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Ps the Android auto on the phone was updated five days ago

I did check the pm but it seems I didn't have permission to download the link you sent me.

My 2016 Fabia mk3 estate has stopped connecting to my Samsung phone. Is there a software update I need to download to an SD card? Here's the hardware/software versions etc: Thanks , JOhn

Thanks, Yes I did take the hoses off before trying to lift the filter. I'll have another go at it at the weekend. John.

I ordered a pack of 5 copper washers from ebay. Ordered oil filter(Bosch) and air filter + oil from Halfords and did the oil change on 26th. took air hoses off air filter housing but just could not lift the air filter housing off the 'ball' pins? Seemed to be stuck solid and as this is the first time for me doing that job I was wary about breaking anything. Are the pin fastenins supposed to be that tight? Thanks, John

Thanks, it's a 2016 tsi1.2 engine(90bhp) I took a punt yesterday and ordered 4 (14mm id)off ebay. I knew that I had come across a post about it a week or so ago but damned if I could find it. John

Hi, I have searched the forums and the internet but I cannot locate anything about the size of the Mk3 sump pluf and washer.. Any help please? Ta, John

By the way, since I did that original job , ALL the other regulators went the same way. the nearside front had to be replaced twice! The quality of the cables is not good. John

Exellent post. I wish I'd seen this before I embarked on the 'fit new regulator' job. Would have saved me a lot of time and temper

There were holes and that was the problem when fitting the glass. The glass wouldn't bed properly into the slots, meaning that the holes weren't aligned, so I had to use a needle file to set it right. Anyway, as soon as I get the next MOT done I'll sell this one and probably buy a new one. Thanks, John

I forgot to take the photograph sorry. Position in the glass back in was quite easy as was taking it out. However, getting the damn bushes back in was another nightmare. I had to do some needle file fitting to get the glass to rest easy so that the relevant holes were aligned. . Anyway, I've decided to buy a new one next year. Getting too old to do this stuff. Thanks for your help Wino. You really showed the way John (with the badly lacerated right forearm 🥴)

There was no 'catch'. They are two nylon split bushes one within the other. I am surprised that they do not supply replacements for the bushes included in the the regulator kit. That way you could at least drill the old ones out when they were seized in solid. I loved this fabia until I encountered the meringue brake disks and the ridiculous regulator. What's the latest marque like?

Thanks Wino, I'll try that in the morning. I'm also wondering if silicone oil spay would assist. It would be a good occasion to first use the one I couldn't resist in the middle of Lidl about 3 years ago.. Thanks John

Good call! I managed to do that with the nylon bush pair at the back end of the door but the pair at the front have resisted all my efforts so far. If the lifter kit included the bushes I would drill out the inner one. Can't find any mention of these bushes in any parts literature :( I've quit for today - sun's too strong. Thanks John

Okay, I've got the manual . got the part, got it stripped to the stage where I want to 'press a catch" in order to remove the window - and stuck! Attached is a shot of the manual picture and also an actual photo, just taken, of the existing catch. The manual tells me to 'press the catch" but the actual catch looks very different. Can anyone advise where I have to press please? Tanks, JOhn windowcatchfrom manual.docx