[2.0 TDI EA288 cambelt]

nice one, cheers 👍

[2.0 TDI EA288 cambelt]

On 02/12/2019 at 11:20, Inoffski said:

Mine is going in on Wednesday for a new water pump and timing belt. The car has intermittently started to give an overheating warning and temp gauge going up into the red.

 

The car is 6 months out of warranty, and has done 49k. My local VW group specialist is doing it for £350

 

which specialist is that buddy, im looking into getting mine done too as i'm now on 100k. i need an oil seal replacing at the same time too as its leaking.

[What size rear discs?]

Have a look at the Options sticker in your boot mate, look for 1kz or 1ku👍

[S3 280 or Kia Stinger GTS ?]

Always gonna come down to personal preference.

 

Fwiw I'd go stinger all day long. RWD wins everytime for me. They are very good to drive too. 

[What have you done to your Superb III today?]

They are a winner. One of the first things I did when I got my superb too. Think mine was only 6.50 from the local motor factors too 👍

[What have you done to your Superb III today?]

Finished the the full service in mine today 

Also,new wishbone bushes.

 

Front brakes and crankshaft main seal still to do 👍

[Rear air vent removal]

Cheers buddy 👍

[Rear air vent removal]

Anyone had to remove these before and know the best way to go about it? Both the vents are broken. Does the whole centre console have to come out?

 

Thanks in advance

[What have you done to your Superb III today?]

nice, a tank of diesel just about lasts me a week! off peak i suppose is more bearable as there arent 800 people per square foot everywhere! Thats the other point, the cost. its crazy they are trying to shunt us all off the roads but not making it financially viable to do so. 

[What have you done to your Superb III today?]

22 hours ago, freelunch said:

 

I'm not used to driving at rush hour in London. I could have walked to Catford quicker. 45 minutes to do a four mile trip. Okay, I could have run quicker. Unbelievable that people do that every day.

 

 

i'm one of those muppets that does that. its soul destroying. That said, id still rather that than public transport

[Estate reversing light upgrade]

i just bought a set of generic canbus friendly bulbs off Amazon in the correct fitment. much better and not that expensive really. 

[Carly VAG app]

I had/have the BMW version. I used it a lot for diagnostics etc. 

I have OBD eleven as well and prefer that in some respects but both are similar in terms of functionality

[Average MPG]

Can you not flip through to the "long term" figures on either the headunit or in the maxidot?

[Real world MPG figures, what's yours?]

150 estate, manual. OBC says ive done 57mpg over the last 3k. real figure is more like 52. 

thats using start stop in town, a couple of motorway trips a week and then driving through london for the rest of the time. 

[Buying a superb estate]

i purchased my 2016 SE-L from a dealer, i paid 10.5k for it but it does have "higher" miles. That wasn't an issue for me so was happy to make the savings. 

Its a 2.0 TDi 6MT 2WD which is what i was after. 

[Running in TSI engines]

On 16/03/2017 at 20:57, Rainmaker said:

 

The 2.0 TSI EA888 gen3 in the new Superb has a lot of clever features, including an electrically operated pump to keep cooling the turbo after the engine is switched off. Problems used to arise when people ran a turbo engine hard, then cut the ignition without the turbo being able to spool down and cool down. As such the oil would burn off in the pipes and eventually clog them up entirely. The result was a dead, and/or blown, turbocharger. 

 

In theory, on the newer engines you don't need to worry as the electric pump keeps the cooling running long enough for the turbo to cool down with or without the engine running. That said, in my very humble (and likely very cautious / old fashioned) view it will do no harm to be careful nonetheless. Waiting a few seconds after firing up a cold engine before moving away, and then driving gently for the last mile or two home to give the turbo a chance to spool down and reduce its temperature before switch-off, are both basic mechanical sympathy and certainly won't do any harm.

 

Modern oils are thinner yet tougher than ever, electric pumps keep the coolant moving, and turbos are much more sophisticated. That said I'm a firm believer you can never take too much care of your vehicle. Well, unless you're so ignorant or misguided that your idea of 'taking care' of it involves doing things that actually harm it. Letting a turbo cool before switching off is definitely not one of those harmful things. JMHO. 

 

 

Sorry for quoting a large chunk of text. I've been trying to find out if the EA288 diesel lumps employ a similar technology. I've not been using the start stop due to me showing to some sympathy for the turbo lol.

[What have you done to your Superb III today?]

Got rid of the yellow fogs today,and changed air and fuel filters. Also fitted some new Uniroyal rainsports all round. Oh,and some new Bosch wipers front and back too 😀

[Crappy function of "virtual pedal" boot opening with your foot]

I think I've either been very lucky or mines already been warranty repaired/fixed/replaced by the PO as mine works like a charm,even works for the wife and kids! 

[Poor interior fan performance]

Thanks guys,I should have mentioned I've changed the setting to the highest available.

[Poor interior fan performance]

Not sure if its supposed to be like it is but my superb seems to have the weakest interior fan of any car I've owned. I need to have at least 4 dialled up to feel like there is any flow. I've changed the pollen filter and double checked its fitted the correct way round but it doesn't seem to have made any difference. 

The blower motor does appear to be working on all speeds it's just weak. I'd be a bit miffed if it's dying already at 3 years old.

Is this just how they are or do I need to do more investigating? I do have an air quality sensor on the HVAC bit I thought that only related to the auto recirc.

 

Thanks in advance

[Superb MKIII owners register]

Fair point! I've always seen them referred to as such. New to Skoda ownership so thought that was the terminology in the same way BMW are tourings and Audi's are Avant's. To me it's an estate. 

[Superb MKIII owners register]

New to the forum guys,

 

Just picked up a 2016 SE-L combi

 

Looking forward to annoying you all with lots of stupid questions lol

[My Best MPG Ever]

Not a 190 but a 150 manual combi. Could have eeked more out of I had more patience. That's with the engine in sport mode. 

[Wheel Bolts]

Thanks 👍

[Wheel Bolts]

Random question, but does the Superb share wheel Bolts with other members of the family? I need 4 to replace the locking wheel nuts on mine

 

Thanks in advance 👍