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TBH mate that sounds normal to me from the description provided. Ive come to the skoda brand from a couple of modified focus STs which even In standard trim give you a nice turbo shove. Hopping into the vrs I knew it would be less noticeable but at times they do almost feel n/a in their power delivery, which is sort of nice if you like the refined thing. I've attempted to solve the problem with a remap but the weather has been crap since that point so all that happens is you light up the fronts and go nowhere anyway - impossible to get a real feel of it, but it still feels really smooth. Who knows, maybe the fords I've had had junk remaps lol! The hopping front axle thing is normal if you get on the beans too much.

Can't beat an ITG kit for turbo whooshy goodness!

All very interesting, my 2010 petrol VRS Estate makes a squealing noise when I pull away as the clutch is under load around the bite point (sounds like I'm stepping on a baby Wookiee) and sometimes when it happens it feels like there is a distinct 'step/jump/jerk' in the clutch pedal if I'm using a lot of throttle. Sounds like release bearing or DMF going off your experience here. Oh yea, I'm at 55k.... Should I be proactive and change, or hang on? It is bloody annoying....

Had the same on mine. Airlock made the coolant level drop down to just above the pick up pipe on the header tank (car had been taken apart recently due to repair work so that's how the air got into the system) the coolant dropped, topped it up, been fine since. It passed a pressure test too so you could always get that done if you fancy an extra bit of reassurance

Evening all, I know there is a lot of opinion about regarding remaps etc and what to go for, and I know that Shark are highly regarded here but I thought I'd chuck my two penneth in anyway. Nice to hear fresh opinions to make sure folk haven't lost their touch etc. So I went in Saturday to see the lads at Shark for a stage 1 map and an itg induction kit. Firstly the staff; really friendly and ready to chat, looked after me all the time I was there (buckets of coffee) and let me work in the waiting room. Secondly (and most importantly) the map. Its a masterpiece. I'm new to the VAG family having come from a couple of focus ST3's (a fettled Mk2 and a standard Mk3) so the Octy in standard trim is a little weak sauce compared to what I'm used to. But the map has sorted that nicely. There is some real grunt now and the in gear acceleration is right on the money, eagerly pulling from about 3.5 to 4k all the way to when the turbo runs out of puff at about 6k. It reminds me of my Mk3 ST. It now feels like a turbo charged motor with a nice shove when you come on boost, but all the while staying linear and not overwhelming the chassis. Aside from the map my car is still standard, and its the perfect amount of power for what it is right now. Sadly the itg kit that arrived was for the TFSI and not the TSI in my car so I'll be back soon to have that sorted. I was intending to go for some handling mods next and leave the power where it is, but I have to admit I'm curious as to what the stage 2 would be like! So for what its worth the Shark Stage 1 = recommended! To top it off, you can get a bacon sandwich round the corner that weighs as much as my Octy estate!

Evening all, Just thought I'd update you all on the situation with the motor. Got it back on Wednesday with a reconditioned ECU and four new spark plugs and so far its been running like a dream (fingers crossed touch wood and all that). Going off what the garage told me we'll never know what the original problem was because of damage the AA chap seems to have caused when he earthed that loose wire incorrectly and blew up the coil pack, but it seems like the ecu was fried and replacing it was the fix. The plug in cylinder one was bust so they replaced all of them as a precaution (they were also really black and sooty) and dropped the oil with a new filter. Hopefully that does it. Planning to run it for a month to make sure the problems are worked out, then its off to Shark for some goodies

Evening chaps, Firstly thanks for for all the posts and suggestions. Nice to know 'my' new motoring community is active and helpful! The motor has been with the garage since Monday and from what I've been told and seen they've done a pretty thorough job of blowing the thing apart to trace the fault and troubleshoot. Long story short there's a new ecu on the way which I've been told will sort the job lot (fingers crossed). The jury is out as to the cause due to the AA chap frying the coil and the likely collateral damage elsewhere to the engine and its bits and bobs. A lot went wrong while I was one the road (battery light, engine light, epc light) and total death, so I don't think I'll ever know. The garage told me that the chain and tensioners all looked spotless and the timing was bang on, which ties in with the invoice I found; part number 06K 109 467 K, so I take it that's the version I need? I shoudl get get the car back next week once the new ecu has been coded to my car, which is great because it's booked in at Shark shortly afterwards!

Thanks for the effort and posts fellas, I've reattached the earth as per the pics above so thanks for that one. The AA bloke tried grounding it various ways eventually culminating in him blowing up coil one, which he replaced FOC like he was doing me a favor since reattaching the earth I haven't tried to start it as I don't want to damage anything jut in case cranking it will make whatever it is worse! I don't think it will be the chain as I found some invoices showing the tensioner had been upgraded by the previous owner. Bit of an update; the place I bought it from sent out a couple of lads this morning who poked and prodded and tentatively diagnosed a duff injector (removing the oil cap and having a sniff smelt strongly of petrol) which i'm thinking could effect electrical bits and pieces if the car was running on 3 cylinders and maybe contribute to the AA guy blowing up the coil on the first cylinder??? I also thought at the time that i felt a drop off in power which also fits the bill (didn't say anything originally because wasn't sure if I'd imagined it!). Anyway they've picked the car up (flat bed driver was a class 1 b**l e*d) to go for the fix so I'm hoping its the simple injector fix and nothing more major! Thanks again.

Hi all, I’m new to Skoda ownership (I’ve had my mk 2 Octavia VRS 2.0 tsi estate for a week) and I’ve enjoyed getting to know it. Yesterday I was on my way home when the battery light came on. I turned everything off (lights, radio, air con etc) and it went off. For the next minute or so the battery light went on and off intermittently until the engine warning light and the EPC light came on. 10 seconds later it died completely. Recovery couldn’t get it moving so I ended up on the back of a flatbed being taken home in shame. Also had the AA out today and it’s the same storey. No life to be extracted. The engine cranks but doesn’t fire up. Physical inspection doesn’t reveal anything apart a loose earth wire as shown in the photos below. Error codes are also shown below. Battery and the alternator are fine. Can anyone offer advice or assistance? Where should the earth be attached? The car came with a three month warranty so it’s going back for the fix, I’d just like to know more about what it could be and what I can expect them to try to sort it. Any help much appreciated. Cheers! https://ibb.co/g5Q9pQ https://ibb.co/e0Q9pQ https://ibb.co/jbjfw5