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I was able to use a funnel, hose off-cut, gravity and a reluctant glamorous assistant. I bought one of those plastic pumps (not Hilka labelled) a few years back, £4 off eBay then, to use once but it got used a few times over the years so I bought a second one for coolant use, one of them packed up eventually but I still have the other. £8.49 currently on eBay. - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174159016418

@Thefeliciahackerbefore you were born, and some time after, car manufacturers and their Dealerships used to operate all sorts of restrictive practices so that they kept the work, turnover and profits to themselves, though things were a lot friendlier and looser before VW took over Skoda. I don't mean mods to the cars just standard parts and work. In the UK in the mid-80s Skodas had a 2-year warranty from new, this might have been to promote the brand in the UK I don't know but to my memory, and I might be wrong, the likes of BL and Ford it was 12-months and perhaps even Honda was only 12-months then. Daewoo were the disruptors when they came to UK by giving their cars a 5-year from new warranty (for no additional cost) to their supposedly such poorly made cars, this was an extra 2 or 3 years warranty over the likes of VW at the time. Also the Daewoo showroom staff were on salary only and no commission unlike all other high pressure sales staff in other Dealerships and were very much hands-off and there to help you, very different to other Dealerships. The other big brands here soon went about getting Daewoo dismissed as they did with Skoda in the 1980s. I think it was Hyundai that first had a 7-year from new warranty here, again the others were IIRC 3 years at most without additional charge and again ironic that even well made cars like Toyota and Honda wouldn't risk such warranty in the UK. IIRC ironically for Little Britianers it was the EU that stopped some of the restrictive practices operated by car manufacturers, like VW, and their Dealerships.

Assuming your gearbox is the same type as the posters in the thread you linked to, then yes that would be one way easy to do it. When I changed the gear oil on my wife's 2015 Mk3 Fabia at 5.5 years, 38k-miles, I checked that I could easily remove and put back the fill/level plug easily with the tools I had before removing the drain plug, on removing the fill/level plug quite a lot of oil came out of the filler hole, the car was level. I didn't measure how much came out from there but easily an overfill, whether this is from the car build or later I have no idea of course. I filled to level and as you checked again after a drive. I thought the gear changes felt a very little better, but as others would say I was I also considered I might be fooling myself (placebo) as I didn't drive the car much then (not much more now) as it's my wife's car but unprompted my wife said she thought the gear changes felt a bit better. Of course she might be experiencing placebo but it certain wouldn't have been to stoke my ego, we've been together since the 1970s.

@RicardoM how on earth would I have any friends if I am as you say I am!! And that poster, how very dare you, I've not got a bloated pot-belly (well not any more, well not much of one), I can bend into an engine bay and still see all the little parts beneath my belly.. I am still working on the embroidery on your belly-braces straps, hard going because of the thickness of the straps, also still working out the positions of the LED lights to counteract belly shadow and positions of mirrors to be able to view the small parts out of your sight. Do you want a pouch adding to store emergency use beard and hair touch-up make up products because that will be an extra charge. Pssssst, look up dead pan verb.

Full off topic warning: @D.FYLAKTOSI never followed or listened to Judas Priest (another Brummie (Birmingham)) band, that track is the type I would have listen to up until about the mid-1980s, reminds me of Iron Maiden and the cover very much of Bat out of Hell album cover. At a 'local' pub we once frequented I meet a lady superfan of Iron Maiden though she would have been very young when the band released their first album, self-titled, with the singer before Bruce Dickinson. The superfan thought Bruce Dickinson was fantastic and he was the band, to counter this and have a bit of a joke I said my favourite Iron Maiden track was Transylvania which she seemed to nod approvingly to, I don't think she knew this was an instrumental track and before Bruce Dickinson joined the group. You can have fun with cider drinkers, they're so mellow.

