daveo138

I think you might be onto something there.

I think I'd be tempted to pursue a second-hand engine, if it's going to cost about £3k plus fitting.

Possibly an optical illusion.

I don't really know anything about this engine, but there is a well known problem on 1.8T engines as fitted to Audi TTs and Golfs, I believe. My neighbour talked me into having a look at his Audi TT which had suddenly lost oil pressure. A quick google came up with a problem with the oil pick-up pipe getting blocked. This is what the oil strainer looked like when I removed it. I'm actually shining a light up the inside of the pipe, but there isn't much getting through.

That really is taking the micky.

Hopefully, yes. I’ll be keeping an eye on it with VAG-DPF.

That sounds interesting. Can you provide any details? Thanks

Thanks all. I’ve decided to go for a 2.0Tdi instead. 6-speed DSG and still only £35 VED. I’ve put a deposit on one this afternoon. Probably pick it up a week on Saturday.

The more I think about it, you are probably right. I’ve had a few DSGs over the years, mostly 6-speeds, but my last Superb was a 7-speed and I don’t remember it behaving like that.

Good evening all I'm currently looking to buy a car. I had been looking at Passat estates, but I'm coming round to an Octavia. I went to view one this afternoon, which, on the face of it, ticked a lot of boxes. It's a 2015 estate, 1.6tdi DSG, 48k miles and two owners. I had a test drive in it and it seemed fine, except when pulling away from a standstill, it seemed a bit juddery. I'm obviously a bit concerned that it could be possibly a clutch pack issue. How likely is that and do the symptoms fit? Having driven it for a few miles, I did an OBDeleven scan and the only thing it came up with was the A/C recirculation flap sticking intermittently. The car is for sale at a dealer and the guy said that they had acquired it from 'Motorway'. The service history shows that the timing belt and water pump were replaced mid-2023 and the EGR valve replaced about 6 months ago, at a cost of £1200. I have to wonder why someone would spend all that money on a car and then sell it to Motorway, for presumably not a lot. Oh, the only other thing was there is only one key, so I'm assuming it would be a huge expense to get another made and coded. Apologies for the rambling post and thanks in advance for any advice.

That's a nice insurance bonus. I'm planning to look at one tomorrow, 50k miles. I was wondering about the road tax differences, as I've noticed a few similar cars with different VED rates. It transpires there was a hike in VED rates for cars registered after 01/04/17 Link here: V149

If you have long legs, the Mk2 has much more legroom in the front.

I noticed mine wasn’t working today. I don’t know how long it’s been down, as I’ve hardly been anywhere for the last week.

I've just ripped a couple of albums to FLAC. I'll roadtest them on Tuesday, as I have 5 hours of driving to do. I didn't realise that Windows Media Player offered FLAC as an option, I thought I'd have to convert the files. I also use Audacity a lot and I've just discovered that it also allows you to export as FLAC 👍

If you're storing them in individual folders, you need to make sure that the folder name in 'file properties' is the same as the folder it is in, or they all get jumbled up and difficult to locate. Edit: When I'm ripping CDs to my PC, I save them as 'WMA' files, rather than MP3.

@koborn I hope you have more luck with your update than I did.

After the rigmarole of updating the maps on my last Superb, I wasn't going to bother with my current one. It was only a 2 year lease, so I didn't see the point. However, the fleet department decided to extend the lease by 12 months, possibly due to reduced mileage last year because of CV19, and possibly the effect this had on the business. I finally decided to update the maps after being told that the lease had been further extended for yet another 12 months (ouch). Following all the downloading and unzipping, I used the satnav for the first time, to visit a customer whose location was already stored in the satnav - GPS co-ordinates. I was probably just over a mile from the customer when the satnav announced that I had reached my destination. Hmmm, not good. The next few trips seemed to be OK, but another journey this week had me nearly five miles from the correct destination, again with pre-stored co-ordinates. Another journey yesterday and quite a few of the speed limits displayed were incorrect. I'm sure they were OK before the update. I did back up the SD card prior to the update, so I have just reinstated the previous version. Selecting the destination which was 5 miles out, the distance seems to be OK, so I'm hoping I've cracked it. Anyone else experienced any issues like this?

You don't need to disable ACC in order to set coasting in maxidot. Coasting will just not happen when ACC is engaged. I do have the mode button, so I can't check where to set it in maxidot. I did have a Passat without the mode button and it was available to set in maxidot, I just can't remember where. Also, coasting will not work when the gear selector is in 'sport' mode.

If you don't have the mode button, you should be able to select 'coasting' in the settings menu, as e-Roottoot posted above. Coasting is disabled when ACC is active.

Recently, I've noticed that when I try to find a POI - petrol station, for example - that the satnav shows me a whole host of options for where I've been, but not where I'm heading. Sometimes 50, 60 or 70 miles behind me. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Anyone know what the cause might be? Thanks in advance.

That's interesting. I have problems with DAB signal disappearing. I also have have a 3-way cigar lighter adapter with a 5v USB outlet. I have Nextbase cameras front & rear. At one time, I had a cheapo camera on the back, but it caused terrible interference with FM radio.

Me too. I cancelled mine because I have the seat all the way back and all the way down, but Skoda don't like that, even when stored in that position. It would always move the seat upwards and forwards when unlocking. I've never found rain sensitive wipers to work properly on any car, so I always disable that feature. Also, ISTR that I once had a Passat where the wiper speed would sometimes change at random.

Have you used a different key, with different 'personalisation' settings?

I've had the same problem using postcodes to find customer sites, as they can often be half a mile or more from where you want to be. I always use the DMS co-ordinates. Before finding an app to convert from digital format, I made an excel spreadsheet to do it. Bit of a faff, but it worked. These days, if I'm going somewhere I haven't been before, I use google maps to locate the site, streetview to find the entrance to the car park, or whatever, then drop a pin in the map at that point. That then generates digital co-ordinates (first pic) and if you click on them, it gives another box with DMS co-ordinates.

I had this problem a few weeks ago. I booked the car in for a service, only to be told that the leasing company wouldn't authorise it, as it wasn't due. Apparently, the garage that serviced it last time, didn't reset it properly - it should have been on variable. Anyway, the garage said the leasing company wouldn't let them reset it - I'm guessing there would be a charge - so told me to contact the leasing company, which I did. They sent me the instructions, which worked.