RichardR4933

Thanks to all for advice. Will check what oil is being used. I suspect might have cleared the build up of soot with a good blast down a dual carriageway motorway but was worried about doing more damage. Not sure why they needed to change the sensor. Incidentally I think limp mode was already activated as revs seemed to be limited to 2,500.

Thanks for response It's a TDI. Turns out it was a clogged DPF. Sensor replaces and "regen" fortunately worked. Seems that short journeys are bad for DPF as there is no opportunity to burn off the accumulated particles which can only happen on A roads or motorways at certain revs for a set period. Most people I have spoken to sat they just take their car for a longer run if the light comes on, assuming it's the DPF. Not so good if it's not!

Orange engine light just come on. Apparently ma sensor of some sort. Well done Skoda. Great timing just before Christmas when we want to visit family. Also apparently performance now limited and no idea what that means. No doubt will be charged by service station for using diagnostic machine. I have up till now been a fan of Skoda's but not any more. Any suggestions from anyone aside from buying another make

Connect phone to car for GPS. It works for 5 minutes and then stops . Connect again. Works for 5 minutes. Stops again. Presume loose connection. Reluctant to go to Skoda garage as they will charge £90 plus VAT or similar to diagnose and then charge a fortune to probably just solder a loose connection. Suspect I might be able to dig out the panel around the USB socket. Any ideas ? Thanks Richard