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185/60R15 fitted to a 6Jx15 ET38 5/100 57.1 rim is a good compromise between comfort and handling on the Fabia MK2. This may explain why this tyre and rim specification became a standard fit on the later Fabia MK3. Outside diameter of tyre 195/55R15 595.5mm 185/60R15 603.0mm (+1.3% compared to 195/55R15) 205/45R17 616.3mm (+3.5% compared to 195/55R15) Alcar 7760 6Jx15 ET38 5/100 57.1 steel rim (from Fabia MK3) https://www.mytyres.co.uk/rims/rim-selector?type=steel&vehicle_ids=799640172265231460%3A%3A0001 Alcar 8380 6Jx15 ET38 5/100 57.1 steel rim (from Octavia MK1) https://www.mytyres.co.uk/rims/details?vehicleId=180274277222716516&rimCode=ALCAR8380

Wheel trims will cover the rusty steel rims. Wheel trim for 6Jx14 ET43 5/100 57.1 steel rim 6Y0601147C MWS https://www.lllparts.co.uk/catalogs/skoda/CZ/FAB/225/6/601/601010 The Fabia MK1 VRS came with 195/45R16 tyres, not 205/45R16. 205/45R16 will fit those 6.5J rims, and it's not uncommon for owners to change to the larger size. However, 185/60R14 a much cheaper and more comfortable tyre size than 16" tyres, and far more resistant to pothole damage. 6.5Jx16 ET37 5/100 57.1 alloy rim 6Y0601025M 6Y0601025M 7ZS Aluminium rim 6.5Jx16 ET37 RS chrome coloured metallic https://www.lllparts.co.uk/catalogs/skoda/CZ/FAB/453/6/601/601060 In the below example, the 205/45R16 is almost twice the price of 185/60R14. Vredestein Quatrac 5 185/60R14 82T (£51.00 each + shipping) https://www.camskill.co.uk/m137b0s7979p134034/Vredestein_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Vredestein_Quatrac5_Vredestein_Quatrac_5_-_185_60_R14_82T_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_D_Wet_Grip%3A_C_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_69dB Vredestein Quatrac 6 205/45R16 83H (£101.05 each + shipping) https://www.camskill.co.uk/m139b0s9046p202110/Vredestein_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Vredestein_Quatrac_6_-_205_45_R16_83H_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_D_Wet_Grip%3A_B_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB

This alloy rim is shown in the Skoda parts catalogue, and when fitted to the Superb MK1 would normally be fitted with a 205/55R16 tyre. 7Jx16 ET37 5/112 57.1 alloy rim 3U0601025A 3U0601025A 7ZS Aluminium rim 7Jx16 ET37 METAN chrome coloured metallic https://www.lllparts.co.uk/catalogs/skoda/CZ/SUP/265/6/601/601050

According to wikipedia, production of the Roomster ended in 2015 so didn't get the later 1.2TSI 16V cambelt engine. Skoda Roomster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Škoda_Roomster

The only space saver for the Karoq listed in the Skoda parts catalogue is 3.5Jx18 ET25.5, ie. no 19" space saver is shown. The below 18" space saver is sold for the Octavia MK3, Octavia MK4, Superb MK3, Karoq. However, all these cars except for the Octavia MK3 use tyres that have an outside diameter bigger than a 125/70R18 tyre. For the Karoq 4WD I would use a 135/80R18 rather than a 125/70R18, as that closely matches the outside diameter of the standard tyre sizes on the Karoq 4WD. Outside diameter of tyres 125/70R18 632.2mm 135/80R18 673.2mm 225/60R16 676.4mm 225/55R17 679.3mm 225/50R18 682.2mm 225/45R19 685.1mm 135/80R18 space saver tyre https://www.camskill.co.uk/m129b0s7672p0/Temporary_Spare_Tyres_-_Space_Saver_Tyres_-_18_inch_R18_inch_-_135_80_18_135_80R18_R18_inch_-_135_18_135R18 As you can see in the ETRTO chart below, 135/80R18 fits a 3.5J rim. ETRTO approved rim widths 135/80R18 3.5-3.5-4.5 125/70R18 fitted to 3.5Jx18 ET25.5 5/112 57.1 steel space saver rim https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/kompletni-rezervni-kolo-18/p/5E3601011B

The Skoda parts catalogue shows that the Gigaro rims are 7Jx17 ET41, not ET48. 3 5J0601025N 7ZS Aluminium rim 7Jx17 ET41 4 GIGARO PR-CK5 chrome coloured metallic 3 5J0601025P FL8 Aluminium rim 7Jx17 ET41 4 GIGARO PR-CM3 Black metallic 3 5J0601025S FM9 Aluminium rim 7Jx17 ET41 4 GIGARO PR-CN0 white 3 5J0601025T FL8 Aluminium rim 7Jx17 ET41 4 GIGARO PR-CN1 Black metallic https://www.lllparts.co.uk/catalogs/skoda/CZ/FAB/697/6/601/601070

There are lots of mistakes on wheel-size.com The Skoda parts catalogue shows the following 15", 16", and 17" rim sizes for the Fabia MK2. Notice that there are no rims that have an offset of more than ET43. Fabia MK2 VRS rims 6Jx15 ET43 6.5Jx16 ET43 7Jx17 ET41 What OEM part number are your 7Jx17 rims? I doubt that they actually have an offset of ET48. Even the later Fabia MK3 doesn't use rims with an offset of more than ET46.

