Ben70

Thanks very much, Emil.

Okay, yep just done that. Without any pre-wiping of the dipstick it appears a good 5 mm above the top level of the kink in the dipstick, or in other words 5 mm along the continuous long straight section. My dipstick is like that on the left in the manual's diagram, except that the textured section shown as B ('oil level within range') fills the entire length of the kinked bit. There's no untextured section of dipstick (as in A or C in the diagram). So not obvious to me where A or C are actually supposed to be,. Also, the dipstick also has a little knob of yellow plastic just a few inches up from the kinked section. All the way up to this there also appeared to be some amount of oil residue of some kind - that is, it wasn't completely 'dry' looking before wiping, but distinctly less 'wet' looking that down at the bottom area previously described. Then I wiped the dipstick and re inserted. This time it reads as about 2 or 3 mm above the top kink. Car currently facing direction that is probably very slightly uphill. Thanks re. cambelt too.

Thanks very much to all! Apologies for delayed reply, not able to get back yesterday. Thanks Oxonboxn. But again, if I understand you correctly, this is an off-the-record piece of info from someone potentially 'who would say that wouldn't they'. Someone else here again said something that sounded maybe contradictory, I think. (see Emil quote below). Is it that we just have to trust the dealers word, as it's not written anywhere and not visible for us to see under the bonnet? Thanks Emil. Maybe this and a bit of rust from lack of use, and servo too, accounts for the brake noise. I hope so but am going to get it checked out on Monday. Emil, you say it has a 'timing belt'. Are you saying that what Oxonboxn said is incorrect, or do you mean a 'long life' thing? (Is this long-life thing in fact not a chain, but made of sturdier stuff as if it were a chain - hence some people call it a chain??) Thanks for all the info about the oil too. So far since I've had the car I've driven it only on two 60 mile journeys, and three 4 mile journeys. That's all. Could that lead to any damage to the engine with too much oil? When I see them on Monday and have any excess drained, should I ask for some compensation? Would appreciate any views on that. Yesterday I couldn't drive the car, but (before reading all this) I did another test of the oil level. Here's what I did: Ran the engine for 5 mins, but with the car just stationary, engine ticking over. Left it for 3 or 4 mins, then did an oil test, about 3 times. Each time level is about 2 - 4 mm above top level (top kink on dipstick). Then, I turned the car around to face the opposite direction (it is parked on a driveway, which is perhaps not completely level). Again after this I left the engine for 3 minutes, then performed the check about 3 times. Definitely still over the top level, about 2 mm at least. I then moved the car to face half way between the two previous directions (i.e. at 90 degrees). Waited 3 minutes again and did the dipstick check again at least 3 times. Definitely still a couple of mm at least above top level. Hard to see really if it's 2 or 5 mm sometimes, hence multiple checks. Would help if the dipstick wasn't black metal!... So, can we say there's too much oil? The test I haven't yet done is one where the car has driven a good number of miles before doing the check (after a pause of 3 minutes). Any further advice much appreciated, cheers all.

Thanks loads AwaoffSki. Yep, the diagram in fact looks pretty identical to the one in my Citigo manual. I've now managed to get the car booked in for a check on Monday, back at the service centre of the dealer. The oil was about as far above the top kink in the dipstick as the bottom of the A section is below it (my dipstick looking like the one on the left, except the textured section on mine fills the whole of the 'kinked'/indented bit. I will now see what happens on Monday, and follow your advice if it doesn't seem like they're sorting things and being genuine. I did the oil check after about 4 or 5 mins after use (is that close enough to the suggested 3 mins?), though it had only been driven a couple of miles. I then did it again after about an hour of being parked with same result as far as I could tell. 4 or 5 mm over the level it looks like it should be in diagram. Unfortunately your link doesn't lead to a current web page at the moment I tried it, but you've told me what to do there too, cheers. From what I read about rust on discs I've been hoping it may be just that, but it isn't going away quickly. Perhaps a bit that and a bit servo, as ronime suggests? They've said they'll check the brakes on Monday as well as drain some oil. Don't know if new brake pads. The service record I have doesn't mention any brake pads issue, but does state 'Rear brake drum' re. the service last April. There is no detail whatsoever, just literally says those words, so I don't know if that means there was a complete replacement, on perhaps just one wheel? Or both...? Or why it was needed? So are you saying I should be able to get the service record - a print off - from Skoda central customer services? Pleased to hear it if so. I thought maybe it was a ploy so I'd be more likely to need to sell the car back to that dealer, if I do re-sell eventually, than to a private buyer. Apologies for late reply. I don't have very regular internet at the mo (another problem!) and often rubbish connection, but I will get back to any further replies eventually, cheers again.

Thanks very much, Ronime. Re. the brakes, that's the kind of thing I suppose I wanted to hear, so I hope that's all it is. There are times I've thought it sounded like something of that nature (though I don't actually know what a servo is...) but also often it sounds quite like I would imagine the brake pads rubbing on the brake disc to physically sound like, potentially. I've driven a lot of hire cars ('B class' almost always) in recent years and don't recall ever having noticed a similar thing before in any of those (various makes), so I'll try to be optimistic about it hopefully just being due to lack of soundproofing. Re. car oil, thanks for the thought. I now have it booked into the service dept of the dealer on Monday. Where I did the checks it is certainly pretty flat - I did consider that - but I suppose it may have a very slight slope, which it sounds like can have quite a significant effect. Appreciate your input, cheers. Re. the printouts - are they just accidentally leaving half of them on the photocopier?

Hi folks, I'm new here, and very grateful in advance for any thoughts that may help. I'm sorry this is sort of more than one subject in one post. I picked up my new 3 yr old (1 owner, 8000 miles) Citigo just a week ago from a Skoda dealership. Supposedly it was serviced before purchase, and this was even mentioned in the discussion prior to agreeing price. I noticed a quiet sound from brakes on getting it home. Not a screech, or grind, I wouldn't say, but more a 'sshh' when you apply the brakes (not there when released) and noticeable only really when stopping in a quiet situation. But it is always there. In fact I did get a squeak one morning, soon after starting - just the once, but otherwise just this consistent, quiet sound. Now I've just checked the engine oil dipstick for the first time and there is too much oil (naive, I know, should have checked before purchase. Boy I'm learning a lot now quickly but haven't been a car owner for over a decade.) Having checked several times it appears about 4 or 5 mm above the 'full' mark (or top kink in the metal in this case). Is this very bad? Thirdly, when I checked the 'Complete Record' printout that it came with, of Service history (again I didn't notice this at the time...) it only has the most recent 2 services, including the one they've just done (apparently) and the previous one from April last year. I phoned and told someone at the dealership and he said the whole thing would be posted to me. Nearly a week later it hasn't arrived. When I was speaking to him he did look up on his computer and read off some of the earlier service info, so it is there. Does this sound like some kind of deliberate ploy? I know the record now is held on a database. But are we at the garage's mercy in terms of being able to access this record? Do we not have a right to the information? I've tried to phone the garage more than once and they have not returned my calls once, despite being told they would. Does this sound typical? I really would appreciate any advice on these matters. Thanks a lot, Ben PS, I was told with certainty (again pre-purchase) that my car does not have a cambelt, but a cam chain, and therefore will not need changing. But I've seen on this forum (and elsewhere) that there are conflicting reports/views on whether this car has a cambelt or chain. I can find no actual evidence written anywhere... Does anyone have any knowledge on that, or how I can actually find out, before the 30 day return period runs out? It's a 2014 Citigo SE Greentech, with the smaller engine. This seems very strange to me, but I am new to this seemingly murky car world!