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I had a very similar issue on my 1.8 Octavia and managed to diagnose a bad PCV. If you have any or a mixture of these issues it could be the same issue on yours. engine misfires at idle. Lean air-fuel mixture. Presence of engine oil in PCV valve or hose. Increased oil consumption. Hard engine start. Rough engine idle. Possibly black smoke. Oil fouled spark plugs. There's a decent chance your PCV is stuck open I'm not going to get into it too much and I can't say I know enough about it to help, just adding my 2 cents based on what helped for me.

I have a 1.8 TSI and have been worrying about my timing chain due to countless posts on the issue. I've just checked the timings using VCDS checking Camshaft adjustment and I've has these results. 720 /min Engine Speed (G28) 14.3 % Engine Load -2.01° Phase Position Bank 1 Intake 19:06:44 Group 091: Camshaft Adjustment (Bank 1 Intake) 720 /min Engine Speed (G28) 5.9 % Cam. Adjustment Intake Bank 1 38.0°KW Cam. Adjustment Intake B1 (spec.) 38.0°KW Cam. Adjustment Intake B1 (act.) 19:06:44 Group 094: Camshaft Adjustment (Intake) 720 /min Engine Speed (G28) 38.0°KW Cam. Adjustment Intake B1 (act.) System OK Cam. Adj. Test Bank 1 Intake Everything kind of looks okay but out of everything I've seen online I've never seen Cam Adjustment at 38°KW I'm not knowledgeable enough to know what this figure means but most online seem to have around the 28°KW. My engine was up to temp and at idle although the 38 °KW stayed the same cold or warm. I have a feeling i'm worrying about nothing but any help would be appreciated to put my mind to rest, Cheers

I have been struggling with this for the last few days, I am trying to replace the headlight washer jett (1Z0955979A), The arm has snapped so i need to replace the whole thing. I can't find any forum posts on how to actually remove the jets i gave it a go the other day but couldn't for the life of me figure it out. I have a feeling i need to drop the bumper, the only info I did find said to pull out the nozzle and undo a clip but i need to take the whole assemberly out to replace the part that's cracked. I don't even need them with only halogens installed but I'm refilling my washer fluid every other day as it's just leaking out when it tries to wash the headlights. I'm not even sure that part number is correct for my Octavia mk2 Elegance 2009 as the new part looks slightly different but thats another issue

Thank you so much this is really helpful, I've had this car well over a year and still finding things on the forum i had no idea I could do, I will test the lights to see what I've got. Cheers for the quick helpful reply.

I have a Octavia 2 FL elegance I wanted to change my high beams to LED's but I'm confused as to what bulb I'm looking for. someone has told me that i need a H7 bulb that does high and low beam, but on forums it looks like i have 2 bulbs H7 for dipped and a H1 for the high beam. I would like to be able to upgrade just the high beam as the dipped are illegal (as far as I'm aware) and might be too bright. I do a lot of night time driving on county roads so use high beams a lot and would love to be able to see even better. My other question is if I have DRLs I read somewhere that I have to use the indicator stalk to turn them on would like to find out how to do so, and also get some LED's if I do. Any help would be great as I'm lost

In that case it's probably me being paranoid, had the car stall a few times due to a PCV and coil pack and thought for a while i'd knocked something or lost a pipe

Ah thank you very much, I feel like i can feel some pressure holding my finger against the hole, I've some issues with my car so have been checking everything but this stumped me I have since found more pictures online and they all look the same so I'm just being paranoid. thank you for your reply can stop worrying about it now

I have a mk2 1.8tsi 2010 and have found what looks like a missing pipe, I found an old you tube video and their engine looks the same so i'm guessing everything is normal but I'm still curious The part i'm questioning is the pipe with the yellow paint in this picture

I've just upgraded my headlights in my facelift octavia, Honestly it's amazing, took about 20 minutes and as the octavia facelift uses projector lenses the Zenon lights don't need any adjusting, and as far as i can tell won't get you pulled over as they look original. The balasts actually fit snugly into the headlamps themselves and no movement, also the original rubber cap still fits on. I did however have to cut the small metal clips the slot the cable into and allowed me to use the original mounting, they are however still sturdy enough for me not to worry. Also a plus side this kit cost me £26 where as 2, 150% bulbs from halfords would've come to £32 I can add pictures here but I can't see anyone being too intrested I just thought i'd add my comments for anyone looking into doing it themselves and if anyone needs any help I can try my best.