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Hi skoffski, My local garage did it for £753 + vat. It would have been £2,023,55 if I had done what skoda uk wanted me to do, and anyway it was more than I could afford.

Hi all, This is follow up to my post above. After my first contact with skoda uk I waited for their return call it never came. I had to phone them and was told to take my car to a skoda dealership for it to be assessed, the first date available was the 24-Jan-2019. When I arrived a skoda tech listened to the noise and depressed the clutch and said it was almost certain that the flywheel had failed but to check it they would have to remove the gearbox test the flywheel and put it back together at a cost to me of £528. I declined the test because skoda had refused to offer any support. I asked for a quote to to have the flywheel and clutch replaced which came to £1495.55 so with no support from skoda uk it would have cost me £2023.55. I waited for a response from skoda uk but it didn't come, I had to phone them twice, and was told that because the car was out of warrantee and the flywheel was a consumable part they weren't going to offer any support and they were closing the case. It had taken 2 months to get to this point. Feeling I had done all that I could and not wanting to be without a car any longer I asked my local garage who I trust to do the work, they phoned around for the parts and were told there were no after market parts available because the car was too new. They then phoned TPS Genuine VAG Parts, who asked why weren't skoda fixing it under warrantee or as a goodwill gesture? When my local garage removed the gearbox they found the flywheel had failed in rotational and paralell movement and was making a metalic clanking noise, they videoed this. When the mechanic opened the box containing the new flywheel it was a sold mass flywheel, he phoned TPS and they confirmed it was the correct upgraded part that skoda were using to replace their failed dual mass flywheels. Thanks for reading and I hope this will help/enlighten forum members and others.

Hi all, The dual mass flywheel on my 2015 fabia III 1.4tdi hatchback has failed after 3 years and 6 months and with only 17,000 miles on the clock. I am a careful driver and I never abused the clutch. I have been in contact with skoda with the possibility that they may foot the bill for it's replacement. I have since read so much about people having problems with DMF's in many makes of car that I have no trust in them. I have searched online for a single/solid mass flywheel conversion kits to fit my car without any luck, does anyone know of anyone that makes/supplies a kit for my car it's engine code is CUSB Thanks

Hi all, Stopped on a journey yesterday to have a drink and something to eat in the car, went to drive off and the car wouldn't start, fired up then cut out with a loud knocking sound under the bonnet. Called out skoda breakdown assistance, VAG engineer couldn't make it out no faults recorded, no messages, then inspiration, he asked had I left the car and come back to it? answer no. He then locked the car then unlocked it and then it started straight away, the car was not recognising the key and the imoboliser was kicking in, the knocking was the dual mass fly wheel stopping the engine from starting. I hope this helps anyone else who has this happen.

Hi all, when I bought my car the garage had valeted it and sprayed cockpit shine on the dash board the trouble with this is that the sun ( when it's out ) reflects off it and the glare is almost blinding. Have you any suggestions as how to remove it or give it a matt finnish, thanks.

Hi all, Thanks for the replies have booked it in for an oil change service to be be on the safe side.

hi, does anyone know how to reset the oil service interval, from 12 months to 2 years, according to skoda the car is on QL6 variable service which suits me as I don't do more than 5,000 a year. But whoever serviced it last set it for 12 months. So my question is how to set the service for 8 months time which will be 2 years. Thanks.

Hi, I am looking to buy spare bulbs for my 2015 1.4 tdi SEL fabia but I can't find a list of bulb types in the handbook, short of removing bulbs and making a note of each one, does anyone know where I can find a bulb chart/list, regards.

Hi again, I rooted around my garage and found a piece of plastic trunking that when cut down worked perfectly for prising the light unit from it's retaining lugs. Thanks all for the replies

Hi, I'm new here, I have just bought a 2015 fabia 1.4tdi and have been checking it out. Has anyone changed a rear light bulb or removed the rear light cluster? I have tried to do this as instructed in the hand book i.e. remove the 2 torx screws and pull the unit away from the car, Once the screws are removed I am unable to remove the unit from the car it is difficult to grip the unit and no matter how hard I grip and pull the unit it does not come away. Any help with this would be appreciated, regards