Moosekat

Hi all. I have had my 2014 Octavia Estate 1.6tdi DSG for about 8 years now. We bought it at a really good price due to it having 108,000 miles, and had been great until recently. It has now clocked 168000 miles and last week I started getting odd errors popping up. First was when I was driving and was breaking for a red light. I felt it pop out of gear and had stop in the street with my hazards on as it would not go into gear. I had the following errors appear on the dashboard screen. Error Stabilisation Control (ECS), Tyre Pressure Loss, as well as "Move the Selector lever to P/N", even though the lever was in P, and it has the P icon flashing next to the lever. I tried starting the car unsuccessfully about 3 or 4 times until it finally turned over and was able to drive off. Once driving the only error was that start /stop was not working. I booked it into my garage asap for the beginning of this week. Anyway we needed to do a food shop last weekend and it then happened again in the car park. I was not able to get it working at all and had to call the AA. The faults that had come up was the following. Engine management - VEH / Engine management EDC 17C64 UDS Status :U112300 - Data bus. Error Message : Signal reception. Error static. Status :U042800 - Steering wheel angle sensor. Error Message : Signal improbable. Error static. Status :U010100 - Communication with the system <Transmission control>. Error Message : No communication. Error static. He worked on it for a good hour and a half, following all the wire looms under the bonnet, and checking all the fuses etc. We managed to get it starting again and we drove it to the garage ready for after Easter. So this week garage looked at it and had their auto electrician look at it too. The issue was that as it worked perfectly for them, no error codes showed up, even though I had given them the AA report. They could not be certain what the issue is without seeing it happen. What they did say was that there was an error for excessive clutch use ( or similar) and said that I would at some point soon need to take it to get that replaced, but as it is in the DSG, that is a massive job. Also his gut feeling was the issue was either mechatronic or gearbox related. It was going to cost a lot to start replacing parts to see if it fixed it - more than the car is worth. I have now lost all confidence in the car, even if it drives well at the moment. I feel my only option now is to part ex it and get a newer Octavia, because I really do love these cars Has anyone else had similar issues? I know these intermittent issues are the biggest pain as unless you see it you can't really diagnose it. The AA man might have fixed it by unplugging and plugging a connector together, but I really don't want to test it out any more.

Thanks Dave. Yeah I have standard halogen bulbs. Will just get like for like then nick

Hey Guys, My Mk3 Octavia has its MOT on Saturday, and unfortunately I am self isolating, so my wife will need to take it to the garage. One of the things I need to do is to replace a normal dipped bulb at the front. I don't know if it is a known issue, but I have to change one or the other every 5-6 months, where as other cars once every 2 years. I do have them running as daylights too, so that might be the issue too. Anyway I was on amazon to buy some bulbs, when I happened to come across these.... https://www.amazon.co.uk/NOVSIGHT-Headlight-Bulbs-All-One/dp/B07VN3YZLW/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=AT7RNK135VEF&dchild=1&keywords=h7+headlight+bulb&qid=1607592345&sprefix=h7+%2Caps%2C184&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExQk4yRDJQN1pYMEUxJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNzQyMzgxM0lMVjBNMFJPWU5IWSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNDAxOTYxM0VZRkVQTkw3UFJXTiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU= A set of LED bulbs with a conversion kit. Are these any good? I know price wise it looks insane, but thought I would ask you guys first. Also would the be MOT safe too?? Thanks Nick

Hi Guys, it seems my 64 1.6 TDI DSG with stop start needs a new battery. Leaving it a few days almost makes it impossible to crank over. I use my neighbours charger for half an hour to give it some power to get it going. Using a multimeter with the engine off I get around 12.3v. When I start the motor it goes down to 8v and then back up to over 14v. These are all very vague numbers as I did this a few days ago and didn't write them down. So I spoke to my local independent vag garage and because it is replacing a varta AGM battery like for like it was coming in at just under £250!!! Hopefully this would include any VCDS changes needed. I have seen halfrauds do a similar AGM battery (https://www.halfords.com/motoring/batteries/car-batteries/halfords--096agm-start%2Fstop-agm-12v-car-battery-5-year-guarantee-548638.html) for £159, but I believe I need to find someone with VCDS to reprogramme and make changes. Is that correct? I do have an old laptop with VCDS and an OBD cable from my golf gti MK4 days. Could this work?? Is the Varta £250 option the best one?? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Cheers Nick