Phoenixboy

Yes we have another car within the household & that has an AGM battery, no doubt that would be more expensive to replace. The garage will be replacing mine tomorrow, so they'll be adapting the battery. My s/s has been all over the place over the last 6 months, so hopefully the new battery may help with that, too.

Pic of old battery, presumably it must have been on from new.

Thanks for the info, no I don't have vcds. It's booked in tomorrow and I'll get a 3 year guarantee with the s/s battery. It's a trusted garage I've used within the past, they generally service and repair a lot of Octavia taxi's. They are also a dsg repair specialist. Just one of those things I suppose with batteries, I once had one fail at 18 months from new on an vauxhall. As predicted the dealer extended warranty doesn't cover batteries, so I haven't took it there for a replacement.

Thanks for that. Now I'm home got the multi meter out, on idle it's 14.5v, which would be normal I presume, prior to starting 12.28v. So I'm thinking it's a little down? Had to double check, just incase. I'll probably have it fitted, doubt I'd be able to buy a new one for much less than £160.

I had a s/s fault warning appear on my dash this morning prior to starting it after finishing work. So I decided to go to a garage and have it load tested. They said it needed replacing. It's sitting at 12.2v prior to starting. I'm going to double check this when I get home using my multi meter. I'm also considering replacing it myself, dependant on price. If I do replace it myself, is it a straight swap or is there anything else involved? Garage quoted £160 to replace it, which I thought was very reasonable. I also have a dealer extended warranty, but I doubt it'll cover the battery, but I'll check. My Octavia is just over 4 years old with 26k on the clock, so a little disappointing, but a battery could go at anytime.

I started most of my driving life using manual transmissions. Over the last 10 years or so I switched over to auto's, I've owned several, including torque convertors, now onto my second dsg box, same as yours, although mine is twinned to the 1.5t engine. I'd say my dsg box was as responsive as any other auto I've ever driven (CVT's seem to be about the worst), there is a slight lag between changes when accelerating from a roundabout etc. I've not found this to be significant though. I personally much prefer auto's now to manual boxes, find them smoother. I've never once though that my dsg box was unsafe, always found it smooth & reliable at all times, never sluggish to take off from a standing start. If you are not happy with it take it back to the dealer & explain your issues. You have the most protection legally speaking for the first month after purchasing a used car. Some autos have a bit more throttle play than others, this can be decreased by myself selection sports mode, but to be honest I rarely use it, I just put my foot down harder if required.

Hello & welcome to the forum. I'd only use a main dealer if you'd took out an extended warranty with them, otherwise I'd use a independent gearbox specialist to have a look at it for you.

I own a 19 plate 1.5tsi dsg, does not have brake assist, fortunately that was one of the reasons I choose a lower spec car. Could it be a sticky brake caliper? I once had this on another car, but the effected wheel would squeal as well. I released the caliper myself, then eventually replaced it, was on the back, too.

I have the same box, it's sealed for life. Personally I wouldn't change it, you have a taxi driver on here that stated he's covered 200k without an oil change.

It's all down to supply & demand, basically. I'd go with whatever you fancy the most for the cash that you want to spend. I tend to buy as lower mileage as I can afford with a fsh, preferably from a reputable dealer, just in case it needs to go back within the first month from purchase, as you have more legal rights buying from a dealer. Obviously doesn't have to be a main dealer, as you tend to pay a little bit more for that privilege,

Although within my experience with vauxhall service prices are negotiable if you ask, I was offered a major at £350 directly from the dealership using vaux parts. Think they did my a brake fluid change for £20 last time I was in for a service, so swings & roundabouts I suppose.

If I were to keep it, I'd pay the £698 to cover 2 Skoda services, 2 mot's, 2 years extended warranty & breakdown cover. Then 6 months later I'd hopefully pay the £550 for the cambelt replacement. Skoda servicing is cheaper than Vauxhall/Stellantis, as they now charge £440 for a major, alone. Although £75 for a brake fluid change by Skoda is steep. Do you have any idea if not having my aircon serviced by Skoda, would effect a potential claim later on with their extended warranty? As I think the aircon service would be outside of their fixed price servicing.

I also test drove a Scala 1.0t dsg, I liked it, not enough to give my Ocativa up for, though. At least i put that idea to bed.

They had my car for 3 hours to do my wiper motor, I went up to the service desk, asked there, they said it was £550 under their fixed price servicing. I then asked if they were sure. They said they'd double check the price & ring me back later that day to confirm. They did & said yes it was £550 for my engine. So if I had booked it in for the work, I'd of held them to that price. I just asked out of curiosity, as I new mine wasn't due until Jan next year.

