor of cars so it will make recommendations based on keeping main dealers happy.

Fabia April 2016 1.2 TSI 90 Can anyone give me a detailed description of the how the maintains the correct voltage for the EFB battery. Had the car from new and experienced the usual 12v Battery Low warnings, mainly in winter, and got myself one of the CTEK chargers. The thing is back in the olden days if a car battery needed topping up the control circuitry would simply activate the alternator and all would be well. Nowadays, even after 40 minutes driving and being left overnight the Battery low warning kicked in. I'm trying to understand how, when and where from does the battery get topped up during normal driving on my little Fabia? I couldn't give a stuff about the Stop/Start system I just want rid of the damn warnings.