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We have had our 2014 Skoda Fabia Mk2 diesel (1.6 105bhp) since it was 3 years old and have had 100k of relatively trouble free driving in that time (now at 135k overall) but with an injector failure last year and another one occurring now (we got the warning light and for now it has gone away) is it time to trade it in for something else whilst it still has a little bit of life and value left in it? It past its MOT last week and has a perfect history (apart from a tyre issue) on it's record and drives nicely, often returning high 60s MPG as we only use it for longer trips. However it now needs a further £400 spent on it and with possible further injector failures as well as potential for EGR valve issues, DPF clogging, flywheel issues and cooling issues is it time to just get ahead of these issues? The timing belt was replaced last year too but I don't want that to influence my decision too much. What do you think, time to pass it on and get a nice easy non turbo petrol from the mid 2010s for less hassle or are we just better off driving it until it dies of something bigger?

I just wanted to post an update on this. We risked it and it failed. We got a good distance before the injector failed again and we had to be rescued. All in, we left at 10am and returned to the same spot at 1am on the back of a truck. Not great but perhaps a warning to others.

Hello everyone We have a 2014 Skoda Fabia 105 TDI with 130,000m on the clock. On a recent trip back from France driving along at about 70mph we suddenly lost power with juddering and the ignition coil flashing. We pulled over, waited a bit and restarted the engine and all was well. We then continued on our way without problem for another 200-250km. The car had been overdue for its major service (variable intervals) and so the oil was 12,000m old by this time. We have since had it serviced by a local garage but not one we usually know and trust (he had too long a waiting time). No reason to suspect this garage is dodgy and seemed legitimate. We drove the car yesterday for a relatively long drive on motorway and it felt great but with a longer trip planned we are worried it will fail then instead, something we're keen to avoid. We have a booking in with our usual trusted mechanic in mid August which I am currently thinking might be the time to get this looked at for a second opinion but wondering if we're being foolish waiting until then? Wanting to see what you fine folks would do in this situation? Would you just see how it goes and risk a breakdown or would you take it to the (local but not usual) garage to have the injector changed on the basis of this test result and our previous incident? Thanks for your time, looking forward to see what you think?

I would like to upgrade the existing CD player unit in my beloved 2014 mk2 Skoda Fabia TDI SE 105CR and am struggling to find the prefect solution. I have seen recommendations to use an RCD300, RNS315 or 510 but these posts are from quite some time ago and so I wondered if anything had changed? I essentially want an easy to install unit that gives me Android Auto so I can use maps on the screen and play music through my phone. The sound quality on the standard unit is utterly terrible through the aux cable so any improvement on that would also be welcome. For reference my unit is the same one as pictured here (although I do not have an vRS).

Thanks for this. I did buy it online but got it from a reputable seller and not just eBay or Amazon, as tempting as those are.

Thanks for your reply. I tried for about an hour and just knew it was going nowhere. I took it to Halfords later than I would have liked (7.30pm) and a really nice chap managed to get his very dexterous fingers in there and change it in about 5 minutes. I would say to anyone thinking of changing the driver's side bulb, don't do it, just take it to the nimble fingered people at Halfords. Very impressed.

Ok so i was an idiot and was changing the full beam bulbs over and over probably out of some feeling of it being a total nightmare to change them on the driver's side. I have switched the passenger side no problem as there is plenty of space but the driver's side is a total nightmare. The fuel pump is in the way and there is so little room to get your hand in. I have heard of taking off the wheel or loosening the fuel pump so before i try either I wanted to make sure there wasn't any other way or any knack that I could employ? I am tempted to just get the person at Halfords to struggle with it but I am not confident that he/she will be able to manage it? Any experience from anyone who has done this either? Have an MOT tomorrow so need to get it sorted asap!

Thanks so much for this. Turns out I was just being a total numpty and changing the full beams every time rather than the dipped. I don't know why I didn't realise sooner but in my defence I had just driven seven hours so perhaps the lesson here is not to do these things when tired!

Thanks to you both. I feel like a total dip switch myself but it turns out I was changing the wrong bulbs and not the dipped beams. This is obviously very stupid and embarrassing but at least it is now fixed. Tell you what though, that bulb on the right is really obstructed by the fuel pump and I do not know if I am going to manage the change myself!

We are talking about the bulbs that illuminate with the green dip telltale yes. The green telltale does work but the lights do not. They work in side light mode and full beam but not dipped. Yes it does.

Not my car but the headlights circled in red.

Sorry should have said it is the H7 projector bulbs used for the main headlights.

I stupidly took out a 15 fuse from this box in the fuse box to swap with the headlight ones in 57/58 just to check they work (didn't have any 15s to hand). Stupidly I cannot recall where I got the 15a from though so can someone spot a missing fuse from this picture please?

Hello Last night both headlights stopped working. I changed the bulbs (twice) and tried the fuse too but to no avail. All the other lights work but the dipped main headlights are not working. Does anyone know what I can try please as I have an MOT on Thursday!

Just found this thread and it is exactly what is going on with mine! Where did you buy the replacement from as I am finding it hard to locate anything that isn't on Ebay or Amazon and not sure I can trust those!