@sepulchrave do get your Euro numbers on before you forget, don't miss out, as the magic power of my best quality chicken bones that I threw southwards at midnight in your honour only lasts 24 hours. You have given that excuse sorry, explanation a few time now but again I'll give you the benefit of doubt and accept it (again) cus I think basically you seem a decent sort ,and you do make me laugh and smile (perhaps I'm being selfish to the others). Only the other day I read that "dude" comment and it brought a lump to my throat (and I do mean throat). And I agree a lot of times changing the gear oil is a waste of time, effort and money for very many, perhaps even more so for the later models than the earlier models, and that millions of cars go to the, now, recycling places with the factory oil in the factory original gearboxes. You may not have noticed my subtle changes to accommodate stricter attitudes like yours (and correct some of the very sloppy langue/words I use, plenty more gets missed but I don't worry too much, as advised) but I can't disagree with anyone putting any recommendations they want (subject to Site rules) as you, I and anyone else can put our contra view based on knowledge, experience ,science (whenever has that changed or been wrong) or whatever, within the rules of the Site. You might want to swat up more, or you might already know, on synthetics and on additives packages what I call wear and of course there are large or huge diminishing returns based all the variables and based on needs/wants/expectations of car ownership, use, etc., etc.. In the artic anecdote perhaps a better quality oil might have made the box quieter or to take more abuse and/or for longer, but I would say that wouldn't I, and whatever oil was in there the box survived and survived on so has served it's purpose so far. Higher mileage boxes perhaps sometimes has less stress than low mileage, especially with some drivers, but there's lots of variables of course. Now, get those numbers on.

🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 Coming from YOU! You seem to be the one with all the hatred, no need for anyone to bring anymore you've filled the placed with it. 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 Coming from YOU! And you put aggressive replies, a lot. No you do not refer to classic Skodas in all your replies, no you do not always stay on subject. Again, you are a typical bully as soon as anyone stands up to you start weeping like an infant. Push the 'Report' posters are disagreeing with you and not following your rules, sometimes replying in a similar, but milder, manner to you. This you and I can at least agree on - we end on an agreement, things are improving lets try to keep moving in the same positive direction.

I put those to give context and show I have some experience and knowledge as I am not a mechanic or engineer in the hope you will see some relevance but really more for others to show that you don't have to be a mechanic or engineer to post in this section. You are always putting about these being simple cars so they to me they don't vary that much with other cars of the time and older cars and generalities existing without always the need for exact technical model specific details. You should also consider you are not the only viewer of these posts, we are not in private messaging / direct messaging or whatever it's called (now wouldn't that be fun). I give credit where it's due and you do answer questions, even if sometimes, often to me, you get unnecessarily nasty and try to be controlling. Again, I know the variables, including those you have listed. You are quite right they could have fitted the original dampers incorrectly at the Skoda factory. Are you telling me this or writing it to remind yourself. You are a typical bully as soon as anyone stands up to you start weeping like an infant.

I checked the link just after posting it and again just now after clearing my machine and both times it opened straight away, using Chrome. I used to use and prefer Firefox but had some issues, I forget what, and have been using Chrome without problems since. Perhaps you might have anti-virus or other blockers that didn't like the site or the usual the computer / a program / the internet just had one of its moments.

Bear in mind setting standards isn't the same as keeping to them.

That also covers a point that was in my mind, how long has Kelly_Heroes owned the car, was it a perhaps a pre-existing problem before his ownership, even perhaps covered up by the seller, perhaps even by a nasty dodgy mechanic or engineer (very rare to find either I know but they do exist). Goes on to other questions that aren't allowed if the only point of threads is to only answer the thread tittle, but to get more information to perhaps get at the cause and rectify or work round and live with it. I'm not a good driver so my cars need ore protection than the cars owned by those with great knowledge, who might or might not be no better at driving than me.

What about 12evo then? I wonder if VW have their own numbers for stuff and keep changing them not just for commercial contract or other requirements but perhaps to cover compromises in their builds - by the manufacturing side of course not engineering compromises or mistakes obviously.

Yes, I've been at a business when ISO 9001 was first being implemented, and know a couple of people, one had a job implementing and checking standards inhouse (not 9001) and another whose business is to help businesses implement or draw up the required systems and documentation of various standards. It was more that businesses sometimes present the ISO 9001 as if it relates to their products ISO 9000 was only what a good business with good owners and bosses would have been doing but without the "lie sheets". Sheet of tick-boxes from Dealership service anyone, often entertaining reading.

No I am not. I have decades of experience of business and businesses, various car ownership, driving on the roads we have here in England and UK (many in very poor quality for a "1st world country"), a member of a multi-marque car club for 20+ years and other car clubs, know people in the car trade (including mechanics and specialists). My neighbour has been driving on the same local roads with an older car for many years before my wife bought her Fabia and is still on factory fitted dampers. Plus her Fabia Mk3 isn't the only one to need the factory dampers replaced. My wife and I are careful to avoid potholes, bumping up kerbs, and traffic calming road humps. My previous car, and others I have had were too narrow in track for the many traffic calming road humps here in UK so had to be taken with more caution than other driver's would need to take with their cars. Once again your arrogance of thinking you know taking variables into consideration is beyond me and I have no understanding or experience of anything (other than knitting according to you) I often put about taking variables into consideration, in fact I put so in a post today - before you highlighted the need to me. What caused the "misting" of the less than 12-months old replacement dampers, my supposed ignorance of variables perhaps. 😄 I have dealt with business side product sales and customer returns and dealt with the general public for decades and business to business so I do know about customer and business variable in use of products, thank you.

