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That makes a great deal of sense - I will get both replaced. I'll leave it to the garage, don't fancy doing it myself, so they will get the parts.

Taken it to a garage this morning, and they say that there was nothing obvious to be seen. The mechanic said it could be the master or slave cylinder, but it could equally be with the clutch itself - the release bearing sticking, or something like that. Might try the master cylinder first if the price isn't too bad.

Very useful, thank you. That bit about going randomly to the floor and not returning sounds like mine, so I'll check for leaks. The reservoir level doesn't seemed to have dropped though.

My clutch seemed to fail yesterday. Couldn't engage/disengage gears and I had to get recovered. Amazingly all seems ok this morning, but clearly something is wrong somewhere. My 2014 Fabia 1.6 tdi has done almost 100, 000 miles, so problems are expected now. I'm thinking it's a master/slave cylinder problem and therefore would like to get both replaced. Any ideas of the approximate cost?

Well I don't want to labour this point because I have other things to do, but if you don't think that £60 for a few minutes work is not excessive then I'd like to know what you think is. I think you're being silly about following up other people's work. A bit of code would need to be changed, that is all. Anything other than that would not be part of it. I did say 'if' I had a regular demand for such work. This is a busy garage, so presumably they do. Furthermore, I am retired - after running a business for many years - and I live in a sparsely populated area, so there would be little demand near to where I live. But I certainly would - even now, in my seventies, if there were. Finally, I will say this; for many years before I bought a Skoda I had Rover cars and I used the Rover forum for advice - MG-Rover.org Forums. That forum was excellent, full of people with genuine knowledge who wanted, and were able, to help. This forum is the exact opposite. I shall not trouble it further.

No more than 15 minutes start to finish. I accept what you say about the equipment, etc - but this wouldn't just be a one-off, they'd be doing them fairly regularly. And why wouldn't they want to take the work on? it would be quite profitable - I'd buy the equipment, get some training, and do them happily for £60 if I had a regular demand for it. I just quoted the German company because it's the first one I saw, but there are plenty in this country - and that's probably what I would use.

Thanks for that, very helpful. I know my way around computers, but what's best to buy to do this job doesn't seem very clear. Unfortunately, there seems to be a big gap in my area of VCDS owners - Kidderminster is the nearest, over 30 miles away. Earlier this morning I contacted a garage about 15 miles away who are Skoda specialists - or claim to be at least - and they said they would code a new injector for £60. Seems a bit steep for a few minutes work, but not not be a bad option if I fit the injector myself. On that basis I could fit four new injectors and get them coded for around £200 - and should be a lot less for that number. There's a German company on Ebay - looks reputable - who do four reconditioned injectors for £340, with 12 months guarantee, so that could be worth thinking about. Problem with them is that they could be two weeks in getting here.

It's probably not over complicated if you fully know what you're doing - which I'm afraid I don't. The whole thing seems a bit of a minefield, so I think putting it in the hands of the professionals is the best way for me. I live out in the sticks, so mobile mechanics seem the best option. Click Mechanic have quoted £506 for fitting a new injector and coding, so I think that's what I'll go for. I'd have liked to have had a go myself, particularly as further injector failures seem very likely before too long, but in the absence of good detailed help and advice on here I don't think it would be wise. If there's anyone on here in the Shropshire/Herefordshire area with the necessary expertise, etc, who would take on the job I'd be interested.

I'm beginning to think that might be the case, but what do you estimate the outlay would be?

Thanks. Yes, they do need coding - the car will start and run without, but not as it should.

Can I start off by saying that I know nothing about VCDS. As you may have seen in an earlier thread of mine, I'm considering having a go at replacing an injector on my Fabia Mk2 TDI and I know that the new injector will need coding afterwards. So, my question is what do I need to get to do this? I have a laptop running Windows 10, and another running Linux, so I would be very grateful if someone could spell out what I need to get and how I go about it. I'm pretty sure that, with a bit of homework and research, I can manage replacing the injector, but I'm not so sure about the coding bit. What's the advice here from those more knowledgeable than me?

Thank you for that. You're quite correct about it probably not being worth it as a one-off job to get the necessary tools, etc. Click Mechanic have quoted me £560 to supply and replace the injector. Having said that, it looks like about £250 labour charge for what seems to me to be barely two hours work. And of course, given the car's age and mileage, there is also the likelihood of another injector failing before too long.

Unfortunately there isn't one near me. I have now diagnosed the fault as being number 3 injector. Reading the the resistance of all of them showed injectors 1,2 and 4 to have a resistance of around 190k ohm each. Number 3 read less than 1k. I then put a 190k ohm resistor into number 3 connector and - guess what? - no code. So number 3 needs replacing. I think I could do it ok, but of course it would need coding into the ECU. What would I need to do that, and is it worth doing for (hopefully!) a one-off job?

That's what I've seen elsewhere, seems to be a common problem - my car has done 85000 miles. I'm reasonably competent, but I've never replaced an injector, is it a job I could/should do myself do you think?

Thank you. I have checked that and everything seems ok.

My OBD reader comes up with the following: P0203 - open connector cylinder 3. Any idea what this means?

Sorry, 1.6tdi.

My very reliable Fabia Mk2 is giving me problems. On the way back from a shopping trip today it suddenly started spluttering and the glow plug light came on. I did manage to get home with the EML on and the car in limp mode. I do have a generic OB reader somewhere, which I will try when I locate it, but any ideas what the problem might be?

Thanks to you all for the excellent advice.

Excellent - thank you for that.

I have just ordered brake pads and shoes for my 2014 Mk2 Fabia diesel. Can someone please tell me about pushing back the cylinders on the front calipers - do they just push back, or are they the wind-back type?

You're not being blunt, sonny, but patronising - and the handbook doesn't give details. I've sorted it now, using the hazard light method, which I found on the internet. The method listed in your post doesn't work - not on my car anyway.

Yes I do, I'll check it. Further investigation shows it to be 'oil/inspect' on switch on. I had the oil and filter changed - and a general service - about two months ago - but not by a Skoda dealer. I suppose it needs resetting, how do I do that?

My Fabia has just started displaying the word 'inspect' on the dash for a brief time after starting the car. What does this mean?

I've just replaced all four with Osram Night Breakers - bit of a fiddly job! - I've also adjusted the beam. Much better, although I may have to tweak the adjustment a bit.