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Hi all Just thought I would pop my head up and say hi. I crashed my TDi 110 Octavia 5 months ago, and foolishly put myself in a Mazda 6 since. Sadly, it was terminally ill with a DPF fault, so is soon to be listed on eBay, in a forlorn condition! So, on to pastures new, I have bought myself a 54 plate Octy Elegance, 53k on the clock, FSH and recent belt change, it's the PD130 variant, which has quite the repritation for being bombproof. Questions:- What are the service intervals for this engine? Will it be any harder to self-service than my 110 TDi? I did many a fluid/ filter change on that! Is it a simple retro-fit for cruise control like my last Octy was? If so, any recommendations for places to buy the stalk/ wiring (i would be turning this job over the a mechanic) Cheers all A Happy Skoda owner

Hi Just had a look at the Ad, looks good. Were you looking for anything in particular as a part ex? I have a 55 plate Mazda 6 with the 143hp 2.0 Common Rail Diesel in it. I paid £3750 for it 4 months ago. My ONLY reason for changing is I have dodgy shoulder/ neck injuries and can't get on with the seats. Otherwise I love it and it's pretty mint :( If you could PM a reply that would be great, don't have notifications set up for replies.

Would love to see some Pictures....

Hi Folks Yesterday my Octavia TDi 110 started being hesitant under boost and has been all over the place. Instantly I thought the MAF must have packed in, so I got VAG COM on and got the result below. If the "Flap" mentioned also part of the MAF? Will thsi code clear when I change the MAF? Also, anyone have any suggestion of th ebest place to buy? I've looked at GSF and they have an "Air Mass Meter" (can anyone confirm if this is the same thing) listed at £82... Good price? Cheers in advance for the help - will be nice to get the boost back. VAG-COM Version: Release 311.2-N Chassis Type: 1U - Skoda Octavia Scan: 01,02,03,08,15,17,19,35,46,56 Address 01 ------------------------------------------------------- Controller: 038 906 018 GN Component: 1,9l R4 EDC G000SG 2163 Coding: 00002 Shop #: WSC 31480 1 Fault Found: 16485 - Mass Air Flow Sensor (G70): Implausible Signal P0101 - 35-00 - - Readiness: N/A Address 03 ------------------------------------------------------- Controller: 1J0 907 379 Q Component: ABS/EDS 20 IE CAN 0001 Coding: 13304 Shop #: WSC 31480 No fault code found. Address 08 ------------------------------------------------------- Controller: 1U1 907 044 A Component: CLIMATRONIC C 0.7.0 Coding: 01000 Shop #: WSC 31480 1 Fault Found: 01274 - Air Flow Flap Positioning Motor (V71) 37-00 - Faulty Skipping Address 15-Airbags Address 17 ------------------------------------------------------- Controller: 1U2 919 034 G Component: A4-KOMBIINSTR. VDO V22 Coding: 00442 Shop #: WSC 00957 IMMO-IDENTNR: SKZ7Z0Y0475402 No fault code found. Address 46 ------------------------------------------------------- Controller: 1J0 959 799 AH Component: 5H Zentral-SG Komf. 0001 Coding: 04097 Shop #: WSC 31480 No fault code found. End -------------------------------------------------------

That does help. Do you know what ratio the 5L "Ready Mix" is mixed to from the factory? I presume it's 50:50

I bought the "Ready Mixed Top Up" coolant in 5 litres. With my Trade Card i've paid about £12 for it. So I now have a container that has 10 litres in, and it's 7.5L water and 2.5L collant (based on the ready mix being 50:50). So, by my reckoning, I need to buy 5L of "Neat" coolant, and that'll give me 15L total, which is a mix of 7.5L Coolant, 7.5L water. That'll be 50:50. So, will it be OK to do this? I'd prefer not to throw away the cash, but if I have to then I have to.

Hi all I bought all my bits on my trade card yesterday at Halfords for the full service on my wife's TDi 100 Audi A3. As part of the service I am changing the sticky thermostat and renewing the coolant. I bought a 5L bottle of the RED coolant, which conforms to the VAG standard as it meets the same spec as the G12+ coolant. I've read a number of threads on here, all of which have said buy it and mix it 50/50. Last night, I grabbed anoether container and mixed up the coolant 50/50, so I now have 10 litres of coolant. I was just looking on the halfords site today, to check for the G12 stamp and pictures of the bottle on the website say "ready mixed". The bottle is at home, ready for coolant change at the weekend, so I can't double check what the actual bottle says, so if it is ready mixed, can I rescue it by buying some neat coolant and mixing it, or have I got to suck it up and buy some all over again? Cheers folks

Can't help you with your problem, however, could you point me at the links for the thermo change guide? Will be attacking this on the wife's car this weekend.

