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Recently the engine check light came on My local garage has plugged into the ecu and its throwing up MAF sensor failure. I’m hoping to change the car in the next few weeks so don’t really want to spend money on it. Especially having recently spent money on the water pump my question is if I don’t replace the MAF sensor could more damage be done is it easy to replace the sensor and roughly how much are they to buy. The garage that diagnosed it will charge £140 to replace it. The garage have turned the warning light off for now I guess it will come back on? Thanks its a vrs don’t know if that makes a difference?

That’s pretty much what happens it’s a sleeve/ seal failure and the workshop bulletin is to replace the pump. When it does stick/fail the flow of coolant gets interrupted and the relevant sensor thinks the engine is overheating.

Well if it comes back I’ll certainly be contacting Skoda uk as well as the garage!

So Skoda Newport said there were no! Fault codes, no loss of pressure when tested, and initially no sign of coolant leaks?? This is despite losing all coolant from the reservoir. However they then said the coolant must have come out of the top of the reservoir is this possible? When I checked following the warning it had been lost I’m sure the top was dry!? they then diagnosed a faulty seal in the water pump and apparently there’s a known failure of this part in a dealer bulletin. Recommendation is to replace the pump. Unfortunately my extended warranty won’t cover it because I’ve done more than the 15k miles stipulated in the cover policy (ffs) this is probably the most annoying thing about the whole thing £900 lighter now. Hopefully this will remedy the issue but I’m still convinced there’s an electrical issue with the engine thinking it’s overheating when it’s not??

Yes the fan is working fine comes in and goes off as necessary. I’ve had the recommended DSG and Haldex services too. It’s now with Skoda in Newport and as said hopefully the warranty I have which is with Skoda and covers everything!? Will cough up for whatever needs replacing fingers crossed.

Hi wondering if anyone can solve this mystery. My vrs (2019) has been throwing up an overheating warning and temp shoots straight from 90 to 130 deg c, but it’s not overheating and it only happens every few weeks or so. If you stop leave it 5 min and restart the engine it’s fine. No problem for another few weeks or so even through the recent hot weather. Now added to this issue it’s been slowly losing coolant but this has only happened recently and I topped up couldn’t see where the leak was coming from. Today had temperature warning again 3 or 4 times in a row no coolant loss no actual signs of overheating. It seemed fine carried on with my journey. Within 10 minutes the coolant loss warning light came on I pulled over checked the coolant level and it had all gone seemingly from just under the coolant reservoir. The reservoir was empty I filled it drove home about a 15 min journey no overheating warning no coolant loss. I suspect a faulty temperature sensor is the issue but how do you explain a sudden severe loss in coolant one minute then it retains the coolant the next. Going into Skoda today to get it sorted. Fingers crossed warranty will pay thanks for reading

Video just says min 27mm and mine are 28mm . I’d do them myself as I’ve changed pads and discs before on a number of vehicles V70 5 series etc but time is the issue and My drive is on a slight slope so its a right pain!

The garage that did the gearbox and haldex service sent a video doing a health check. And according to the mechanic that did it the fronts were 1mm off the minimum thickness. Although he wasn’t holding a micrometer? To it at the time, and I don’t have one to check them. There’s a slight lip to them as well

Folks where can I find the PR number for my vehicle. I have a 2019 VRS needs new front and rear pads and discs. I obviously need to get the right parts. cheers. Also can anyone give me a ballpark figure for getting them fitted independent & dealer. I’ve been quoted over £700 for front and rear by independent specialist!!

Folks where can I find the PR number for my vehicle. I have a 2019 VRS needs new front and rear pads and discs. I obviously need to get the right parts. cheers. Also can anyone give me a ballpark figure for getting them fitted independent & dealer.

Ive ordered the black lettering for skoda and kodiaq the bonnet and tailgate badges say they’re 90 and 80mm but mine are the same size and tbh measure a bit over 90mm anyone throw any light on this cheers

Thanks I might contact skoda see how much they are must be able to buy them. For body shop repairs etc

Folks I want to replace the regular badges with black ones. Can anyone recommend where to get them other than eBay. It’s for the kodiaq can they be purchased from Skoda I know of super Skoda but they’re expensive cheers

Just seen this doing some general research into the Kodiaq. Wanted to say thanks fantastic write up

I did watch a youtube video they used a heat gun but said a hairdryer is also suitable.