Yes but what standards applying to what in what way, standards can be for a minimum accepted level which can be different to what is a level for a good product, or applying to something other than perhaps build/use quality. I could only give you my one example of my experience of TUV as that's all I've had directly. Would the dampers on my my wife's VWSkoda car be covered by TUV, if so I'd prefer other makes that are well engineered and built and last decades of use as on my mates non-Germany cars. Standards - ISO 9001 is boasted about here, literally more of a paper exercise and brings little to product quality directly.

The Owner's Manual if read and referred to when appropriate can save a lot of time, hassle and cost and the need to consult any workshop manual but you do need to read the Owner's Manual (and that's not against any law as many men believe) to find out when it's appropriate to refer to which book. The WSM doesn't cover some of the stuff in the Owner's Manual and neither covers some stuff you find in other Owner's Manuals and WSMs, such is VW. Try the following link for WSM. - https://cardiagn.com/skoda-fabia-mk3-2015-2019-2020-workshop-manuals-wiring-diagrams/

But does it deserve that higher authority or is it like the continuing myth that "German engineering quality" means it's always high quality, when it often isn't. I have only ever had manual foot pumps with TUV certificate label and they weren't that good quality and my neighbour's cheap flimsier looking pump outlasted them - perhaps it's different when applied to suspension parts, I have no idea. As I've put before my wife's VWSkoda factory fitted dampers only lasted 6 years and 41k-miles (66,000 km) and their replacement almost failed the next MoT less than 12 months later because the replacements were "misting" which the local Skoda Dealership said was normal, yet on asking my friends that have had lots of different cars over decades and more than a few cars now they said they have never experienced this other than as a failure of the part - so much for OE quality! I don't want to shatter your beliefs but you may find if you have a job related to car manufacturing engineering that things aren't as 'black and white' and pure as you seem to see them now and engineers aren't higher beings but just the same as everyone else, some good, some bad, most in-between and that car companies operate far from high ideals even when they say or pretend to. :cough: Dieselgate :cough; just one example, lots of engineering there, particularly on engineering VW's (and others) truth.

Duty bound, as an engineer or scientist, wearing your underpants on the outside as the hero you are. It's fine that you put your side but why do you have to be so demeaning in doing it, the rubbish about ritual magic - btw you must be having a fantastic day as I will threw my best quality chicken bones southwards at midnight in your honour. Scientifically correct but you're not going to hear any more, if there are any, if you stamp all out and ripping the ****. What did you think of that long anecdote about anon-VW engine, personally I liked it but strictly speaking it broke the rules you both impose, I'm not clever like you both but isn't that an example of hypocrisy by it being posted and you not complaining at it, but I might have all this wrong, I'm not an engineer after all. If you want or need the use of the word residue explain in my previous post just ask, I have followed your previous advice and not worried too much about the exact words and wording of my posts. I find it hard to accept that you could be in Brighton and the people there put up with you, you must be different, or present as being different, to how you often post here. Toodle-pip old boy.

About the same as the same as when you was parked up before but it depends on what electric consumption your car is using at the time and whether any significant load was left running, or drain, over night. You want to use the OBD to compare against the last OBD reading for consistency as the phone charger might always show a different result to your OBD being different devices. Personally I prefer a reasonable quality multimeter directly on to the battery terminal posts if you want to know the battery voltage at that point, but you would have to had taken a reading this way when the battery was first installed to know the difference. Depends on what electric consumption your car is using at the time and whether any significant load was left running, or drain, over night but I would consider 12.0v bad. My wife's AGM battery arrived in the post at 12.4v which is fine for the battery but I personally prefer to install the battery at 100% charge, though it isn't necessary, which will show something like 12 point 7, 8 or even 9 on a multimeter (after its surface charge has been lost). Hopefully you are fully sorted by now. As my wife does lots of short journeys I found I have done more preventative charges of the AGM battery fitted June 2021 with an appropriate battery charger and maintainer than I expected, not many but more than I expected. Cheers.

"More effective power consumption and charging capacity: Thanks to surface-active carbon additives – EFB+ version only." - https://www.volkswagen.co.uk/en/owners-and-services/servicing-and-parts/spare-parts-and-oil/battery.html I missed that bit first time of looking, press the drop arrow on "The benefits of our EFB and EFB+ batteries at a glance:".

