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I have seen a guy lifting the rear end on the point . Any thoughts?

What about the rear? I was thinking of lifting/jacking the rear of the car on this point . Looks like a solid piece .

I found a better picture of where i put the jack stand

Hi! What is your gearbox code? It should be 3 letters, mine is MRV. Can you send I picture of the gearbox?

Hello Guys! I have been looking for a safe spit to put the jackstands on, when I lift he car up by the sills on ,on the side of the car. After watching a video of Humble mechanic on youtube about the topic i have tried the same. Putting a jack stand on the spit where lower control arm and subframe meets. I have succeded bur a bit unsure about the longterm use of the same point. Does it bend or damage the subframe? I am adding some pictures of where i put the jackstand

20230810_082003.heic20230810_082003.heicHej Guys! I was at the dealership today and the technician grounded the cable. It was a ground cable for the block heater ( oil sump). Thanks for the help! 20230810_082003.heic 20230810_082009.heic

I found a video , a turkish mechanic specialised on VAG changing coolant on a mk3 Skoda Octavia. He is using the method mentioned above. Looks doable DIY

I have a 1.6 TDI , cambelt was changed at 140000km , the car is at 180 000 kms So I dont have to think about coolant till next cambelt change at ca 240 000 km ?

Thanks for the replies! I was at the dealership an hour ago to buy coolant. Asked them about if they have any coolant change method( mentioned about the method i refered here as well) or service intervall. I was baffled by the answer. The service guy told me that i never had to bother changing it, "it is filled for life ". I thought that nothing is filled for life. Life of the car? Is it 10 tears or 15 years? Than what? Junk it? Strange...

Great! Do you know a good reliable video tutorial for this procedure?

J.R. what do you think about chanhing some of the coolant with that method? I mean unplugging the return pipe and filling the expansion tank the same amount

Okey, interesting! I maybe try it in the future. I read somewhere that turning the heat on makes the thermostat open and makes the coolant circulate in those components that otherwise wouldnt be joining to return pipe.

Sounds like an interesting and DIY friendly way to change coolant. I guess ypu warm the engine up with the expansion tank cap off al the time? From start?

I should thank you guys. I have read some comments on swedish forums about those external heaters shorting and causing seirous damage to people, hospitalizing people. I will not plug the system until the mechanic grounds it, i can assure you of that.

I made a video about the cable , so you can see what I mean https://youtu.be/Rxpebjj9g5A

Guys, I really appreciate you. This forum has been a fantastic place for me to learn and share. We all want to help each other. I am almost sure that the cable is from the external heater and I would ground it today but I was unsure where to bolt it to. There is a very visible ground point that i can see the vw brown cable is bolted , beside the expansion tank. I am unsure of bolting it there or another spot. I will ask the technician next Wednesday when I am the dealership. I have plenty of time until November, I usually start to use the heater in winter.

Thanks for the concern ,i appreciate it. After seaching for those oilpan heaters website, i found out that it looks like their gound cable. I measured it with a multimeter when the engine is on so it is not a cable that is active. So 99% sure that it is the ground cable to those external heaters. But i booked the car for a brake fluid change at the dealership in two weeks, i will definitely ask them.

What do you mean?

Because i dont have the knowledge or tools to accomplish a complete coolant change. So I change it by small amounts on a wider time frame

I use them in winter time when the weather starts to get colder than minus 10 or minus 15 Celsius. They worked almost without problem each time, but sometimes the earth fault breaker on the wall would pop... Now i have some guess about why it did that 😃 My guess is when the dealership did the cambelt and the waterpump, the mechanic unfastened the cable, because it was on his way , then he forgot to fasten it back .

Hi, As i understand ,coolant change in mk3s should be done with a vacuum/pressure device that prevents air in the coolant system. Seems complicated. I suck a half liter of coolant out from the expansion tank with a hose everytime i change oil and filter.

Thanks for the replies and help. The cable is coming from the same cable harness as the aftermarket oilpan heater and cabin heater so it should be the earth cable to those components. I compared some pictures of the engine bay with other Skoda Mk3s , VW Golf 7s and none of them had those cable harnesses beside the expansion bottle and timing belt cover, except for the swedish ones with motor heater units installed . There is a hole in the chassi behind the expansion tank and I am planning to make a ground connection there with that cable, just a bolt and a nut to fasten the ground cable. I can attach a picture when i am done tomorrow.

I should add that I live in Sweden and my car is equidded with auxiliary oilpan heater and cabin heater . Can it be the ground cabel for those components?

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Hello Guys! I wasjust checking the engine bay casually and came across a black cable just hanging around loosely beside the timing belt cover . Where should it go? Where do i fasten it? Car runs fine and no issues.