Daveyjohnboy78

Thanks for the quick reply and good insight. Your diagnosis is effectively what I have been told by the dealer. unfortunately what they have also said is that even I feel I put a new fuel pump on it, there is no guarantee it will start or even run for several weeks. what I can't get my head round is that although my Octavia is nearly 6 years old with 80k miles on the clock, it has always been fully serviced by the main dealer. I now plenty of people with similar cars that have done more miles, been serviced less frequently and less thoroughly, and have never experienced the issue I appear to have. if the issue is the fuel pump failing, should the fuel filter have prevented the swarf from getting into the fuel system? My mechanical knowledge is not great, so this statement could be off the mark!

I filled up my Octavia 2011 vrs just over a week ago and the glow plug light came on and the car went into limp mode. After pulling over and checking the manual I restarted the car and the code has vanished. The code reappeared about 10 mins later, which sooner after my car became a non starter. the diagnostics suggest the fault has something to do with the fuel system. my local main dealer has quoted me £4.2k to fix what they have said is "swarf", and the £4.2k will cover replacement parts and labour for every engine part they believe "could" be impacted by swarf. My my car is currently at the main skoda dealer in Leeds and in need to get the car back to York. i really therefore need some help and guidance please. is there a simple way of starting my car so it can be driven, even if the glow plug light remains on? Even if this overrides the engine management system? has anyone come across a similar problem in the past and what was the solution? does anyone know anyone in the York / Leeds area who could look at my car without any extortionate main dealership costs? does anyone know anyone who they believe might be interested in buying my car in current condition? Hopefully you will make a profit if you can get it going and sell it privately. please help!