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Thank you for the advice. Will do that.

Thanks. Any recommendations on which one I can use for my vehicle?

My apologies folks, it's the coolant and not the power steering fluid. You are correct.

Folks, I have a Feb 2018 manufactured Octavia 1.5TSI. I need to top-up my engine oil and the power steering fluid. Does it have to match the exact brand the dealer had put in during servicing? I'm thinking of picking up the oil and steering fluid from Halfords. Any recommendation as to which oil brand/grade I can use for the top up? And for the power steering fluid? Edit: My apologies, it's the coolant and not power steering fluid. Any idea which one I should pick up from Halfords to top it up?

Edit - Ignore my post folks, saw the post above by ‘Rooted’ that answers my question. Thanks a ton! 🙂 Earlier post: FYI folks, I have just been told by my Skoda dealer in the UK that the 5 year replacement guidance for the timing belt has changed now and it’s now just on a mileage of 120,000 miles. Is this the general advice from all dealers?

Fyi folks, I initially used the WD40 Silicon spray on the bush marked 2 but it didn't stop the squeaking. When I sprayed on the Bush marked 1 on both sides the noise disappeared. It's couple of days now and I drove a lot over the weekend too and there's been absolutely no noise or sound again. Hopefully this lasts a couple of months.

Folks I managed to resolve the issue. I guess I was spraying the WD40 silicon spray on the wrong bush earlier. Did it this weekend on a different spot and now I do not get a single sound from the suspension. Darn I have no idea why I didn’t do this before!! I’ll try and click a picture of the exact bush if I can with my phone to post here.

Folks, my 2018 Octavia gives a creaking suspension noise from front and rear. 1. The creaking noise in the rear suspension is when getting into the vehicle. 2. The creaking noise from the front suspension is when going over speed breakers / bumps. The Octavia dealer hasn't been able to resolve the issue fr the past several years, spraying WD40 Silicon spray hasn't helped. I'm now considering taking it to a 3rd party suspension specialist to resolve this once for all. Any suggestions of some good suspension specialists where I can take my car to get this resolved? I live in the North London area.

Thanks for the responses folks. My tyre pressure is usually set to 32psi. I’ll try the steering in sport mode the next time I’m on the motorway and see if it makes a difference. Good to know that it stiffens up when in Sport mode.

Folks, I have a 2017 Octavia 1.5 DSG. I was wondering if the ‘Sport Mode’ actually changes the steering and makes it more heavy and stable at higher motorway speeds. Would it hold to the road better? Since at times I do feel the car is skittish at motorway speeds in Eco mode. Any thoughts or experiences?

Thank you for the response both. I guess I’ll now wait a few months for the facelift to launch and then order.

Hi All, I was planning on ordering a new Kodiaq in the next few weeks. Does anyone have an idea as to when the facelift may be launched? Is it better to hold off ordering for some time?