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Thanks for the replies. Will check the oil to see what it looks like on the dipstick. It did have an oil change just after Christmas so should be ok. It does feel like there’s a lot of heat coming off it when I put my hand near to it.

Hi all, Please could someone possibly help me with the following issue. I have a Skoda Octavia 1.4 tsi dsg (2009). After fairly short runs of around 20 miles there is a weird smell coming from the engine. When I look under the bonnet, it’s coming from an area at the front of the engine (looks like two small metal pipes coming out of the are). Is very lightly smoking (sort of whispery smoke) and a strong smell. Nearest I can describe it is a burning electrical/metal smell. I’ve attached pictures to show the area I mean. It has been doing it a while so not sure if it’s designed to do it or not? thanks all 🙂

The second garage in all fairness have been good with their response. They did say that they would have investigated the sensors before going ahead with a new turbo but on the day they weren’t at clear that that would be the case. The second garage so far have got back to me to say they’re looking into it but I kinda feel like they are fobbing me off. I will give them reasonable chance before taking it further. I had a look and they are on the good garage scheme.

To be fair it hasn’t given any other problems to date and has sailed through the last MOTs ok. Is more if something like the dsg gearbox or something expensive was to go that I’d be worried about.

Finally a happy outcome with this one! Thought it would be good to update the thread in case anyone else has a similar problem in the future and for reference. Anyway, following the second garage diagnosing the problem as a faulty turbo and requiring a new one, I arranged for a mobile mechanic to come out and quote for removal/refitting of a turbo with a view to sending it off for refurbishment. The mobile mechanic did a quick diagnosis check first for me and plugging in the fault reader it did show up as a P0299 turbo issue. Following this he checked the around the air filter and also gave the boost pressure sensor a clean with electrical cleaner spray. Good news is that this totally resolved the issue and the car now drives perfect. It turns out that the Boost pressure sensor was dirty which was feeding back to an error code showing up and being interpreted as a problem with the turbo from the fault code reading. To identify where the sensor is it is located towards the back of the engine on the top. Part code on the front of the sensor is 0 281 002 399. He just charged for the labour / call out of £35.00 which I was really pleased with. I’ve complained to the original two garages as feel that I’ve had to pay out for a quotation / fault diagnosis which was totally inaccurate. In fairness to the second garage I can see how they came to the conclusion that it was the turbo and when I dropped it off they were very busy that day. The second garage has agreed to refund the quotation cost which is a good outcome and they did say that they should have been clearer that they would have investigated the issue in more depth before fitting a new turbo… I’m still waiting to hear back from the first garage but thought give them reasonable time to respond. Thankfully I didn’t go ahead with their suggestion for a replacement clutch/flywheel or take it to Milta to have a look at as it turns out that it was nothing to do with transmission side of things. I think I will look at selling the car in the short term as with the age and mileage of the car I’m dreading something expensive actually going wrong!

Thanks 🙂 Is the Wynn’s turbo cleaner.

Have got some turbo cleaner and had a look at running it through the other day. From researching online it looks like the turbo is at the back of the engine and the below pipe in black feeds into it? Just to make sure I’m not being a total numpty, but assume it’s just a case of undoing the screws arrowed and then spraying into the inlet at the top (i.e. where the top arrow is)? Have tried also to arrange for a mobile mechanic to come out and take the old turbo off/instal the refurbished one but it’s been a real pain trying to get one to get back to me!

Have now had a second opinion on the car as booked it into another local garage for a diagnostic. They road tested it and also checked with a fault reader which came back as a waistgate / boost pressure fault so they have said it does look like it is the turbo that is the issue. Also on the road test when going up hills under load the car will go into limp mode. Garage has quoted £957.83 for a new turbo fitted. I did check about fitting a reconditioned unit/sending current one to be re-conditioned but they said that they only fit new due to issues they have had in the past with reconditioned units failing. I did mention to them that the first garage diagnosed it as a clutch/flywheel fault which they think is strange as its definitely the turbo gone (I probably will see if I can get the money back from the first garage for the diagnostic cost as pretty annoyed they've mis-diagnosed it and also potentially could have been £1500-£1600 out of pocket for something that didn't need doing...) To be honest I'm thinking about just getting a new turbo put on as then there will (hopefully) be no possible issues with it failing and then having the faff of arranging for it to be taken off again, sent back to the turbo repair specialists and then put back on the vehicle again. Also I'll have to find a garage or mobile mechanic that is prepared to take off the old turbo and then re-fit the reconditioned one.

Just a little update on the above (thought would be useful in case someone else has this issue for reference etc). Car is currently booked in at Milta at beginning of June. Chap on the phone seemed helpful and suggested it may just need the clutch only replaced (still £950 ish though). In the meantime I've found a diagnostic reader I've had laying around and plugged it in. Fault comes up as 'P0299 'Turbocharger / Supercharger Underboost''. A quick search online suggests that this may not be a clutch issue... I was wondering if anyone else please might have had the fault I'm having and this error code on the reader? If it does mean another fault which isn't the transmission then that would probs make my year as I haven't really got the best part of £1k to spend on getting it repaired at the moment!!

Thanks for the links/recommendations to above btw. Will give them a call tomorrow to see what they think / suggest. Have family in Bristol so wouldn’t be too inconvenient 🙂

Thanks for the link to the thread. Up till now I have been really impressed with the car but has definitely put me off buying Skoda again. Even for a 12 year old car with about 120k mileage id have thought the part should have lasted longer / not be so costly to repair!

Thanks, will have a look in the wheel well. Only got the car a couple of years back through auction so not sure. It would be better if it is just the clutch that needs doing. The garage who quoted for it did say that they may need to get a specialist tool in for removal so doesn’t sound like they have many types of those repair going through.

Thanks, will have a look at that. Yep does seem quite a complicated set up. Think next car I’ll research it more and try to get something that’s more simple to fix if it goes wrong!

Hi all, First post on here and would be really grateful if anyone could help me please. I had a search for previous topics on this and fund similar but no quite the same/a few years ago they were posted (sorry if I've missed any of them!). I have a 2009 Skoda Octavia 1.4. Is the automatic DSG gearbox. Last weekend when I was out it developed a fault when I was accelerating hard (e.g. going up steep inclines or overtaking on dual carriageways etc). Best way to describe it is that there was a lack of power when accelerating and the revs would shoot up on the display without the usual power. I had the car booked into a local garage I use last week for a fault diagnosis. They have diagnosed the fault as a slipping clutch, and needs to be repaired with a replacement clutch and flywheel. They have said using pattern parts (i.e. non-genuine Skoda parts), the repair cost will be around £1500 - £1600! They have loosely broken down the repair costs as follows. Replacement clutch and flywheel at £600.00, 2-3 litres of oil at £40-£50 per litre, approx 8 hours of labour to remove and fit. I'm reluctant to spend this much on the repair as it is a 12 year old car and on a good day probably only worth between £1500-£2000. Having said that, the car has sailed through previous MOTs fine and the last one (August) had no advisories at all. As a family car it does do a great job in terms of swallowing up all the childrens tat and is (usually!) smooth to drive. Having said that I don't want to spend all that amount having it repaired only for something else expensive to come up in a few years time. I was therefore wondering if people think it is a reasonable price that the garage has quoted? If I could find a quote more around £1000 I would consider the repair but as it is it is a lot of money (for me!) and I would struggle to get the money together to afford it at the current quote. I have tried another garage locally but they have said that it is a fault that a Dealer would need to work on (I will contact the local Skoda dealer to see how much they are but expecting them to be the same if not more!). Any help/suggestions people could offer would be really appreciated :) Thanks all