Guys Thanks for the answers, particularly the part number, very helpful! I have had a reply from one ebay breaker, who want's 12 quid for the "double r" clip plus the 4 other clips! I'll be off to the dealer at lunch.

Hi folks I did a service on my Octy TDi 110 last weekend, and I lost the clip listed as number 5 in the following link. I can't find any in the scrap yards, they all seem to just cut the pipes off and chuck the fuel filter away! Also, one of the clips has perished that was attached to pipe number 7, and when i squeezed it it bent and needed removing, so said pipe is now secured with a tie-wrap! So, will I be able to replace these from a dealer? I've emailed people breaking Octavia's on eBay, but no replies, obviously too small a part to be bothered posting out. I'd prefer to replace with proper bits, rather than bodging on cable ties and nails to hold the fuel filter nozzle down!

Folks. I posted about this a couple of weeks ago, my Wife's A3 100 TDi has done the same thing. Temp gauge up and down between cold and 90, temp sender changed recently whilst diagnosing another fault. I'm going to change the Thermostat, and probably all the coolant, since the A3 is a recent purchase, i've no idea of the age of the current coolant, so in for a penny etc. My question is around the G12 coolant (thought i'd reply in here as the OP might be interested). Do i have to buy G12 coolant from a dealer, or will GSF/ Halfords RED do the job? Also, once drained from the bottom of the radiator, is there a procedure to re-fill and bleed the cooling system?

Hi folks. My wife went out in her MY02 As Tdi (100) today and when she left the coolant warning light came up on the dash. I talked her through checking the coolant level, it's fine, so i told her to drive it and watch for the gauge to creep above the normal "90", if it did so i told her to pull over straight away. She drove it around 8 miles to her mum's (normally plenty enough to warm it up) but the gauge never reached the normal point. It got to about the quarter mark, then dropped back down into the blue section over 30 seconds or so, then went back up to the quarter mark. It didn't go any further after this. She's not come back in the car, so i can't get VAG-COM onto it until the morning. Anyone offer any idea's on what it might be? First thoughts are thermostat, so i might try and pick one up tomorrow. Thoughts appreciated.

Thanks for the reply both of you. Are you sure that the older 110 TDi's had a 55 litre tank? Ever since i hade mine, i've only ever got 40-46 litres as my standard fill-up. I have to keep a record of all fuel receipts for work so have records of over 100 tanks now! If so, i definitely have some form of issue restricting the amount of fuel i can get in the tank as it's been very consistent in terms of what i get in. I fill up with the warning light as much as i can, but sometimes i'll fill up with between red and quarter as i have a long run to do, i have never filled up on half or more. Just done a scan down the litres column on 100+ tanks and the most i've ever squeezed in is 45 litres....

Hi folks. I have a MY00 Octavia 1.9 TDi (110) and i've ran it rather low on fuel. The light came on yesterday and the garage near home was closed this morning, i've done 52 miles since the light came on, just gone to the garage and it spluttered for a second or too so i killed the engine and pushed it the last 10 yeards to the pump. Cue lots of from the staff! I should add that when it came on i'd done roughly the right kind of mileage from the previous fill up as i would expect to get normally. Anyway, i filled up and put 47 litres in the tank, it's started and run fine on the 2 miles back to the office, except the fuel indicator needle is now stuck at 3/4 mark. Questions:- What is the tank capacity? (ie. is 47 litres about full, or have i short-filled) Could running it down to beyond the red cause the sender to stick? Cheers folks.

Hi folks. My Octavia TDi 110 is starting to show signs of clutch slip and i'm thinking of a remap, so i'd like to get the clutch changed ahead of time. I have not had a look in the haynes yet, but i always prefer to do my research with some real live experience too! So, does anyone know of a clutch change guide that it would be useful to read, is it DIY-able? I'm capable of 3 spanner jobs in Haynes, so i'm no expert but i'm OK! should give me something to read while i'm bored at work.