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I have just purchased a 2018 Skoda Octavia Scout, it seems like a great car and has everything on it that I want. Apart from no front parking sensors, which I'm surprised about! Does anyone know how easy or difficult it would be to have front parking sensors fitted, please? Ideally, the front sensors would need to work in conjunction with the rear sensors. In other words, rather than a DIY type of add-on kit, I would like the sensors to function more like a factory fitted product. Incidentally, my old 2006 Octavia model gave up after 280,000 miles on the clock. Which is not bad going, considering I was telling a fairly heavy trailer most of the time! Any help appreciated. Roy

My wife recently discovered that there was water in the rear foot well of her Skoda Citygo. Fortunately, the car was due a service today so the blocked drain areas have all been cleared. However, the carpet is saturated in the rear foot well. The garage offered to remove the carpets and dry the necessary areas and replace the foam underneath the carpets for a cost of around £500. To me this seems a lot of money for a relatively new car with just 26,000 miles on the clock. I have been told that there is a drain plug in the rear foot well by a friend that can be removed? Is this correct please and how do I remove the drain plug to release the excess water? Apparently it's only a small drain plug, but it does allow the water to totally drain out. He actually suggested leaving the drain plug out so that if the problem ever arises again the water is free to drain away. Any help is appreciated. Thank you for reading. Roy

Good morning Phil, My apologies for the late reply. Thank you for the very useful and helpful information, it's appreciated. Thank you for the information regarding the Radweld, I hear what you're saying. I guess it may have been last winter when I put the Radweld in the car after thinking about it, (time goes quickly). I would have thought I have put approximately 2 pints of water in the car since the Radweld was last used. Do you think it would be safe to purchase another can of Radweld and try the technique that you suggested? Thank you for your help. Roy

Hello Phil, Thank you so much for your very comprehensive reply, it really is appreciated. To be perfectly honest, I like to think I know a little bit about cars and mechanics, but obviously, not huge amounts! However, I've always wondered how a heater system works, I did not realise there were two radiators, I assumed it was all off the main radiator. Hence why I looked up the price of a new standard radiator, today! After watching the video and seeing the quotes that your neighbour had it actually looks quite a complicated job. I thought it was just a case of slipping the main radiator out and putting in a new one! Due to your reply Phil, I am almost sure that it is a radiator issue as in a couple of months time and as we approach the spring and summer months. The problem almost ceases. I'm guessing that the heater comes on full power once the engine warms up as I think this is one of the few Mark one models with climate control. It was several months ago when I put the Radweld in the radiator. I literally put the Radweld in the radiator when the engine was cold and went about my normal business. The heater would have been on climate control and to be fair it was probably in the summer months. So the heater may have been blowing cool air, depending on the time of day. Do you think I ought to set the climate control to maximum and warm the engine up beforehand, and then add the Radweld? I must admit I didn't read the instructions and I had no idea there were two radiators! Or would a double dose of Radweld help in the system? Thanking you in advance, your help is appreciated.

Hello Phil, Thank you for your reply, it's appreciated. I have received quite a few answers and made a general reply to everyone. However, I think you may have hit the nail on the head with the radiator issue. I'm not an engineer, although I have a bit of common sense when it comes to machinery et cetera. Do you think if I replaced the radiator, that would save the problem? Or could the leak (if there is a leak) be from a pipe attached to the radiator? I've just looked up the price of the radiator and they are surprisingly cheap, (about £36) obviously, there would be fitting charges. If it's a sensible price, it may well be worth having the job carried out. The windscreen literally starts misting up almost immediately, ideally, it needs cleaning every 20 miles of travel, which is pretty ridiculous! When I give the windscreen a quick clean, and miss some of the lower bits, the windscreen is literally like frosted glass, you cannot see anything through it. And to be fair, it almost has a faint green tint to it, or maybe it's me imagining it does! The fact that the car has 268,000 miles on the clock is absolutely fantastic and it still drives absolutely fine and pulls quite a heavy trailer, daily. It's almost become a bit of a joke to keep the car going, however, I don't want to spend silly amounts of money on the car. Thank you so much for your input. Roy

Thank you for taking the time to read my question and thank you for your answers, each one is appreciated. I was going to answer each of you individually, please accept my apologies as there are quite a few people to reply to. I have read every one of the solutions. My conclusion is that from your answers, the misting up issue may well be coming from the radiator. I think all the other issues have been eliminated. I tried the Rain X wipes which worked really well and they are definitely something I will be using in the future. They really cleaned the windscreen well, however, the abnormal misting up continues. Probably around four years ago the air conditioning stop working. The garage told me that it was a pipe that was quite expensive to replace, I was half expecting to replace the car, so, I did not replace the air conditioning pipe, so it is still not functioning. Do you think this could cause an issue? I did try putting a container of Radweld into the radiator as this is something that my local garage suggested. However, the problem still seems to be ongoing. I would have thought if there was a leak in the radiator, it would probably show more? I probably top the radiator up about three times a year, it does not take an abnormal amount of water to fill it. Once again, thank you for trying to help. It's appreciated. Roy

Hi there, Thank you for taking the time to read my question, it's appreciated. I've checked all the carpets and the scuttle drains et cetera, they all seem to be okay. I think it may be something to do with a radiator issue as it's really blowing thick mist onto the windscreen, making it almost like frosted glass. I really appreciate your input, thank you.

I have a Skoda Octavia diesel estate Mark one which was first registered in January 2006. I believe the mark two model came out around this time, however, mine is a mark one Octavia. For the last three years I've had an issue with the windscreen misting up inside the car. This happens for about six months of the year in the winter months. I have to clean the inside of the windscreen probably about every 20 miles so that I can see clearly, it's a fairly frustrating issue. It's actually almost like a thick film on the windscreen which is almost impossible to see through. In the areas on the windscreen that I haven't cleaned regularly, it is the equivalent of looking through frosted glass, you cannot see out. I have never been one for using my hand or a cloth to clear the windscreen, I like to let the blower clear screen to avoid any marks and smears. However, at the moment I have to clean the windscreen regularly with window cleaner and a cloth. The cabin air filter is clean as it is checked regularly at the correct servicing intervals. I have recently had a new fan due to the old fan failing. The car actually has 267,000 miles on the clock, it pulls a fairly heavy trailer, so I have to say it has done very well. The only thing that I can think of that may be happening is perhaps the outside air is somehow being drawn in and creating this issue. Any help is appreciated. I was potentially thinking of running the car into the ground. However, if I can't fix the issue I may purchase a new vehicle as it's very frustrating not being able to see clearly out of the windscreen. Thank you for reading. Roy