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I know that this thread pretty old, but just found it. I have also started a similar thread more than a year ago on the same issue, which is still unresolved : My car however has a smaller 1.2 TSI 81KW engine, but the autorevving issue is still the same. I am aware of the other issue with the 1.5 TSI engine causing the kangarooing effect, but I am interested only on the autorevving problem. Can somebody tell, what engines are affected in the referenced TPI Bulletin 2049644/2 by @vegit8 ? I would like to go back to the dealership with this number, but just want to be sure that my car is listed.

Is it normal ? I mean all the sources I have found, tells the ideal air/fuel ratio is around 14.7. This is true when idling or driving slowly. When accelerating or driving faster it should be lower than that. The higher value means leaner mixture the lower value is richer. Mine is jumping between 14.7 and 29.4. No values in between and no lower than 14.7. Any idea why this could be ? Attached is a screenshot from the Car Scanner app.

They are not the same, but interestingley the distance between the wheel to wheel arch is bigger by approx. 1cm (less than half an inch) on the right side, where the noise is coming from. If I measure the ground-wheel arch distance the difference is much less, only few mm's. The same difference can be measured on the front wheels as well. Now after one day of the silicone treatment, the noise is quieter, so I tend to think of the bushes.

Yes, it sounds like metal on metal, but to my (untrained) eyes the spring looks intact.

MY15 mk3 Octavia with creaking rear suspension on the right side. Last time, to cure the problem, I have applied some silicone WD45 on the bushing, the spring beds and on shock absorber's bottom around the bolt. It was good for some time, the creaking has gone but came back again, and as annoying as before. So, I did the same treatement again, but this time it had no effect. This car has the cheaper torsion beam suspension, so not too many parts are involved, but still difficult to tell which part is making the dreaded noise. I have recorded the noise by placing my phone on the top of the rear wheel, and shaking the car by the luggage rack. I've been reading many posts here and on VW forums and watching bunch of YT videos, but still couldn't figure out - bushing or shock absorber ? What do you think ? Skoda Octavia rear suspension noise.mp3

"When driving at slow speeds + lower revs if you floor the throttle how does if feel - any hesitation or feeling of dropping a cylinder. These engines are very plugs/coils sensitive" There is no problem when accelerating from low speed. The sparks were changed two years ago and the car ran only 13000km (8k miles) since then. I can't better describe it as a very short stall or hickup. With the video, just wanted to check how the throttle valve follows the pedal when the engine is off. I have found interesting that the valve flips backwards when I start to press the pedal, but it's maybe normal. I still find it strange , but again I am not a mechanic.

1) I am limited on CANBUS tools, as I only have an ELM327 compatible OBD2 device, but cannot see any DTCs. 2) I bet the car would takeoff smoother if this "anti-stall" function could be turned off. 3) I have tried this before for a short time, but barely found any major improovement on the throttle response. The ECU or PCM still over react the slight pedal pressing when in 1st gear and about to takeoff. One thing I use as a "workaround" to prevent the stalling apart from the Direct setting in the driving profile. I don't fully release the clutch until the car runs at least 10-15 kmph, but I find a bit weird to control over the anti-stall function.

I own this car for about 6 month for now. Since the beginning I noticed the hesitation in the 1st gear and took the car to two different skoda dealers. Both of them told me that there is nothing wrong with the car, just need some extra throttle when taking off. I have also mentioned the hesitation issue with the 1.5 TSI engine, but they have assured me that it's a completely different story. While agree on this, I still find the throttle behaviour a bit strange. For a slight push on the pedal the engine quickly revs up, but falls back on the clucth release and revs up again, causing the hesitation. Now, I have an OBD tool which wich shows the same behaviour on the throttle position sensor. I have also used a small USB camera to check the throttle valve, by pressing the pedal from the idle position to the max. (ignition on, engine off). On the video at 09 sec the valve flips backwards shortly, despite I was pressing the pedal forward. I beleive that it could be the culprit, but I am not a mechanic. Can somebody shed a light on this ? Maybe a throttle body alignment would help ? Thanks. IPS_2021-07-16.12.39.08.0490.mp4

The plugs were replaced in 2019, so two years ago. I would consider them fresh after 12000 km.

It's got 47000 km/29000 mi and the plugs were exchanged at 35000 km according to the service history.

Maybe it's unrelated to the 1.5 tsi problem, but my Octavia 3 with the smaller 1.2 tsi engine does exactly the same jerking/hesitating in the 1st and 2nd gear as you described. I have the car for six month now and taken it it to the Skoda service few month ago. I was told there, that it's due to the way I handling the clutch. It's always easy to blame the driver, but I knew this from past experience. Now, I have taken it a bit further, so got myself an OBD2 reader to read the fault codes, but found nothing. No misfires or anything else. I have found the throttle behaviour a bit strange, but it's maybe normal. When the throttle is in idling position and the engine is not running the relative throttle position is at around 16%. When just slightly pressing the pedal it drops to 10-12%. When the engine is running it's just doing the opposite, so the engine revs up quickly to 1500rpm, then drops suddenly to 600rpm. Sometimes even bellow 600rpm causing the jerking or stalling. I would exclude the carbon buildup as it usually would causes jerking at higher revs and the car has low milage. Now, some of you saying that the ECU software upgrade would cure this issue partially or completely. How can I read the ECU revision and how can I found the latest ECU updates if any ? I guess Skoda won't tell me...

I have pushed the plates as hard as I could, but it didn't come off. Finally found a video on YT which explains how to remove the stucked tool :

My first post here, and english is not my native. I have finally managed to install the Sinosmart reversing camera on my Octavia mk3 MY2015 (nickname: brownie). The hardest part was the cabling to the head unit, but figured out somehow. The other one was the factory release switch, where I could use a third arm for the removal. The image quality is not the greatest, as others already noted, but it works fine (not sure now for how long) as well as the dynamic trajectory. The supplied tool for the radio removal is a crap, so be careful ! Mine has stucked into the head unit and it took me at least two hours to remove it... Anyway enough of the complaints, here are some distance check at the green and the red line. The green distance is about ~1m (~3ft), the red is about .5-.6m (<2ft), which I think good enough.