You were showing 12.3v when parked up so if it shows around that in the morning that's fine, you have to consider what's being used by the car when you are sitting in it parked up (0.2v- 0.3v?) and by the Carista running its checks, sometimes accuracy of testing equipment. Also you were showing 12.2v at new battery installation. You can leave the Carista plugged in to se live data and even drive with it but don't leave it plugged in like that for longer than necessary and not as a habit. Computes and their programming aren't always (never?) perfect and can have brain-farts for various reasons as we all know whilst it matters a lot less if the Carista get messed up it matters a lot more if the VW programing or car parts do. Have the following pdf. - SSP-426-Start-stop-system-2009.pdf

Really sepulchrave, you've bothered again, you really do flatter and honour us poor humble misguided children with your attention. 😉 I never realised you were also a Certified Lubrication Specialist and scientist why you've been shy about mentioning this before I can't understanding given your expertise in all other matters. Please tell us about the oil only being 100% oil and nothing else, any old oil will do so I can't understand VW engineers ever bothering with their numbers, but engineers do love numbers, them being scientific like. 😉 If the OP and I want to change the oil in the gearbox why do you care, I put what I PERSONALLY do not that I'm a Certified Lubrication Specialist or a scientist or an engineer, and it's not like a scientist or gawd forbid an engineer has ever got something wrong or misunderstood. Do you need to visit Specsavers, you seem to have misread or misunderstood what I'd put, but possibly just lazy skim-reading and usual shorthand standard reply, I deserve no more. Prey do tell us enlighten us to what the lifetime of the gearbox is according to VW, engineers, no less, seems to be only until the warranty runs out and then any problem would probably be because of the car owner, perhaps putting in a non-VW light bulb in a sidelight. I offered alternatives to consider other than changing the gearbox oil and stated that changing the gearbox oil wouldn't help under a number of circumstances. You know changing the oil won't ever help so - if the OP drains the oil he will see and feel it's pristine, he'll feel a little foolish and tip it back into the gearbox, get a refund on the oil he's bought, return here and praise you as he should and admonish me for suggesting or forcing him to bother trying to change the oil with my ritual magic beliefs. I will throw a few chicken bones southwards at midnight in your honour. :deepbowing:

ETA: I forgot to put checking the oil level and topping up if required is a very good first step. If you have the car level and the gearbox oil cold and some runs or drips out when you remove the level/filler plug as I've often found I take it as being full or perhaps even over-full at that point. And one 1 litre bottle might be enough even for a refill but do you really want to be short on parts and materials once you've start a job.

My personal experience is that changing the gearbox oil as a preventative and improvement measure does help, obviously it can't do much when things have gone too far for that other perhaps buy a little more time. As put if you have problems it might be other gearbox causes, or other than the gearbox, or in addition to the gearbox. From Millers Oils data base for 2006 Fabia 1.4 TDI (51kw) XF Premium MTF 75w - https://www.millersoils.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/8374-XF-Premium-MTF-75w-5.pdf (my preference for the effort as I only want to fart about on cars as little as possible and my time is much more valuable than any VW car, get it on some special offer somewhere) - EE Performance MTF 75w - https://www.millersoils.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/8327-EE-Performance-MTF-75w-1.pdf If you want to go Yankee-doddle-dandy, from Opie Oils database, and it gives a second number if you're worried about that, and it has a VW number if you want to follow VW dictates. - https://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-85488-valvoline-gear-oil-75w-80.aspx?variantid=134455 Or you could buy any cheap basic GL-4, 75w-80 you can find. Or you could take it easy on the gearbox and gear changes and nurse it along for as long as possible, might be a good while if you're lucky. Do check any information you get from a bloke on the internet and cross reference any information from any source, all databases have errors and omissions including oil blenders and oil suppliers and car manufacturers. Get two 1 litre bottles, as you probably already know how much goes in also depends on how much you get out, if the oil in the gearbox is warm or hot you usually get more out and less old residue left in to dilute any effects the new fresh oil might be able to give. I tip a little warmed fresh new oil in at the end of the drain as a little flush for last gearbox dregs its reasonably possible to get out. Good luck let us know how you get on and perhaps a further follow-up in 6-months or a year, or when the box gets worse.

Grease will hold road and other debris, silicone is considered by some as not good on paint. Lubricate hinges and lots of other stuff with GT85 it has PTFE instead of grease (forget WD-40 Multi-Use use GT85 instead. GT85 was formerly a British company now owned by an American company called WD-40 Company.