MappyMatty

Thanks AG Falco. I appreciate the additional info. It’ll be interesting to see if I notice a difference in efficiency or performance. 0w20 for the first 6 years of its life.

Yes, I’m agree my type of usage can be problematic. Often parked for a week or so and then a 300-400 mile motorway trip. I use a trickle charger to try to keep the battery conditioned after having a few electrical gremlins the winter before last which I think were caused by the battery running too low. Anyone any experience of the Meyle HD bushes or arms please before I take the plunge?

Thank you. The knowledge on this forum is great. Not many speed humps but rough rural roads locally. However, the majority of the miles are motorway. Don’t know what happened before 8k miles as that was before I had it. I think I will have the garage do it. The guides I’ve seen remove an engine mount bolt and jack the engine to make space to remove a bolt otherwise blocked by the sump. A bit beyond my experience and tool selection. Would love to learn though given the time. Maybe it is low speed. It’s more noticeable when setting off for sure. I’ll have to have another look/listen. Thanks for your opinion on the oil. I’m definitely interested in any further details

What mobile network are you using @chico21 and are you using an Apple or Android phone? I’ve tried with 2 iPhones on the Three network.

Thanks for your considered and detailed reply. We’ve just moved house (and counties!) so finding my feet with a new garage.

I’ve experimented with different phones, different iOS versions, and different cables but issue persists.

I have the same firmware and same issue with mic in phone calls when connected via Apple CarPlay. When connected to the unit via Bluetooth the calls work fine.

Thanks nta16. Fortunately I haven’t had the shock absorber misting advisory yet… but from your experience it sounds as though I should not be surprised if I do. Reading more of other threads on here, sounds like the 0w20 might be something to bring emissions down so I won’t query the oil my new garage has chosen to use and trust that they know better than me!

I’ve been looking in to this a bit more and am thinking of replacing both sides with Meyle HD arms. Has anyone experience of these? Do you think I’ll get more than 35k miles out of them compared to the OE Skoda ones that were an MOT advisory after only 4 years and 26k miles from new?

I’ve had the following MOT advisories in summer 2024 and 2025 at 26k and 31k miles respectively. Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement. (Rear bush starting to debond). Slight knocking at low revs from NSF and over certain bumps. I think this is likely to be the suspension bushes deteriorating further. Do I need to replace the whole arm to repair this issue? Seems quite soon. Car is 2019 and relatively low mileage. How much would this work cost at an independent usually? Do I need to do both sides at the same time or can I just do the near side with the knock? I also noticed that at my last (6th service) Quantum 5w30 oil has been used. My previous garage (we’ve moved) always used 0w20. Any issue running the 1.0 TSI 110 on 5w30?

Thanks both. No wheel trims. Should I get some hub caps for the front or is it fine as is? I don’t like the look of wheel trims - prefer the steels.

Hi again, I’ve just fitted some steel wheels with winter tyres in place of the factory alloys. In the centre bore of the wheels on the rear there’s a solid flat face. On the front it’s the inside of the hub with the spindle nut visible. Is there something missing off the front or is this expected? Thanks, Matty

Is 8755 the latest available firmware for Swimg in Fabia MkIII facelift? Skoda applied 8755 for me way back in late 2020 or early 2021 and no audio stutter since but I’ve been having trouble with CarPlay not using the car microphone during telephone calls. A quick google suggests I’m not alone but I haven’t found a solution yet.

West Yorkshire. Sorted efficiently by D M Keith in Huddersfield.

Work performed under warranty. No charge. Car was new to me last October and still in Skoda warranty as a 19 plate.