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@FabiaGonzales just a quick update on my issue. First of all big thank you for your input so far and the valuable advice, it's really appreciated. Car back from my local indy garage, the mechanic did manage to free it up once it was cooled down, and sprayed some lubricant exactly as you suggested. Then he was forcing the wastegate actuator to move via vcd module for some time. Reseted the code and took it out for a test drive, code never returned. His advice was also that it needs some spirited driving especially after I told him that I change the gears very quickly and keep my revs down. To be honest I do change them well before rev needle reaches 2k, just a habit that I got, which obviously needs to change. He also suggested that I should contact Škoda UK customer service and report this especially as the car only just over 3 yrs old with full Škoda dealer service history. Apparently he has heard that there's is a TPI been issued for 1.2tsi wastegate actuator. I have been driving today some distances with higher revs and all ok for now. Will this issue happen again? I know it's impossible question, and it's sods law that it's happened just after warranty expired in March. I never had any dealings with the Škoda UK customer service, would they assist in this instance? Best regards.

Thanks for your promp respone, really apprecated. The mechanic did struggle at first to unstick that rod from the 1st photo, he managed ot at the end. Then it was being moved by the OBD module you could see it and hear it clicking back-forth. Yes, i had a look as well, like you said its well at the back. It must be well stuck, strage how this is 1st time how it happened (1st time 3 wks into lockdown, but i didnt used the car that much befre that anyway), and now again today (as i said car only did few short journes per week 5miles max). Well disapinting to be honest car is only 3 yrs and 4months (16k on the clock), should this happen at all? I noted on your previous posts that you have seen one turbo with low milage worse than one with higher milage. It apperars that mine is gone bit more clogged up mort this time than the last hence difficulty acheaving higher revs like last time with your "spirited driving" advice . this is my 1st Skoda as well 😞

Guess what, the flipping this is back again. Honestly, i have jinx it with my response from the other day, hahha. Last few weeks only did short town driving and didnt use the car that much (cycled to work as it was nice weather). Erlier went to the shop and start/stop error came on and then yellow ECP light. Cleared the fault with Carista (P003A (Turbocharger/Supercharger Boost Control "A" Position Exceeded Learning Limit). as soon as i moved a bit it came back on. Took the car for some 20 mile spirited drive, ECP light remained depite being cleared few times. Could not acheive high revs (into the red zone rev counter dial) at all, car felt slugish achieving higher speeds (it went to 60mph), but slugishly. There was no limp mode at any time. Called by my local VW Indy. He also scanned it to have a look and it indicated wastegate acuttor thingy, he trided to move it and it was sticking, he managed it to get it moving with pliers and then it was moving via OBD. Cleared the fault and i tried to drive it i again the light came back. Car was left with them to have a closer look. Could this be carbon related problem again? Flipping heck very disapinting with my car to be honest. @FabiaGonzaleswhat do you recon?

Just to update my original post. The issue never returned after some spirited driving soon after the event occurred (lucky i am a key worker so i was able to be out and about on the quiet roads). After i cleared the fault codes with Carista, they never came back (touch wood). I have also got some Hydra Petrol Power Blast fuel additive, just to try it, as i have been using supermarket petrol, cant comment on its effectiveness, but it adds some detergents to the cheaper fuel. So definitely try this before you authorise a turbo change. Your issues and driving style is 100% identical to mine, however i have altered mine now, obviously within the limits of the law, accelerating that bit harder now, and taking the car for a bit longer drive over the by-pass to warm the engine properly if the car is not being used that often. Hope this and and the advice from other member as per the above helps, please do let us know how it goes with your car.

Just take a drive to Barnard Castle and back. The place seems to cure all sorts of problems.

Hi all hope you are keeping well and safe at these strange times. I wonder if someone could kindly shed some light on the issue that my Fabia mk3 (Manual, 1.2tsi 110bhp) has manifested two days ago. The car is 17 plate with 16k on the clock. Due to the current situation the car is not in regular use, even before this, I was not using it that much as I am working from home and would probably cover apx 40miles per week (20min journey each way twice a week when in the office on a A road, so normal speed 55mph). For the last 4 weeks car has moved maybe 3-4 times to the shop (5 miles round trip) to town driving below 30mph. Neighbour has given me a CTEK 3.8 charger to maintain my battery for a bit, trickle charged it for just over a week, and then this strange issue appeared. So, after this charge I decided to go to the shop, disconnected it all (but I honestly did not know that the negative clamp should NOT be connected to the negative battery terminal, only found this out last night reading further on the forum, so lesion learned in that respect as my car is start-stop, button ignition, NOT kessy). When I stated the car on the display a message popped up “Start-Stop Error”, and when I moved on then orange ECP light lit up as well. Drove to the shop turned off the car, switched back on no messages of any sort. On the way back, a mile into the journey ECP light lit up and orange engine symbol lit up as well. Scanned it with Carista OBD2, which detected 4 faults: P003A (Turbocharger/Supercharger Boost Control A Position Exceeded Learning Limit). CAN network gateway – 197175 (Manufacturer specific code) Central electronics – 233224 (Manufacturer specific code) Engine – 16434 (Manufacturer specific code) Neighbour suggested to give it an Italian clean (aka. give it a rag in low gears uphill where we live). I did that took it on an empty road couple of times, high revs etc upto 60mph, needle hitting 6k revs when in lower gear, no limp mode, and the lights never came back on??? Took it yesterday as well for a hard revs/drive to test it, nothing no lights, drives normal. Re-scan with Carista OBD no faults found, ECU scan as well - no fault codes on any of the components, nothing completely clean. What could cause this: Could it be that a turbo was sticking (wastegate) which could identified as an over-boost when I was slowing down to turn (foot of gas) due to the lack of car use? Could a CTEK charger confuse the system hence that Error start-stop msg, as I connected the charger wrongly (negative clamp on negative battery terminal instead of earth point on a car, (thanks to XMANs post on other thread) and cause all this mayhem?). Could that cause it? Is it safe to keep the changer on trickle for longer given the current non-car use situation? I must admit that I am not the fastest driver anyway, never raged the cars, fuel economy fanatic, always change gear below 2k revs, so maybe a turbo needed that clean perhaps? Sorry for the long post just trying to give you guys full picture, any advice/guidance would be much appreciated. Many thanks.