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Thinking of buying one of these as a cheap runaround, but would rather avoid the headache of having a DPF. Does this car have one? Also what would a cam belt/pump replacement set me back?

I just called the dealership. They seemed bemused to get such a parts information request, which I thought was strange. But he did take my reg and tell me I needed the 255mm discs, so I guess I'm in the minority of people with those. I'm going to buy the parts myself and take them to my local VAG specialist mechanic. I'll get the coolant myself too. My tank says G13. Anyone know if it makes a difference if I get the purple one? ECP have it at a pretty good price, but I'm sure the coolant in it was originally pink.

Thanks. That’s very helpful. I will call the dealership to check. I’ve found some Brembo’s online for £80 a pair so will go with those.

Lol! Bloody stealership.

Just got back from a service after being told my rear brake discs are dangerously low. I’m thinking I’m going to buy them myself and ask my local mechanic to fit them rather than pay dealership prices. I’ve been onto a few sites and found some discs but not sure which exact ones I need because it says to check the fitment, and the specifications are not all identical. Can anyone tell me which discs I need? And any recommendations on a brand?

Just thought I'd provide an update in case anyone has a similar problem: I took it to KwikFit, who were very good. They diagnosed it as the break pad pressing against the lip of the brake disc surround (i.e., the sound started because the brake disc wore down to below this lip). Although they said the brake pads and disc still have a fair bit of wear left in them, so to come back in 6 months time to get them replaced. The mechanic even cleaned and greased the disc as a temporary fix. Didn't charge me anything. In the short drive home it sounded slightly better, but even if it doesn't it's really very minor and I might as well get another few months out of them before I replace. They quoted me £245 for a new pair of discs and pads, which is probably a lot less than replacing the caliper.

I haven't had that done specifically. The only work I've had done on this car is regular services with a brake fluid change every 2 years (last one being 2017). Apologies if this is a stupid question but is this something you're supposed to schedule regularly, like a service? As you can tell, not been driving that long.

Unfortunately I don't have the equipment or technical expertise to do that. I would have thought it would be a continual noise if it was low pads though? And IIRC my dealership said my pads were fine at my last service? I think I may do as wiilydog suggests and take it for the free check at the Kwik-Fit near me rather than going to my dealer, who may well charge me for an hour's Labour just to do the same checks.

Are you referring to the free visual check safety check? Would they be able to tell from that? I only ask because otherwise the labour will be charged at £95 for an hour, just to find out if I'm covered (and from what people have said I probably won't be covered anyway).

All of the necessary maintenance has been done including brake fluid changes. It's been well looked after. I thought with it being part of the brake system that's malfunctioning, that would come under warranty? The warranty booklet says this is covered: "Braking system: All parts including ABS system components; stop light switch; relays; discs; drums; cylinders; pipes and hoses."

I think I've got a stuck caliper on my left rear tyre because it's making a squeaky intermittent noise that goes away when I brake. I had something similar before on a different car and it was a stuck caliper that cost £100 to fix. My Octavia (2014, 48k) is still under the 2 year warranty it came with when I bought it used but I'm not sure if this would be covered and my dealership wouldn't say on the phone. Does anyone have any experience with this and know if its likely to be covered?

Thanks for the link. I didn't know that existed. But I don't want to pay for any service like that. I don't know if they have the information I need, and even if they do I might not be able to understand it as a complete novice. I was just hoping that someone on here has fixed a similar problem and could explain the process of changing the air vent out in layman's terms. But it seems like not everyone is as heavy-handed as me when it comes to using their vents so I will either leave it or ask Skoda to fit it the next time I'm in for a service.

Is this something I'll need to pay Skoda to do?

I suppose there's no point replacing whole unit if I don't have to. Has anyone successfully replaced just the find before? On mine it's the bottom two that no longer work.

Some of the fins in my driver side air vent broke recently and I managed to find a replacement full air vent unit from a breaker on eBay. Having looked into it it does seem a job you can do yourself but this will be my first repair as such (I've only been driving a few years), so I was hoping I might be able to get some advice from you guys. Specifically if anyone knows how to remove this air vent without doing any damage, what tools I'll need and if there's anything I need to be wary of along the way? Here's a picture of the air vent that needs changing.