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I’d go with langers on the more to that story than meets the eye theory. I honestly don’t know if cruise control would react to a tyre blowing out, but it could only do 2 things, either disengage or stay activated. Either way it isn’t driving the car your son was. From the pictures the right front tyre looks flat but otherwise intact so it didn’t blow out and doesn’t look like it ran flat for very long if it all.

No they were non act, but I now own a vehicle with a 1.5 tsi act (dpca engine code) and the coolant pump looks the same to me. The pump drives off the exhaust camshaft. I also downloaded the Skoda workshop manual and followed that. If/probably when I need to change this act coolant pump I’ll download the manual but, looking at how the act works, I don’t think the procedure will be much different. As for the main cam belt, I’ve no intention of ever doing it or having it done unless it gets to 200,000 miles, at which point it probably wouldn’t be worth the cost, that subject has been done to death.

I’ve done two of these now on 1.4 tsi Octavias. They aren’t too bad to do but it’s easier with an extra pair of hands to hold the correct tension on the pump with a torque wrench whilst you tighten the water pump bolts.

You are absolutely correct. In fact the official Skoda workshop manual brake fluid change procedure includes the clutch slave cylinder but I very much doubt many dealers (or any garage !) actually do it. Whether or not it even needs doing at all, I don’t know, but most manufacturers seem to specify it as maintenance.

Good thing with this forum is the ignore user settings. Been way better for me since I discovered that. 😀

Not 5 years anymore

Excellent job. I’ve read how to do this out of interest and it was clear that a skilled mechanic with the correct tools can do this job despite some of the doomsday talk you get on here sometimes.

So did I, so got one. Early days with dsg for me but I really like the way it drives.

I have recently bought a 2022 Superb estate (1.5 tsi dsg) and whilst it won’t be a taxi I will be doing 20k miles a year in it. I do use taxis a lot as well and one of the firms around me has several Superbs including a few new ones in the last year, they have some manual and some dsg. I’d say they make an excellent taxi, loads of rear legroom and massive boot. Rooted is on a one man crusade against dsg, I based my choice on speaking to actual users who were going colossal mileages with no problems. There are plenty of things to go wrong with dsg if you’re unlucky, so a manual would be a safer bet for long term reliability but you are the person in the seat that has to drive it all day or all night long. There are also plenty of things to go wrong with dpf, adblue, dual mass flywheel etc. At least, unlike electric at the moment, there are established places that know how to fix them if they do fail. Hopefully a taxi driver on here with one will give some views.

What is the reason for bumping this Rooted ? You are like the Grim Reaper when it comes to dsg faults.

Still in place, just doing the same thing on a used Superb, took the pcp to get 2 years warranty, 2 x services, 2 x mot and 2 years European breakdown cover.

Is it just at idle ? Sounds a bit like the noise of a worn dual mass flywheel, I know the dsg petrols have them but not sure about manuals. I don’t know that the oil they use (0w20 ?) is necessarily thin, it just is able to be thinner at lower temps - someone will give chapter and verse on this…

Not a tactical thing to encourage second hand ev purchases then.

Owners of EVs are going to pay from 2025 as well I believe….