Yep the dealership confirmed the price to me, but mines not due until Jan next year, only has 25k on the clock. I think Skoda were also doing 2 services, one a major, other a minor, 2 years extended warranty & 2 years AA breakdown cover for £698, for cars up to 6 years old with under 60k on the clock when I last looked. If I decide to keep my car, I'd go for that, too.

I own the same engine on the same year, I wouldn't touch the dsg oil, unless you were having issues with it. With regards to a cambelt kit change on your engine, my local'ish Skoda dealer would change it for £550 all in. As I'd asked when I was in a month ago having my rear wiper motor changed under extended warranty.

I've always found Pagid to be decent, I agree about the earlier post about Brembo. I once replaced a set of Brembo pads on a Abarth 500, they were absolute rubbish, lasted around 5k. I've used pagid on a few different makes of vehicles, never had an issue once, always seem decent quality. I've not changed a set on my Octavia yet, but they look an easy to replace.

Update. Took it into the dealers and their in-house warranty covers it, so I'll be having a new one fitted next week. Although I had to agree to an initial diagnostic fee of £126, which I wouldn't have to pay if it was covered under their warranty.

No doubt this topic has been covered a few times. When I bought my car seven months ago I had an intermittent fault with my rear wiper, sometimes it would work, others not and I decided to live with it. Anyway it stopped for good this time. So I presumed it would be the fuse (probably not), wiring, the connectors or motor. So to isolate the fault quickly. I dropped the rear hatch trim. Got out my multi meter, tested the connector that went into the motor for a 12v feed and earthed it at the same time. Turned on rear wipers, feed was there, turned off wipers, 12v feed gone. So it looks like a faulty wiper motor. Whole job took me 10 minutes, first time I've done it, too. So it was very easy, really. Now to check to see if my years Bristol Street Motors extended warranty covers wiper motors or not, if it doesn't, I'll buy one myself and fit it. Above connector from the motor, I tested that with an earth from the lower hatch striker plate.

Does anyone know if there were any engine modifications performed by the manufacturer on the later 1.5t evo engine? Not Inc the software update for the 'kangerooing', related issues. I realise that the 1.5t Evo 2 engine was introduced within 2022. I already own a 19 reg 1.5t Octavia dsg, but I'm considering buying a Scala dsg later this year with either the 1.0t or 1.5t engines. Thanks.

Did the dealer state that your car had a fsh at the point of purchase? If so & it's been less than a month since you've purchased it. You could move towards rejecting the car, as it wasn't sold as advertised (no service history). You'd need to put this into writing to your dealership within a month after purchase, then see what they come back with. It also depends how important the previous service history is to you, if they can't provide it & you still want to keep it, maybe negotiate some free future services from them (have them put it in writing). If it's ex rental, then it'll have some form of service history, just a case of tracking it down or living with it. I bought my 19 plate Octavia just over 6 months ago from a none Skoda main dealer, they printed off it's previous service history for me. I also con firmed it's history from a Skoda dealer.

Mine didn't come up with any codes, even at the dealers. It was intermittent, they changed it because they'd seen the same thing replicated within a previous Mokka (auto), they'd had in for repair. Fortunately I didn't have to pay for it, as I had a dealers extended warranty that covered it. Although I did look on ebay at the time to cost one up, wasn't too bad from memory. When it happens again try pushing the lever a bit further past the parked position. That worked for me a few times, then mine slowly became worse. I'd put up with it for around 3 months, as it was initially very intermittent.

I may be barking up the wrong tree, but I suffered from the exact same issue, but with an previous Astra K, auto. It was intermittent like yours, but very annoying. Anyway I had it repaired under extended warranty. The cause, the gear selector mechanism, it sits just below your gear stick selector. The Astra had a torque converter box, yours is a dsg, but they both have a gear selector mechanism. If it sticks again, try pushing your gear stick lever forward past the park position, see if that then releases you key. It did so for a while with mine. Good luck and I hope you get it sorted.

It's only a bit jerky at zero degrees & below, until it's warmed up, still driveable & doesn't cut out. 95 ron fuel improved it, too. It had a fssh prior to m buying it. I asked my local Skoda dealer about this update, they said they've checked & there's not one available for my 19 reg car. Although there is another close to me that I could try, but to be honest I'm not too bothered now.

The 1.2t engine that's within the K was g.m designed. I think the one within the L was different, this one can suffer from the wet belt issues. I've previously owned a few K's, the quality of paint on them is very poor, too. Easily scratched and chipped, both within metallic and base colours. The 1.6t engine seems to be the most reliable engine fitted to the K's, the 1.0t not bad either if economy was your priority. The metallic paint on my Octavia is far more robust. Yes there were a lot of earlier Eco Tec roller and tensioner failures back then.