pauldogg

Hello (again!) The Alert light came up on the dash today for Coolant low. I can see it dripping from very near the front of the the underside of the car when the engine is hot and just been turned off… about at the rate of (counting in seconds) 1, 2, 3 drip. It slows down when the car is left standing, which i'd expect - due to pressure and temperature i believe? This sort of thing (i'm pretty certain) is beyond my ability to resolve, so i'm headed to a garage tomorrow morning. Before i do that i was planning to fill up the coolant as i realise if it runs dry there can be serious repercussions… seizing the engine? + who knows what … I haven't had the chance to look for where the leak is coming from yet. To be honest I'm not sure where to look! Anyone who can offer any advice would be much appreciated. many thanks

Addendum: turned out not to be as simple (or cheap) as expected. Despite the accelerator pedal being replaced the fault reoccurred. Turned out the Throttle body was also fault and had to be replaced too. That's all resolved now though thankfully. However, a new problem has appeared… a coolant leak… which i'm about to start a new post about!

Pin that opens and closes the butterfly valve worn. Butterfly valve not responding properly. Was haphazard… hence would go then not go. Someone suggested the the ‘throttle body’ and suggested the wire could be failing failing (over my head) but not so. To be honest it’s all new to me. But interesting non the less.

Thanks for all the feedback. Turns out it was the accelerator pedal needing replacement. The pin that operates the butterfly valve was wearing out. All sorted now Cheers all

Hi Thanks for your comments. Breakdown service en-route. Though i have managed to borrow a meter and the battery is showing healthy readings when the engine is turned off or on.

Hi RE: Semi-automatic Octavia ELEGANCE TSI DSG I was driving along earlier today and the display on the dashboard advised there was a stop/start error. Shortly after that, the accelerator ceased to respond. The car then essentially coasted at idle, then trundled along at turnover speed when still in gear (about 3 miles an hour… bit faster downhill). Warning lights that appeared on the dash were: EPC, engine fault indicator and cruise control unavailable. Turned everything off and on again - all the warning lights came back. Same thing happened. Left it awhile, tried it again. No warning lights came on, car seemed fine. Drove on. About 20 minutes later it all happened again… and again... My partner had a similar problem: start/stop error indicator, but not the same reaction - their car cut out completely and it was a Jeep, not a Skoda. They got their breakdown service out and the mechanic said, '9 times out of 10 with this problem it's the battery and it needs replacing'. My battery is 5 years old and (I'm guessing) has a more than average gruelling life… I'm a dogwalker, so it's all short drives stopping and starting in South London traffic all week every week, with only the relief of a long run every few months. Note: The car had a basic £250 service at an independent garage a couple of weeks ago. Nothing noted re this or a battery charging problem, but then maybe there wouldn't be? Am v interested to know if anyone on here has an opinion on all this? As I'm away, miles from home (and a known & trusted garage) and it's Easter. So garages are shut, etc. If i can short circuit the solution (i.e. it's the battery that needs replacing) it'd help alot… and mean i won't be losing work by having no car on tuesday! :) Thanks in advance if you can help and have a Happy Easter!

So my Skoda Octavia got hit whilst it was parked and no one left a note. However, thankfully my insurance covered it so it went to a bodyshop as it was pretty much all cosmetic damage. When they'd finished (did a good job) they told me they put it on wheel alignment and it was 'massively out' - i've got the printout of it. They also told me the 'Active cruise control' had come up on the diagnostics as being faulty about a month before the accident. So they reset it. They then investigated the reason for the cruise control fault and the wheel alignment being out so much and presented me with an estimate for repairs needed of a bit over £1700 - the list of work and parts is two pages long! I declined. Could anyone recommend somewhere i could take my car to in SE London/North Kent that will be able to explain what's wrong with it and fix it for a fair price? …which i assume, considering what i've read on and around here will largely exclude dealers? :)