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Garage has done compression test and block test and said oil cooler luckily

This is for Mk1 but not much activity there so posting here also, thanks Hi All, AUQ 130k miles Has been losing coolant and white smoke out of exhaust for a while Replaced some coolant pipework and thermostat which stopped it for the most part where it appeared to be leaking Notice a slight shimmering film on top of coolant reservoir before driving Drove for several hours and coolant red light on dash came on with alarm As close to home (and temperature not going up) drove a mile or two to house and parked up Left overnight and checked coolant this morning and its changed colour to a murky brown (from darkish pink) The level of coolant it above minimum so not sure why the alarm went off as level and temperature seemed fine. One thing I noticed when opening expansion tank was a pop and hiss (escape of gas?) which hasnt happend before especially after leaving over 12 hours. Is this likely to be a head gasket gone or an oil cooler letting oil into the coolant or something else? no white may on dipstick or under oil filler cap (does use a bit of oil though as need to keep topping up) Any advise appreciated, Thanks

Hi All, AUQ 130k miles Has been losing coolant and white smoke out of exhaust for a while Replaced some coolant pipework and thermostat which stopped it for the most part where it appeared to be leaking Notice a slight shimmering film on top of coolant reservoir before driving Drove for several hours and coolant red light on dash came on with alarm As close to home (and temperature not going up) drove a mile or two to house and parked up Left overnight and checked coolant this morning and its changed colour to a murky brown (from darkish pink) The level of coolant it above minimum so not sure why the alarm went off as level and temperature seemed fine. One thing I noticed when opening expansion tank was a pop and hiss (escape of gas?) which hasnt happend before especially after leaving over 12 hours. Is this likely to be a head gasket gone or an oil cooler letting oil into the coolant or something else? no white may on dipstick or under oil filler cap (does use a bit of oil though as need to keep topping up) Any advise appreciated, Thanks

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Hi, I have a 2004 1.9 AWX TDI Last October I parked it up as since getting it (1 owner service history) it has had timing kit and new turbo and then the dmf and gearbox needed fixing I was unsure if I was going to keep it but I think I might now as only 105k. Question is should I syphon the fuel (1/4 tank) been sat since October or should I add biocide and top up? Whats the risk and how realistic is it of causing damage if I just run it on the diesel thats in there and do nothing to it? @rotodiesel Appreciate any thoughts you have on this Thanks,

AUQ 1.8T Mk1 VRS

Hi, What would be the symptoms of an auxilary belt failure? I am reading as well as the alternator and power steering the water pump would stop working? I thought the Octavia VRS (mk1) water pump was driven by the timing belt, so how would the auxilary belt snapping affect the water pump? Thanks,

So in the sump, is it just the oil pickup with strainer that could get blocked or is there a turbo oil feed pipe in the sump also which doesnt have a mesh to protect from debris getting pushed into it?

What is the oil flow from the sump? Would the oil filter stop any small parts (if it broke off and got past the oil pickup strainer) from getting to the top of the engine and the more delicate turbo feed?

Hi, Today whilst pulling out the dipstick to check the oil level on my Mk1 VRS a 1cm or larger piece of the dipstick plastic on the dipstick handle (just below) broke off and went down the dipstick hole before I could grab it. As it was so large is it ok to leave in the sump until the next oil change (assuming it comes out) or is it going to be a big issue? I had to drive quite a long way today also after this happened. What is the likely outcome of this being in the sump? Would it melt? What issue could it cause being a larger piece? Can I leave it? Thanks, Ben

Thanks all What I've learned form this is G12+ should be fine to top up a G12 coolant system which is what I may need to do. Appreciate your thoughts and comments and links

Hi, I have an Octavia MK1 VRS and need to top up the coolant. I can see on the expansion bottle it states G12. I cant seem to find any G12 to buy, only G12+. Is G12+ able to be added to G12? (I read somewhere where someone had put together a grid that it shouldnt be) but they look the same in colour? (Mine is slightly browner than pink) Any advise appreciated, Thanks, B

I should add that when in gear and put foot down the gear stick physically moves forward (when in 3rd) and then comes back when let off the accerator

Hi, I have an 04 plate 1.9tdi (AWX) and it has a noise in all of the forward gears most notable under deceleration but also there on acceleration. The noise seems to be getting louder and is all the time now whereas prevously it either wasnt so loud or wasnt all the time. (It sounds kind of like a whirring sound and speeds up in its whirring as the car accelerates and slows as the car decelerates) Reverse gear doesnt seem to be affected. If I put the clutch down it stops and if I hover over the bite point it also seems to stop within that very small range near the bite point. If I put it in neutral and then back in to gear (3rd gear is most notable for this point) it seems to sound like something is continuing to spin from when it was in gear before making it harder to get back into gear. I apprecaite this is difficult to diagnose but does anyone have any ideas what it could be and will it likely lead to a breakdown if left? Car has done 105k and has had 1 clutch change Previously at about 70k and DMF is chattering which I think is a different issue to solve Thanks,

Thanks all. I have checked it when the engine is cold having not been driven since the day before. I always believed this was the best time to check it? Is that correct? I have the second dipstick in the horizontal row above (Thanks for that) and it is about 1/3rd up the dipstick outside of the indented part (A)