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Exactly what I thought at first! As far as I know the previous owner had it towed as soon as they noticed some oil on ground and later upgraded to a bigger car. Hard to know the full story, but the belt service was due around that time anyway. Sounds like the bolts were just a bit too loose beforehand. Maybe the repair went through TPI, and they were already considering a new car. Who knows!

Hi fellow Skoda enthusiasts! I’m considering upgrading to a 2018 Skoda Rapid 1.0 TSI, which has covered around 74,000 km (46,000 miles). It’s been serviced exclusively by an authorised Skoda dealer, so that’s reassuring. However, one thing that gives me pause is a fairly significant oil leak it had in the past (at least according to the previous owner). The issue was apparently caused by loose bolts on the camshaft pulley cover—something I’ve seen mentioned quite a bit, so it seems to be a known problem for the EA211 engine. As far as I know the car was towed to an authorised dealer (after the oil leak was discovered), where they replaced the camshaft pulley, timing belt (including all timing pulleys, I assume?), and cleaned up the oil from the engine bay. This repair was done at 65,000 km. And before this it was just serviced at around 61,000 km. My concern is whether the engine could have suffered any long-term damage from this leak. Am I being overly cautious, or should I trust that the dealer did a thorough job and properly inspected the engine? Would love to hear your thoughts — cheers in advance for any advice!

Allright. Got the car back from the authorized shop. They switched the oil filter to an OEM one. Problem gone for now. I will still look forward and listen carefully if something shows up. I hope the idle with a faulty oil filter did not do any harm to the engine. I guess I will now inform the other mechanic that they made a service mistake and ask for a refund of some kind. Lets see how it ends. Thank you all for the help!

Oh jeez forgot the most important thing from the post. But yeah it has a 1.2 TFSI. I read something about this but really makes me wonder how could they not notice this. So maybe the timing chain is ok after all? Maybe they will check it also at the authorized dealer. Thanks!

Hey Skoda folks! Just got my 2014 Rapid back from an normal oil change. Weird enough the car started to make weird noises after this service. The mechanic called, saying they're hesitant to drive it because of a loud rattling noise after the service (before it was all good). Well I drove to the place, checked it myself, and it was making a terrible noise indeed. Drove it a short distance, and bam, low oil pressure warning with a red alert. Mechanic and the chief couldn't figure out the issue righ there but the chief suggested changing the chain asap and told that it is the only reason behind it. Things started to sound suspicious, since the chain would have probably given some fault codes, and I didn't want to leave my car there, so called a tow truck to take it to an authorized mechanic. Also their car inspection tool did not get any fault codes from the car even the car monitor showed a low oil pressure warning. Any idea how likely it is that the chain loosens up the second it has been serviced? What else could be causing this, and what questions should I ask the authorized mechanic? The mechanic shop opens next monday so I have plenty of time to think about this. Crazy day! Thanks for any help.

Thank you @Robbydazzler! I have been lurking around the forums but I think there are a lot of opinions depending the car and its options. Using the Webasto drains a lot of battery so I was thinking of the AGM battery

Hello fellow skoda owners. My battery has come to an end - or at least near to it. I was wondering if the battery is changable by myself? I have read about some coding after batter change and that is something I am not capable of. Battery change itself is not a problem. Should I visit a repair shop or try it by myself? The car has a start/stop function as well as a Webasto. I suspect there is currently an EFB battery due to its ”magic eye”. I was thinking if I should get an AGM battery instead or should I be good with the EFB battery? Thanks in advance!

Not sure about it since I have driven for approx 400km after this happened and it has not repeated. That is why it is so confusing. And there was a slight smell reminding of brake pads so… The car was hooked up and there was nothing special. Or that is what I was told.

Yes exactly an authorised repairer. I will ask more information from them.

That is true. Since the car has not done it after this one incident and it disappeared after a restart when it happened the only explanatory cause would be a sticky break? The car was serviced at a Skoda representative and they ask high prices from their job. Could I appeal on their job for them to take a look at the problem?

@xman @CS45 UPDATE: The car was finally serviced and the problem was indeed the in the rotary coupling unit. The got it changed and now the creaking is gone!

Hi, The car was in service 4 weeks ago. And they performed a brake fluid change so I think the fluid should be fine?

Hello and thanks for your comment. I visited a mechanic and he told that the problem sounded like an electric one. But there was no record of anything special in the cars ecu.

I am told that the timing chain should last as long as the engine. Timing belt has on the other hand a change period. Are you sure you are talking about the chain?

Hi fellow skoda owners! I was driving yesterday with my Skoda Rapid 1.2tsi 2014 on a highway and suddenly the car started to brake by itself! I know it sound silly etc. But that really scared me out. I could give gas and it responded but the breaking kept going stronger so I had to lower gears to keep the car going so I could go to the side of the road. After I shut down the car and started it again and the problem disappeard. What on earth was it? Has anyone else faced this situation? Maybe some electronical thing? Or air in the brakelines? There were no warnings just suddenly slowing down by breaking (I guess). And nothing appeared on the board. I drove for couple seconds while it was breaking and after it smelled a bit odd. Like brake pads? After this incident the car has worked just fine. I hope I dont face this issue again since it was scary and dangerous. Thanks in advance for any kind of respond.