If it's a Citroen rim, it will probably have a different centre bore, bolt patter (PCD), and offset. If you want to use a standard load index 205/55R17 tyre (91 load index = 615kg) on a Superb MK3, you would have to check the maximum front and rear axle weights. A 91 load index can only support a load of 615kg. So if either of the axles has a maximum axle weight of more than 1,230kg you wouldn't be able to use that tyre on that axle. If the 205/55R17 tyre is eXtra Load XL (95 load index = 690kg), then that is plenty for the Superb MK3.

Jack up the front left wheel and see if the wheel turns freely by hand. You could also start the engine to get the power assisted brakes working and press the front brake pedal firmly, and then release the front brake pedal. Now see if the front left wheel turns freely by hand. It sounds like you might have a sticking brake caliper on that wheel.

On the Superb MK3 the springs and shock absorbers can vary depending on a number of factors such as: 1. Engine version, including engine power. 2. Manual gearbox, or DSG gearbox. 3. Two wheel drive, or four wheel drive. 4. Hatchback, or estate. 5. Standard ride height, or lowered ride height, ie. sports suspension 6. Standard shock absorbers, or electronically adjustable shock absorbers, ie. DCC 7. Factory fitted towbar, or no factory fitted towbar. Notes (a) The 2.0 engine will probably have slightly stiffer front springs than the 1.4 engine, due to the heavier engine weight of the bigger engine. (b) The estate will probably have slightly stiffer rear springs than the hatchback, because of the higher maximum rear axle weight. (c) A car with a factory fitted towbar will probably have slightly stiffer rear springs, to help prevent the rear end sagging too much when towing a caravan, etc.

Sachs 993 053 matches 1K0411105DB so should be the same as KYB RH3941. This ebay listing shows that KYB RH3941 is compatible with a 2009 Octavia MK2 2.0TDI 170HP VRS estate. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185734727816

The Octavia MK2 2.0TDI VRS estate with sports suspension only has two options for front shock absorbers, as shown below. As your car has front springs with build code L58, you can see below that your front shock absorbers have OEM part number 1T0413031HP. However, the same aftermarket front shock absorbers are often sold to replace both these OEM part numbers. For example, Bilstein B4 22-139191 and Bilstein B4 22-183729. These are currently available on ebay.co.uk and amazon.de for between £57 and £64 each, including shipping. https://www.amazon.de/-/en/22-183729-Bilstein-Shock-Absorber/dp/B0068MJK0K/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YIHZ6XH2L5OG&keywords=22-183729&qid=1681589202&sprefix=22-183729%2Caps%2C72&sr=8-1 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232571914844?epid=249562353&hash=item36265dca5c:g:frAAAOSwOZpjOuQc https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332627080714?epid=249100585&hash=item4d721e760a:g:a0sAAOSwBYBj-Nq- 8 1T0413031HP Gas shock absorber for vehicles with sports suspension 2 G07+2UC+L55,L58 8 1T0413031HK Gas shock absorber for sports suspension 2 G07+2UC+L59,L62

There was an Octavia VRS for sale, that had 235/40R19 instead of the standard 225/35R19 fitted to its 7.5Jx19 ET51 X-TREM rims. That's a very large 4.8% increase in outside diameter, and a 15.25mm increase in radius. Now. according to ETRTO, 235/40R19 needs at least an 8J rim width as shown below. ETRTO approved rim widths 235/40 8.0-8.5-9.5 However, ETRTO often tends to group different tyre sizes together making for sometimes illogical approved rim widths, especially illogical minimum rim widths which is where some owners who fit wider tyres to their standard rims will fall foul. It doesn't help when ETRTO's approved minimum rim widths can sometimes be shown to be illogical because of the way they have grouped tyre sizes together. As you can see in the chart below, 235/40R19 fits exactly in the middle of 225/35R19 and 245/45R19, and because these two tyre sizes both have 7.5-8.0-9.0 approved rim widths, it makes sense for 235/40R19 to also have these approved rim widths. ETRTO approved rim widths 225/35R19 7.5-8.0-9.0 235/40R19 8.0-8.5-9.5 (logically, it would be 7.5-8.0-9.0) 245/45R19 7.5-8.0-9.0 The 8.0-8.5-9.5 that ETRTO has approved for the 235/40R19 tyre size really only makes sense on the lower profile 235/35R19 tyre size, and not the 235/40R19 tyres size as shown below. ETRTO approved rim widths 235/35R19 8.0-8.5-9.5

