nicknorman

I had a 2016 280tsi, it had dual injection. Now I have a 2023 280tsi which has only single injection. Not sure when it changed but I would guess when the 280 went down to 272 and got a gpf.

Have you checked the DSG oil level, using the correct technique?

I forgot to change mine until about 65,000 miles. When I took them out there was no visible electrode wear. Apart from a slight difference in colour they looked the same as the new ones. I could not detect any change in engine running with the new ones. They wear with mileage, not with calendar time. So changing at 5,000 would only be the thing to do for someone with money to chuck away. In which case feel free to chuck it my way!

The fuel consumption will be based on the ECU counting the injection pulses, and their duration. That is to say, the amount of fuel delivered into the engine, not the rate at which the indicated fuel quantity is decreasing. The other parameters are derived in software and the software was probably not written to cater for a failed ejector pump, so I don’t think we can say either way what fault the symptoms point to, however a failed or blocked ejector pump seems the most likely.

I suspect (but not certain) that the transfer pump isn’t a pump in the conventional sense. There is just one electric pump sending fuel to the engine, but there is a T on the output and one arm of the T goes to a “pump” in the other side of the saddle. This pump works by squishing the petrol through a restriction which increases its speed. The high speed fuel passes an opening to the fuel at the bottom of the tank. The high speed causes low pressure (Bernoulli effect) which sucks up fuel from the bottom of the tank. So x amount of fuel leaves the T arm of the electric pump and x+y amount of fuel arrives back in that side of the saddle. The y is the fuel transferred to the pump side of the saddle. So no moving parts or electrical supply, but the possibility of the restriction becoming blocked by some dirt etc. meaning the pump doesn’t transfer fuel.

I have same model and year. No coastal path whistling that I have noticed. I don't have a sunroof, do you? As to the display, I quite like the central tacho with digital speed and happy with the kw and oil temp, so I have not tried to turn them off.

It seems Skoda recently changed the service interval for the Haldex to 2 years (used to be 3 years). And bearing in mind how much gunge was on the gauze filter of my old Superb when I cleaned it after 3 years, it is probably a good idea to make it 2 years! Although why it is a calendar time, not a mileage, I have no idea!

Well, not on my car it isn’t! I am intimately familiar with it after I hit a badger and the plastic air scoop shattered and punctured the radiator. Lots of coolant came out, no oil!

Well because then you have to store it somewhere when not in use. Depends on how much you can afford, I guess. I have had 2 Superbs both with the OEM towbar, and it is pretty good. No complaints other than you do sometimes have to reach under to encourage it out. You certainly need all the electronics, otherwise the parking radar, rear traffic alert radar and manoeuvre braking will drive you crazy. And a camera with the "look down onto the towhitch" mode. Both my 280tsis had an auxiliary radiator in the nearside wing area (RHD), not sure if that is a feature of all 280s or just those with factory towbars.

In the interests of fairness and of mild interest, I should correct the above. Once the car was at the garage I checked the App, which gave me the current mileage and said "updated from vehicle just now" and when I picked the car up, the mileage on the dash was 7 miles more. Which is why I thought they had driven around enjoying the performance at my expense. Which they denied of course. But then I looked at the App again yesterday and still there is about 7 miles difference between the App and the dash reading. I think the reason is: The car actually stores mileage in km, it is converted to miles to be displayed on the dash. And the car also sends the mileage to the App in km, again it is converted to miles to be displayed in the App. Slightly different conversion factors are used in these two conversions (different number of decimal places, eg 0.6214 vs 0.621371 ), meaning that the App and the dash will start to diverge slightly. By 30k miles it has diverged about 7 miles. I did apologise to the garage for the false accusation, but made the point that it didn't seem unreasonable to believe the Skoda App!

The issue with the brake fluid is that it is water absorbent (hygroscopic) and the water in solution can cause brake failure under repeated heavy braking when it boils. I don't think the increased use of the fluid by the tech is the issue. You would think that a car brake system could be adquately sealed to prevent moist air getting in (eg a rubber membrane under the filler cap that allows changes in fluid level without air being pushed in and out, as you get on motorbikes) but it seems that car manufacturers prefer to simply change the fluid more often. I can't imagine why! Regarding the wipers, if they were actually damaged or worn then fine. But I have never yet noticed any problem with the front wipers.

In the end I paid my 8 euros and went onto Erwin. Yes 40k for the plugs and 80k for the DSG as expected. It’s crazy that “customer services” couldn’t tell me that! Although with the last 280tsi I forgot about the spark plugs and didn’t replace them until about 70k. To be honest it was very difficult to tell the difference between the ones I took out and the new ones, other than the latter were cleaner. I couldn’t see any electrode wear and certainly the car went no better after I replaced them

Anyway I heard back from Skoda customer services. “Sorry we can’t tell you when the spark plugs or DSG oil needs to be changed because it is vehicle specific. You will have to ask a dealer.” This despite me giving them the reg and VIN. I wonder if it actually legal to sell cars whilst keeping the servicing regime a secret that only dealers (and not independents) can know.

No not tried Perth or Dundee. I went back to Sterling because that where I got the first 280tsi from and that was a good experience. This time around also a good experience and 100% better and quite a bit cheaper than when I went to Abz to try to buy a new car - and left thinking I just wouldn’t bother! But going to Sterling to buy a new car is one thing (every 7 years or so) but not for a service!

Yes I did take the old car there once years ago. It was not a great experience for a reason I have forgotten. I should probably try them again. They don't sell new Skodas any more, hence why I had to go to Sterling to buy the new one.