Gammyleg

If there is no sign of leakage from your recent trip to Italy, it may be the case that when the belt & pump were replaced the coolant system wasn't refilled correctly. It requires the use of a VCDS or similar to ensure all the air is allowed to be purged from the system. When I had my belt & pump done for the first time the garage didn't do it properly and I had the low coolant messages pop up periodically for about 2 weeks after. I topped up the reservoir each time and after a couple of weeks it stabilised. Good choice....maybe.😃

What were the symptoms this time around?

Who needs one antenna when you can have eight!! And still the DAB reception can be poor. 😁

Assuming it's a little black shark fin, mine is on the roof at the back. The Superb DAB is not perfect however it's much better than our works Transit Connect van which has dreadful reception.

After yet another cranial collision this morning, I looked up the average height of a UK male adult. It's 5'10". Why then is the standard UK shed door height 5'6"? I am 6'2"

Agreed but that depends on what it fails on and the severity. If i'd told them what to fix in advance of the test and they chose not to, I'd be a tad miffed. My car failed last year on inoperative rear fog lights. It's now recorded as such in the MOT history. It failed because the MOT tech didn't know how to switch them on.

For a standard drain & refill, my Superb DQ200 mechatronic takes exactly 1ltr of oil. If you were to fully dismantle the mechatronic unit this volume would increase by about 100ml as some of the oil remains in the galleries & accumulator. The oil reference is G055512A2. I think it is the same for all DSGs.

Not if you have to pay for retest it's not. Bugs the f*** out of me why people can't follow simple instructions!! It seems endemic these days in all walks of life.

Your symptoms do not indicate a problem with the accumulator, which is what the basic repair kit comprises of, so an trans & mech oil change followed by the software update would be my first choice options If the repair kit was needed you would likely have fault codes showing and warning messages/lights on the dash and a transmission that doesn't work at all. The mineral mech oil required is power steering fluid and it should be bright green.

I had the same problem with mine, there should be a post on here somewhere. It would only happen when starting the car with the button ( not from a stop/start event ). I kind of got used to this inconvenience but have just realised that since I had the mechatronic oil and transmission oil changed last December it has stopped happening. Worth trying before spending out on expensive diagnostics and best-guess replacements. The Skoda advice that the DQ200 does not need oil changes is garbage. Get it done, when you see the colour of the old Mech oil you'll see why.

Time to trade one or other in. 😁

Not sure if I should be annoyed or relieved about this. Phoned to book a dentist appointment for a check up today ( NHS ) and have been given their earliest date of 27th August!! I know I'm lucky to have an NHS dentist and I'd normally expect to have to wait a month +/- for a booking, but 4 months is stretching it a bit, plus its 75 miles from where I live.

If it has a DSG gearbox, ignore the Skoda service schedule which states that neither the transmission or the Mechatronic oils need never to be changed, it most certainly does!! My transmission & Mech oils were changed for the first time @ 175,000 miles. The transmission oil looked surprisingly good however the mech oil looked like rancid brown sludge rather than bright green which it should be.

My DQ200 has plenty of faults but clunking isn't one of them.....yet.

My crankshaft seal was £104.21 + fitting. It was done as part of T/Belt, water pump, clutch pack, flywheel, DSG & Trans oils service in Dec last year. The fitting cost was lumped in with the 5hrs charged for the belt & pump replacement ( £250 )