JamesWood

Yes – back to a local mechanic is where I am headed. I've always had a local mechanic, but I've moved so much in the last few years, that I enjoyed taking it into any Skoda. Sadly, they are all independent, and awkwardly don't update their VW system, so every time I go in, they tell me I need the service that I just did the previous time – which fully defeats the purpose of the dealership service. The reason I was asking, is because I have never had that leak before, and it seemed odd to be told I have a leak in the exact area that was last serviced, requiring the exact same work to be re-done. Next time (or this time, I will have the Crank Shaft seal done with the timing belt if that is indeed the seal leak). Having done a lot of mechanical in my younger days, to me this likely means they either didn't tighten something, or they pinched / bent or re-used a seal. Will update when my local mechanic recommends something (likely less expensive). thanks guys – all very helpful.

Thanks guys. “crank shaft” seal is what skoda said (not sure why I said camshaft). My MOT where they found the leak came 14 months after the timing belt repair (which has a 2 year warrantee in parts & labour), and timing belts are only replaced every 5 years, as per this thread => Good question about “timing cover oil seal”, as that seems most plausible. How would I be certain? If skoda says it’s the crank shaft, and costs £734 to fix (by removing timing belt, and it’s cover oil seal) how could I find out what seal it really is, before work is carried out? (If it’s the timing cover seal, then that would be repaired under warrantee of the job just done.)

Well – after my £600 timing belt & water pump change by Skoda, my MOT at Skoda found "a small leak coming from the crank shaft oil seal". Skoda is now saying another £734 is required, which "requires stripping off the new timing belt" that they just put on. Would the crank shaft seal not be part an integral part of Skoda's Timing belt replacement kit & service, and thus under warrantee for the service, if the timing belt needs to be removed to replace the now leaking Camshaft seal, which was fine before the work was carried out? I replaced the water pump along with the timing belt, specifically to avoid having to re-do this job, but now Skoda is telling me the camshaft seal is not part of the timing belt & water pump kit, even though the timing belt now has to be re-removed to replaced the camshaft seal. This is very strange. Why not tell customers to change the cam shaft seal, as well as the water pump, if this is not part of the £600 timing belt replacement ... as I am now back to square one, for double the cost. If anyone has done this job or can confirm if the camshaft seal is in fact part pf the timing belt kit, please offer suggestions, advice, as to how I might respond to Skoda.

I’ve had no issues with this, especially cause I can put it in sport mode which works wonders too. Also looking at http://revotechnik.com for of better gearing and mpg interests.

WoW — thanks for this reply! I went with Goodyear Vector G3 (SUV) XL 100V tyres today. All those letters in the name are relevant, so I emailed Goodyear to clarify why the ‘SUV’ distinction... and a super helpful mechanic CALLED me back! Great chap SUV model => As the yeti is tall, it’s all about keeping the leaning the car upright. Goodyear makes XL tyres without the SUV model, and he said either are fine, but with a taller car, I know my Yeti leans on corners do I got the SUV Tyre model (a bit more expensive). Went from 225/50R17, to a taller but narrower 215/60R17 as the 50R is a harsh ride, while the 60R is said to smooth out the ride: 2 noticeable benefits: — it is in fact riding noticeably smoother over small bumps. i was surprised to be able to notice that!? — the speedometer is NOW accurate! knew it was 5mph off so going to a taller Tyre by 5% corrects this OEM error. It’s now reading 99% correct, not 95% correct. 225/50R17 Shows 70mph but going 66 215/60R17 Shows 70mph going 69.5

Great stuff. Much appreciate your specific reply 👌🏻 I’ll get the mechanic perform this, when I remap my Yeti with http://revotechnik.com

So ... how might I enable XDS on my 2016 2.0 TDi SE L Outdoor Yeti? 🙏🏻🤘🏻

So are you saying a 215 tyre would be narrow on a 7j ET45 Rim?

Thanks for the note. Curious tho, I didn’t think the 2016 yeti outdoor 2.0 has XDS. I’d enable it if I knew how :)

Thanks for replies. My 2016 Yeti Outdoor has 17" stock rims (7Jx17 ET45) with oem 225/50R17 tyres; I don’t want to bother changing to 16" rim even tho that would allow me a taller sidewall for a smoother ride. 215/60R17 is roughly (+4.8%) the same as a my oem, similar to the 215/65R16 on 16" rims (+4.3%)... Altho i hear everyone when they say +/-2% is the allowable difference. ... interesting to hear the Karoq went to a narrower rim. What’s the difference between an ‘SUV’ marked tyre vs non SUV marked? Strange how many options of tyres there are for each specific tyre! Vector Goodyear Gen3 has like 4 different variations/models (SUV, XL, 4x4 + speed ratings) Cheers,

Thanks e-Roottoot. Having read ALL the forums on this topic (thanks for the extra links), I wanted to lay low, and just ask X19 what he ended up fitting, as some folks here are kinda harsh in their replies 🤕... but I’m keen to chat so here goes as lots of folks here have great personal experience to offer 👍🏻 I have a 2016 Yeti Outdoor 4x4 2.0 TDi, came with 17” alloys. Absolute joy to drive — and sadly the Yeti never sold in Canada (!?!?) so I moved to the UK 😝 ... Kidding, kinda (43 mpg on a 4x4 is unheard of in North America ... even after adjusting the ‘gallon’ variations) So, here I am looking for an All Season tyre, as I live in northern Scotland, and it’s usually wet / muddy / icy (snowed again today). However, as a Canadian, I don’t want to do the summer/winter Tyre swap, as Scotland ain’t the Yukon (where I lived) with 7 months of serious winter + 5 months of ‘warmer’ weather... AT tyres in Yukon worked for summer, while studded snow tyres were choice on the ice. But my needs in the UK / EU (often drive south to various mtn bike trail heads & camping — I built a foldable bed with all seats inside my Outdoor Yeti :) doesn’t call for winter tyres, while my current 225/50R17 Primary 3 Michelin summer tyres the Yeti came with are terribly slick, even for summer rain storms where they hydroplane badly 😕 ... even in south France this summer where I thought summer tyres would be great at 35 degrees, but I was slipping around & hydroplaning in the rain & mud. So these Slicks have to go. As a Nokian Tyre fan, I’ve been researching best All Seasons, with lots of good online video comparisons, as I wanted the magical Tyre: — excellent wet & dry grip — decent Mud performance — with all season rubber (not too hard/not too soft) — excellent fuel efficiency (Geolanders got an ‘E’ where as Vectors / Latitudes a ‘B’ for fuel) Obviously dreaming here, but this is the 21st century with touch screens & video meetings, and my 2 stumbling blocks are: 1). SUV Tyres VS non-SUV tyres — what the heck is the difference, when Michelin sells 2 exact same tyres but one has ‘SUV’ in the description. Is that like an ‘XL’ tyre (extra load / side wall stiffness)? 2). Tyre Size: — would a 225/60R17 tyre fit my Yeti?I’d like something slightly taller then my current 225/50R17 for a smoother ride, as Honest John says R value of 55-65 for SUV is best; and yes, I’ve read all the ‘illegal’ comments at 10% discrepancy). Your links had me stumble upon Insta tyres, who make an SUV tyre in the 215/60R/17 size which lifts the Yéti by a few mm, and it fills in the empty look wheel arches, while also has a narrower tyre width which is said to be better for snow & wet, and is under +5% discrepancy from stock size: www.insaturbo.com/copia-de-ecosaver-plus Open to suggestions — Thanks for reading! Please be kind 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

What Tyre size did you end up going with?