Yes, the VRS normally has sports suspension, unless the person who ordered the new car specified standard suspension. gknautomotive.com list the Octavia MK3 2.0 TDI VRS estate as having 1K0411105DB front springs if the car has a manual gearbox, or 1K0411105DC front springs if the car has a DSG gearbox. As you can see in the chart below, there are only four possible options for the Octavia MK2 VRS estate with sports suspension. Build code L58 means the car has 1K0411105DB front springs. Build code L59 means the car has 1K0411105DC front springs. You can also go by the coloured dots, ie. paint marks, to check what front springs you have. The information shown on ebay listings is unreliable. The only way to be sure what the correct springs are is to use the car's build codes or go by the coloured paint marks on the springs. The spring catalogues from Kilen and gknautomotive.com are also a good source of information, but their recommendations won't always be for exactly the same spring that the car left the factory with. Hence, why checking the car's build codes or the coloured paint marks is so important. No Part code Title Note QNT Model suspension Shock absorber (spring cyl.) for vehicles with sports suspension Anti-roll bar *RS* estate car: fr.wheel drv PR-A8F+2UC 1 1K0411105DA Coil spring 3 paint marks 1 paint mark red Grey 2 PR-L55 1 1K0411105DB Coil spring 1 paint mark 1 paint mark 1 paint mark red white violet 2 PR-L58 1 1K0411105DC Coil spring 1 paint mark 1 paint mark red violet 2 PR-L59 1 1K0411105DD Coil spring 1 paint mark 2 paint marks red violet 2 PR-L62

According to the Kilen spring catalogue, the Octavia MK2 VRS uses 1K0411105DB front springs. You can check by looking for coloured dots on the original springs. 1 red dot, 1 white dot, and 1 violet dot, means the front spring has OEM part number 1K0411105DB. KYB are very reliable springs. Kilen/Lesjofors are also very reliable, but the Kilen/Lesjofors spring that is sold to replace 1K0411105DB is also sold to replace other OEM part numbers, so might not be an exact match to 1K0411105DB. KYB RH3941 Front coil spring 1K0411105DB 1 red paint mark, 1 white paint mark, 1 violet paint mark L58 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334817170091

According to wikipedia, the Yeti 140PS AWD DSG does 44.8mpg, which is similar to the Octavia VRS petrol DSG cars, as they are listed at 44.1mpg. So it's a rather thirsty diesel. 2.0 TDI CR 103 kW 2010– CFHC (EA189) 1968 ccm, I4, 16V DOHC, common-rail, turbocharged 103 kW (140 PS; 138 hp) at 4200 rpm 320 Nm. (236 lb•ft) at 1750–2500 6-speed DSG (DQ250) AWD 187 116 9.9 6.3 / 44.8 169 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Škoda_Yeti

According to Jurid on autodoc, the Octavia MK4 VRS diesel (2WD and 4WD) has 312x25mm ventilated front discs and 272x10mm solid rear discs, and the Octavia MK4 VRS petrol has 340x30mm ventilated front discs and 310x22mm ventilated rear discs.

It's probably not the battery voltage or poor battery connections, but that's the first thing I would check as it's such an easy check. What is the battery voltage measured at the battery terminals after the car has been left standing for at least 8 hours? If it's less than about 12.1V-12.3V that should ring alarm bells. If it's less than this, it could indicate that one of the cells in the battery is going bad and can no longer keep its voltage. On modern cars with complicated electronics, this can throw a spanner in the works. I know of one car that had a new battery fitted by Halfords. The young lad who fitted the battery didn't tighten the battery terminals correctly, which caused all sorts of electronic problems. Another problem could be bad diesel, or water in the diesel. Although that would affect all the diesel cars that filled up at the particular petrol/diesel garage. The way to solve that problem, is to run the fuel tank low perhaps into the red before filling up at a different garage. Although water in the diesel tends to lead to persistent judder rather than the intermittent problem that you are describing.

