tommygards

Will do, thanks 👍

Hi, thanks for replying. Yup engine gets serviced at the 1 year / 9000 miles servicing interval and is all up to date with all filters etc. DSG box has had oil and filter changed at 37k, 74k and car is currently on 109k so due again shortly. I have it changed at max intervals of 37.5k as my service book says 60000km / 37500mls.

Good morning all. Had a glitch with the car last night that when switching between drive and reverse the car was jolting and then the engine just died / stalled. Turned it off and back on again and seems fine now but not sure what that would be? I assume gearbox related. It’s a 2.0 TDI DSG automatic.

Hi guys. Got an intermittent problem with my Columbus system where sometimes the screen doesn’t turn on and nothing works, but the cd will still eject so it seems to have power. if I leave it a while then when I next start the car it’ll turn on as normal. Any ideas please? thanks.

Yeh no worries, didn’t think it would be but I meant I need to do some updates anyway. Sorry for the confusion 👍

Okay thanks. Needs new maps anyway 👍

Not there either

Thanks. I couldn’t find it in settings anywhere, I’ll keep looking.

Hi all. ive got a standard Columbus dvd head unit in the car. On the radio screen it shows the name of the station and the time, is there any way to display the additional scrolling info of the radio station such as the DJ and name of the track?

No problem. Replacing the condenser fixed the problem, the metallic noise was caused by low gas level in the system that led to the gas boiling inside the evaporator inside the car.

yeh the part works fine and looks fine, I just don’t like paying money for a genuine part and potentially getting a cheaper copy that’s all. The difference in price wasn’t worth me complaining or putting the car back together with the old broken part, I just wanted to let people know in the future to be aware if you buy from autodoc. 😊

It was from Autodoc which gav_is_con bought his from.

which bit?

Thanks all. Changed DSG thermostat and all sorted, car heats up a lot quicker now. I tested the old one and it was still operating but wouldn’t fully close like the new one does. Only thing I will say is that I ordered a mahle original from autodoc which was more expensive and the one I received had the manufacturer and serial numbers filed off so I’m not convinced I didn’t get a cheaper copy...

Ok thanks. That a big job? I think there are other threads on that topic already.

Ok thanks 😊

Hi all. So I have a Skoda 2.0 tdi dsg and as the weather gets colder then understandably it takes longer for the engine to get up to temp, but I am worried it’s taking too long and will damage my engine. On really cold days (last winter) it can take up to 10 miles to get up to 90 degrees, although once there it sits bang on 90 for the rest of the journey. It may be a stuck open thermostat which I can replace but I thought I’d ask on here first to see if its normal as it’s a dsg so sits at low revs, and all the roads near me are 50mph roads where the engine sits around 1500rpm with not many hills. Does this seem overly long for my engine to warm up? Thanks.

Hi all, I had some Dunlop SportMaxx tyres fitted about 6 months ago, all four tyres (225/40/R18). My car recently developed a 'humming' noise from the back of the car that sounded like both wheel bearings were going. I had it checked out and it turns out that the rubber compound of the tyres appears too soft for the car and the compound / tread is flattening, causing this humming noise. The garage said they've had it with these tyres with Audi's etc too and recommends to avoid them.

Hi all, My car is a Skoda Superb 2.0 TDI Elegance with Climatronic. Aircon has worked perfectly for years (I leave it on Auto) up until a couple of days ago. A couple of days ago when I started the car I noticed a metallic noise like a metal fan rubbing against something, but when it is just the fan with aircon off then the noise goes away. The air also seems to be the same temperature with the fan running regardless of whether the aircon is on. I've never had it re-gassed or any issues with it. Any ideas please?