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Hi all. I am looking at buy a Skoda Fabia hatchback : Ad says with 87500 miles. Just out of MOT test, boot does not open and EPC light on the dashboard. Please can anyone advise if either of the above problems are major/expensive to fix? Thanks in advance for advice/help.

It was coming from the right hand side of the engine under the cover. I could smell diesel, popped off the cover and could see steam coming from where the RHS injector is. Its strange because my mechanic took it for a long drive and brought it back but didn't notice anything. I have done a bit of research as I have little knowledge of cars and just like the dpf the egr is an emission part to keep emissions low? Apparently they get clogged easy when not used alot on motorways? EGR fault clogged with carbon as its been parked up a while? I may be totally wrong here. Has anyone had similar problems with this same engine?

Hi all. I'm still having issues with my mk2 skoda after all the warning light issues. They are now thankfully resolved thanks for everyone's advice and help with this. The issue I am facing now is similar to before but not as bad. I started the engine last Saturday, it wouldn't start so I used jump leads then it started. I took it for a long drive not on the motorway but a straight road utilising all the gears and driving at 60mph+. When I brought it back I noticed steam coming from the RHS of the engine bay, I popped the hood and took of the cover however couldn't see any diesel leakage or any fuel flooding the engine bay. However I did notice that the engine when idle was making a 'grunt, grunt, normal' sound on a loop. I don't know if that's normal so I took it to my mechanic who took it for a long drive and had it on the ramp idle for 1.5 hours and didn't notice anything. I know of a VW specialist in my area who is fully booked until new years. I am trying to sell the car and having interest in it but I'm wanting to sort it out before selling it to anyone and have made potential sellers aware of all the issues before they come to view it. Any help/advice is much appreciated. Thanks

Hi. I've replaced the brown sensor which is not accessible easily. I am still getting a yellow light on the dashboard. I attach pictures. Where does the black plug sensor go? Do i need to replace the orange sensor? There are two slots. My mechanic has said the diagram showing the DPF doesn't correlate with my engine? Any help or suggestions are much appreciated. Thanks

Sonics number 10 on this diagram? Thanks

Brilliant thanks very much

Brilliant thanks. If I take that part number you mentioned to my parts place they should be able to order it? So the brown plug leads to the one I need to replace? Did you diagnose the issue yourself before fixing it? Thanks

Hi. I am having difficulty describing the sensor required to the parts place I usually get my parts from. They are saying there are three sensors, two by the DPF and one by the turbo. Now the one I have replaced pics earlier in the thread was the wrong one according to the autoelectrician. Does this brown plug number 3 sensor before the DPF replace this orange end one or go alongside it? I am asking as the parts place have my reg number and are saying the part I need is the exhaust gas temperature sensor. The autoelectrician says its the DPF temperature sensor. He says its very similar to the exhaust gas temperature sensor. If I put the part number in ebay as advised in previous posts something totally different to the above comes up. I am out of my depth here I know, I just want the right part so I know I have corrected all issues before selling it on. Thanks for your help everyone.

Right thanks

Brilliant thanks. Will have a look and see if I can find it on Ebay.

Thanks everyone. I'm just confused with the brown/black end of the sensor. The before DPF sensor 3 is that the above or the black end as mentioned in an earlier post?

I've had a look on eBay, this is a brown end one fitting the description the autoelectrician gave me.

Is this for the DPF temperature sensor? Thanks

With regards to the original sensor problem, I had an autoelectrician look at it and bring up the codes on his computer. Apparently it's the number 3 sensor DPF temperature sensor that is very similar to the sensor no4 that I have replaced in error. Its before the DPF. I can't find it on ebay and the parts place I have asked I'm apprehensive about as its £80. If anyone knows what it llooks like that would be great, he said u need it on the ramp it's a two pronged sensor. I'm wondering if it's the one already posted on this thread? Any help or advice is really appreciated. Thanks

Thanks for your replies. Yes it seems that I'm having the same problems when I first bought the car. Having said that, my mechanic has replaced the injector no4 seals and taken it for a long drive, seems OK now. Would a good fuel injection specialist be hard to find? Would a generic one that can sort all cars out be suitable? Thanks