Comparing the three photos below it looks like the blue and red car have lowered/sports suspension. Octavia MK3 with standard ride height https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Škoda_Octavia#/media/File:2016_Skoda_Octavia_SE_L_TSi_Estate_1.4_Front.jp 15mm Lowered ride height, ie. sports suspension 15mm Lowered ride height, ie. sports suspension https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Škoda_Octavia#/media/File:2015_Skoda_Octavia_VRS_TDi_CR_2.0_Rear.jpg

Sports/lowered suspension is 15mm lower than standard ride height. Standard ride height https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Škoda_Octavia#/media/File:2016_Skoda_Octavia_SE_L_TSi_Estate_1.4_Front.jp

EIBACH: Wheel Bolts Spanner Size: 17mm Thread Size: M14 X 1.5 Wheel Fastening: Ball seat A/G Shaft Lengths: 27mm, 37mm, 40mm, 43mm, 45mm, 47mm Radius: 13mm EIBACH S1-6-14-50-27-17 Wheel Bolt (standard wheel bolt) https://www.autodoc.co.uk/eibach/1931742 EIBACH S1-6-14-50-37-17 Wheel Bolt (for 10mm wheel spacers) https://www.autodoc.co.uk/eibach/15258679 EIBACH S1-6-14-50-40-17 Wheel Bolt (for 13mm wheel spacers) https://www.autodoc.co.uk/eibach/15258681 EIBACH S1-6-14-50-43-17 Wheel Bolt (for 16mm wheel spacers) https://www.autodoc.co.uk/eibach/15258683 EIBACH S1-6-14-50-45-17 Wheel Bolt (for 18mm wheel spacers) https://www.autodoc.co.uk/eibach/15258685 EIBACH S1-6-14-50-47-17 Wheel Bolt (for 20mm wheel spacers) https://www.autodoc.co.uk/eibach/15258687

What is the full rim specification? For example, 6.5Jx16 ET50 5/112 57.1 If it's that specification, they are correct for the Octavia MK2.

The below rim might be ideal for a 205/65R16 tyre fitted to the Superb MK3, because a 215/55R17 tyre is sometimes fitted to a 7Jx17 ET40 rim as standard on the Superb MK3, ie. a 205/65R16 fitted to an ET33 rim would fill the wheelarch a similar amount to a 215/55R17 fitted to an ET40 rim, and the outside edge of the 6.5Jx16 ET33 rim would be in almost exactly the same position as the 7Jx17 ET40 rim. It has the same inflated width as a 215/60R16 fitted to a 6J rim, ie. an actual inflated width of 215mm, so should fit in the spare wheel well with the carpet flush. Vredestein Ultrac 205/65R16 95W (Euro label A A 70dB) https://www.camskill.co.uk/m62b0s2785p210548/Vredestein_Tyres_Car_Vredestein_Ultrac_-_205_65_R16_95W_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_A_Wet_Grip%3A_A_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB 6.5Jx16 ET33 5/112 57.1 steel rim (from VW Tiguan) https://www.mytyres.co.uk/rims/details?vehicleId=62269191771657328&rimCode=ALCAR9922

Just pump the 205/55R16 tyre to 44psi once a year, when it's stored in the spare wheel well. Even if the spare tyre doesn't have a slow puncture, it will still slowly go down like any other tyre over time. After a year, the 44psi might have gone down to around 38psi. This is because no tyre is 100% air tight. With bicycle tyres, you might find that you have to pump them up every two weeks as they go down a lot quicker than car tyres. 38psi should still be enough to get you home, as you won't be driving fast, ie. not over 50mph. Even if they went down to as low as 35psi, I doubt that would cause you any problems getting home at 50mph. It's not like the tyres would overheat at such a slow speed even if the car was heavily loaded. Of course, with different tyre sizes on the same axle, you would want to be driving round corners at a gentle pace.

The standard 215/60R16 fitted to a 6.5Jx16 ET41 5/112 57.1 rim is slightly too wide to fit without raising the carpet. However, if you fit this same size 215/60R16 to a 6Jx16 ET43 5/112 57.1 Karoq rim the actual width of the inflated tyre is about 6mm narrower than when fitted to the wider 6.5J rim. This might allow the carpet to fit flush. Make sure you fit a non-directional tyre so that it can be fitted to any position on the car. Michelin Primacy 4+ 215/60R16 99V XL https://www.camskill.co.uk/m62b0s111p209584/Michelin_Tyres_Car_Michelin_Primacy_4%2B_-_215_60_R16_99V_XL_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_B_Wet_Grip%3A_A_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB 6Jx16 ET43 5/112 57.1 steel rim (from Karoq) https://www.mytyres.co.uk/rims/details?vehicleId=1302234084152546416&rimCode=ALCAR6665 Actual width of tyre when inflated (measured from sidewall to sidewall at the widest point) 195/65R16 fitted to 6J rim 201mm 205/65R16 fitted to 6J rim 209mm 205/65R16 fitted to 6.5J rim 215mm 215/60R16 fitted to 6J rim 215mm 215/60R16 fitted to 6.5J rim 221mm (standard Superb MK3 tyre and rim size, which is a bit too wide to fit without raising the carpet) Note, that the width of the tyre marked on the sidewall is just the nominal width. The actual width of a tyre always depends on the rim width to which it is fitted to.