Kestrel2288

4x4 SE L Octavia Estate 2.0 150 82,000 miles When driving normally at 62MPH (on cruise) my temp guage flew of the chart! See photo... I employed the old idea of turning my heating up to Hi, this remedied the situation and the gauge returned to 90°. I then attempted to reset my climate to 21° on auto and moments later the temp guage flew back up to around 130°. This has happened twice in the last 10,000 miles. Both times I pulled over, checked the coolant level, turned the car off, waited a moment and the drove on without further issue meaning to Google the symptom. Neither times was the coolant reservoir hot to the touch or changing in anyway... I have seen remarks from "simple coolant flush needed" to "head gaskets gone mate, throw it in the bin". Any advice on a known issue with these Octavias and coolant temp readings?

Yeah I think the VRS is lowered 10mm rear and 15mm front from factory over the standard SE L. This probably rules out lowering the SE L by 35mm and still towing...

Thank for this! I'm thinking, could I lower the SE L on VRS springs? That may answer my question! 🤷 Lowering the SE L by 35mm looks like it might cause problems with a towball height. I will wait until I have it installed and the see where I'm sat

Howdy all! I have a 2016 Octavia Estate 4x4 SE L. I would like to lower it on 18" alloys but also take advantage of the 2000kg towing capability (tow bar recently installed). Will lowering the vehicle change this? Is there a recommended brand? lowering height? Any issues with towing? Any advice appreciated.

I have been told by the used car dealer that I was given 1 months warranty or 1000 miles which ever was sooner. I did not expect such failure twice on VAG group vehicles, not on a '16' with a full Skoda history. I do not know if I am covered by any consumer act however I know there is a 30 day one which I used to send the first attempt at one of these vehicles back 🤦‍♂️

It's also called a propshaft flex coupling, I replaced it as the one on the car was looking worn out and as I intended to put many miles on the car for work I wanted it to be done precautionary... At the same time I decided as this vehicle was due to do a lot of towing to replace both rear wheel bearings and all the brake components at the rear... The fronts had on recently been done as per the service history with the vehicle. The diagnosis was made by Doncaster Skoda and they have said they can't believe I have suffered 4x4 drive line failure on two Octavias in 3 months both between 80-85k on the clock...

The dealer I purchased the car from was Saveonusedcars.co.uk in Scunthorpe. The car was advertised online and they required payment prior to collection with no test drive but quoted a 30 day return with full refund if I wasn't happy. I've called and asked previously about their warranty which they say is 1 month or 1000 miles which ever is sooner.... I have put 4000 miles on the car since as it's my work vehicle and prior to collecting the car I ensured it had an up-to-date Haldex service to make sure this didn't happen again?!!

Oh also all this comes after getting the '16' prepared for future work and spending £1600 on new rear brakes, discs and pads, replacing both rear wheel bearings, 18" Gemini Alloys, tyres and replacing the driveshaft balancing unit.... 🤦‍♂️

In Jan '21' I purchased a '63' Skoda Octavia 1.6 SE 4x4 with 83,000 on the clock and after 3 weeks I needed to return the car due to a diagnosis from Doncaster Skoda "failure of the 4x4 transfer box" (EST bill approx £3800)... After a battle with the dealer and the finance company I was able to return for a full refund.... Thinking I was just the unlucky at the end of Jan I purchase another, more expensive, but newer '16' Skoda Octavia 2.0 SE L 4x4 with 76,000, 1 owner from new (NHS) and full Skoda history with recent Haldex service. Now at 81,500 miles the same Skoda dealer has told me that this car requires a new rear differential... At a cost of approx £4580!! It's now Mar '21'.... I've been through 2 x Octavia's in 3 months and both have suffered drive line issues with the 4x4 systems... I am out of my warranty period with the dealer I purchased the '16' car from and now I'm stuck... What a crock of crap this Skoda experience has turned out to be, I should of stuck with my original '12' Mondeo with 207,000 on the clock that never let me down... If your reading this and your thinking of buying a Skoda 4x4 Octavia or other model be wise and THINK AGAIN!

I have a 2.0 CRMB (EA288) from 06.2016 and it has 340 nm, as above it was introduced at the end of 2015 due to the emission scandal of the previous CRMC engine (EA189 engine)

Hi, Great video! Thanks for the link, I'd heard of Darkside before and I'm now a subscriber. Got me thinking about whether or not I should just go for a tune... I have chance at a DTUK box for around £120 but if it doesn't provide the expected results then it's a waste of money and time... Which I hate 😂 Will speak to my local tuning place again and see what options they can offer me. I just like the idea of moving the unit from vehicle to vehicle plus I can return my vehicle to factory spec easily when I sell it on.

Hi all! I have read some of the previous posts about this subject and can see mixed reviews across the years. Looking to get a DTUK CRD3+ tuning box to plug into my '16' Octavia 150PS. Are people running them? Do they work as advertised? What problems have people had? I'm looking at a second hand unit, the positives for me are threefold... 1. I can move the unit on to my next car or partners car (with same engine code etc). 2. They can be removed just as easily and thus returns the car to its normal state. 3. Cost, second hand they are a cheap alternative to a Dyno session and tune which is permanent in most cases unless you request a flash back to stock... Thoughts from everyone? Thank you in advance

Hi Thanks for the info. That link is the thing I have been searching for and I appreciate the message. I am very experienced when I comes to working on vehicles, not just my own, however I have little to no experience working on "newer" vehicles (eg 2015 onwards) and in the same breath new VAG group vehicles. This 2016 Skoda is the newest vehicle I have ever owner myself (excluding company cars) and I really would like to maintain it myself, at home in my workshop. Tools are no issue (besides VAG specific ones I simply don't know are needed yet). I'm just not sure where to find the details about parts I need without calling a main dealer every 2 seconds. I will take a look at the Febi stuff as I have been told they are quality parts and go from there. I have saved that link for the future!

Hi all....again I have a 2016 Octavia 4x4 150PS and I want to change both rear wheel bearings. I can't seem to find any info online, when I changed my rear brakes I ended up needing the more expensive larger 272mm rear discs (I assumed this was due to the 4x4). Now when I look for a rear wheel bearing Euro Car Parts offers me one to fit front or rear (276mm - 288mm discs) which both look to be front disc options and then another which fits front only (312mm - 340mm) which I assume is the VRS model versions..... I can't seem to find any wheel bearing kit that will work with my 272mm discs at the rear? Can anyone here help me source the correct wheel bearings?

Yeah so the Kwik Fit I took the car to said they had the correct specifications for the vehicle and that they could do a 4 wheel hunter alignment and charged me £49.95 as I only needed a front toe adjustment. I took your advice and contact my local dealer, Hayselden in Doncaster. They advised they had the correct system to do a 4x4 alignment and that it would be £85 for as many adjustments as it would take to get it done correctly. I waited an hour or so for them to complete it, they offered me a private space to continue WFH and once it was done the car drives like new! I compared the alignment sheet with the one Kwik Fit gave me and Skoda have made all the necessary changes correctly! I think in the future I will stick with main dealer first time...