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Hi, Well I'm another victim of the tensioner failure Model 2010 Octaiva 1.8 Engine number CM 118KW CDAA Millage 38505 I was luckily doing a short run when the car began to sound different but no lack off power, when I parked I noticed the engine light come on as I switched off the car. I turned the car back on and the engine began jumping around in the engine bay sounding like it was misfiring and the engine light came on, I immediately turned off the car and called the AA. The AA ran a diagnostic and came up with code Engine Control AOF/MOTRONIC MED 17 STATUS: P0011- Camshaft timing retard (BANK1) The car wasn't started and was towed to my local garage where under inspection the timing chain had slipped and come off due to tensioner failure. I was very lucky as no damage had been done to the engine but still set me back just under £1000 to get the faulty part replaced to get the car back up and running. My mechanic was surprised by the failure until he saw the replacement part and explained to me how it had been modified to stop this happening, he went on to say that this should never of happened, engine was clean and car was well looked after, I have kept the faulty parts. I contacted my local Skoda dealer whom I purchased the car from new but was told that they had never heard of such a problem ever occurring and due to the car being out of warranty it would cost me about £800-£100 to just diagnose the fault with an engine strip down before even getting to repairs and I probably would be looking at a new engine or full rebuild. I'm now going to pursue the matter with Skoda to try and get compensation so wish me luck!! Happy to supply more details if needed.