bigjohn

Agreed - looking at the oil filter housing and top of the engine it looks like the 6v 1.2 3 cylinder cam chain engine. Stop running it!!!!! I'd say you are close to a catastrophic failure re the cam chain/tensioner - which would properly break the engine.

I've always found angled valves "dig" in to the piston at the leading edge whereas flat valves dissipate the load - er slightly. The Rockers tend to give first - Indeed on some engines the rockers are designed to "give". However don't get me wrong I'm only suggesting checking by removing the head to have a look see as if the pistons are damaged then it's probably easier to fit a replacement engine which might be more than the car is worth. I'm afraid it's the luck of the draw. There are many that suggest cam belts last forever these days - they don't - especially engines with belts in oil (Ford ecoboom, Peugeot 1,2 ). At least it's not the oil pump drive issue! - a common VAG diesel potential issue esp 2.0 pd but I don't think the recent CR diesels are afflicted. In the past the Ford Pinto and Essex V6 suffered a form of this issue - on these engines there was a hex driveshaft between distributor and oil pump. I rebuilt loads - usually "just" a crank regrind & shells. With a modern engine this sort of thing would cause more damage inc taking out the turbo.

Yes - it will be a largish bill - but possibly not a write off.

I am afraid you probably will have extensive damage of the cylinder head, bent valves, smashed rockers, possibly damaged cam shafts etc. There may be some piston damage but fortunately I think the valves are not angled so you MIGHT get away with that. I'd say in the first instance it's worth having the head removed to have a proper look see. If the damage is just re the head then it might be possible to get a replacement reconditioned head (make sure it's the right part no!!). Obviously make sure everything re cam belt is changed inc water pump, all pulleys, tensioners and any bolts. I'd also change all ancillary belts & associated gubbins. By your mileage the head is probably well carboned / gummed up by now so it should be better than before!

My EA111 1.4 Superb had all sorts of strange emission figures a few MOT's ago - they found the oil breather pipe wasn't properly attached. Normal service resumed when sorted.

"Older cars like the Yeti = 44.97mpg" - I had a rather older 1961 Morris Minor 948cc that averaged over 50mpg on a run and likewise a Datsun 100A. My Modern-ish 2014 1.4 tsi does about 46mpg average with a best of about 53 mpg. Obviously performance has change but some older cars had surprisingly good economy . Saying that I had a Vauxhall Viva 1256 Viva that did 32mpg and a 1.3 Escort that did 28mpg.

Yup, concentric then

The basic clutch parts are cheap and much of the labour needed would be done when the gearbox is removed to change the slave cylinder - so yes as it's very little labour cost it's worth doing whilst you're at it. The clutch plate might be contaminated with brake/clutch hydraulic fluid as well. Probably not worth changing Dual Mass Flywheel at that mileage though. Can I presume the clutch master cylinder has been checked? If the concentric slave cylinder is leaking badly there should be some evidence of dripping clutch fluid from the bottom of the gearbox bellhousing. Which engine is fitted to the car? Not all manual versions are fitted with a concentric slave - small cc petrol versions have an external slave.

It's worth a peek anyway although hopefully the design on the mkIII is much improved. My mkII Superb had a lot of trapped debris behind wheelarch liner near the sill. My son has a mkIII Octavia and that is much better designed.

Interesting, I also gained somewhat with petrol being out of favour a few years ago and negotiated a good price on a 14k mile 14 month old 1.4tsi Superb in 2015 pre diesel gate (JUST) for £10.8k. Diesels were many £1k's more. At the time I calculated it would take about 10-15 years to spend more in petrol compared to the extra capital cost. In reality the car was way more economical than I expected. In 112k miles other than normal servicing/ tyres etc and a recent change in brakes the only thing it's needed is replacement springs (one side snapped) / rear shocks/ bump stops and one battery. Negligible oil burnt.

Check behind the front wheel arch liners near the sills - it may have dropped/rolled down there.

Hmm - I wish I'd bought a cheap barn to store some of my old cars as they'd be worth a fortune now inc Vauxhall VX 4/90, Ford Zodiac mkIV, Capri 2.0 ghia, Cortina mkII, Cortina mkIV etc.. Panda 100 would have been a hoot as well..

Thanks for the link - I've just ordered one but for Mrs BJ's Panda as the black is cracking off the initial part of it's aluminium wiper arms looking rather messy.

When you do manage to release the wiper arm - beware the strong springs which can ping the spline end of the wiper arm rapidly toward the windscreen. Did something similar a few years ago (different make of car) resulting in a cracked windscreen - doh!!

A coil pack?

I'm always surprised how well my mkII Superb handles considering it's the size of a barge!

Re carbon buildup - unlikely but a compression test will show up any issues affecting running, My son has the same later 1.2tsi EA211 engine in his 2016 Octavia and does not suffer misfires at about 50k miles. I have a previous gen EA111 1.4tsi in a Superb that now has 112k miles on it with no sign of misfire. The one thing not on your list of replacements is the coils packs - I would have done that ahead of a remap.

Make sure you have the correct oil filter in place as there is a valve to stop oil drain back due to the orientation of the filter. A small brief slight start-up rattle from cold is normal for the EA111 engine but two seconds sounds excessive. My 2014 Superb 1.4 16v EA111 has had a cold start brief rattle since I bought it at 14 months old / 14k miles. I mentioned it whilst under Skoda warranty and was told everything was well - fast forward 8 years & 111k miles and it's exactly the same. Engine still sounds sweet, burns negligible oil and still averages mid 40's to 50+mpg.

This was quite a while ago now - I suspect just about all of the faulty versions have been sorted by now.

I had a similar comparison a few years ago albeit re a Skoda Superb. I agree the 1.9pd was a great engine. I owned a mkI 1.9 pd Superb for 10 years from 18 months old that mechanically was brilliant - rust was an issue though sadly. I know it's a bigger car but when I drove the 1.6 diesel Superb mkII it felt flat although I'm sure it would have been fine cruising at 70mph. The 2.0 diesel version felt way way better however I noticed a good deal on a 2014 1.4tsi petrol at the time (2015 pre dieselgate) so I tried that and loved it. Not quite as low down torquey as the 1.9 pd (still reasonable though) but rather interesting as the revs rose. I was worried about the economy but on the local test drive it was showing 44mpg and after purchase my average was about 46mpg but 50mpg+ is possible on a gentleish run. However the big difference were the engine noise levels - the petrol was soooo quiet in comparison. Re Octavia mkIII my son has a 2016 1.2tsi and it's surprisingly lively - I'd say the 1.4tsi Octavia is worth a try! Clearly the 1.6td would be the most economical though.

Bullet ducked!

As far as I know 12v round sockets (cigarette lighter size) are permanently live and the USB sockets are powered down when the ignition is turned off.

I have installed a mobile phone holder at low level near the gear stick. The unit was designed to attach to the screen but I unclipped the sucker assembly and secured in this area with strong double sided tape:-

Hi, I think you need to post this on the Superb III section of the forum.