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Hi J.R, RANT WARNING ❗️ ⚠️ Yeah 🤔 you’ve kinda voiced what the original garage tried to say about heat up time (saying their diagnostic found the problem ‘cylinder 3 plug error’ with full replacement of all glow plugs and reassuring me that this will make massive difference to your fuel consumption - £250+ lighter and no difference Just shy of £1000 for timing belt and water pump, to which I wish I’d left well enough alone as has no issues with car and it’s running 67mpg [70.1mpg achieved a at one point]) The day I drove over 40miles and 75mins travelling to Victoria Garage (Skoda) Maud (43mpg) and tech said on road test with diagnostic was still running slightly lower than normal temperature (engine tricked into thinking it was still cold start running), then with physical check of belt and pump for workmanship (quoting very good considering) tech also said it’s all to do with how the car’s set up - ecu configuration, emissions electromechanical pump Sorry the only work Victoria Garage (Skoda) carried out was removing previously fitted mechanical pump for the correct electromechanical pump with shroud, coolant redo with bleeding, VHC and road test. The saving grace of this outcome for me! “it’s been resolve” How I see it “ I’m now very happy getting, a very respectable mpg of 63>67 on a 1 hour journey 🥳 bonus 🫡

Yip 👍 exactly what Victoria Garage Maud tech said, it’s a process the garage never followed when at worst a water cup worth 125mls to 150mls and the fact they were crazy enough to removed a electromechanical pump with shroud for a Graf PA1360-8 Water pump (mechanical non-shroud).

Hi all, hope this story maybe of use?, I’ve recently had the same kind of issues with my 2017 L&K Superb 2.0tdi. Pre service getting 67mpg (half tank of diesel) and good performance since bought from Skoda Sheffield Oct 20 till Sept 2022 👍 Then had a local garage carry out service with water pump and timing belt late Sept which started myself noticing mpg decreasing 58-60mpg until end of Nov2022 it got as bad as 43mpg on a long trip (Moray to Glasgow tank and a half later with sluggish performance) with a liking to 2-3sec hesitancy (almost limp mode) Took advice from very knowledgeable and kind members in this forum to seek a second opinion and I contact Victoria Garage (Skoda) Maud 45miles away, any hoo! they tested, road tested scratched their heads and then diagnostics found the engine running cool🤒 and by chance noticing invoice for TB&WP checked out water pump fitted was wrong for my car ( Graf mechanical -non shroud). Up-shot of it all, Victoria Garage were amazing 🫡. They had it replaced with electrical pump with impeller shroud and DPF forced regeneration as clog due to fuel not being burnt off properly. I am glad to confirm 🥳 MPG is now back to normal 67.8 at one point, but at least 63ish mpg. Sorry for the long winded rant, but it’s sometimes handy to get an insight into the circumstances. Paint a picture in way 🤞 Once again BIG shout out to VICTORIA GARAGE (SKODA) MAUD and to the members here point in their direction 🫶🏻

Ah 🤭 it's not Arnold C for sure, I meant Hawco Inverness Skoda 🫣

Thank you to everyone who has and will add a thread to this post. My school boy error was not taking it to my nearest Skoda Service dealership in Inverness Who already messed up upgrading my brakes disc and pads to Brembo Max with fluid.

Hey 😎 thanks for advice, I've tried but owner said they do about 4 a day of these type of engines they'd used locating pins that stop everything from moving and did apologize for admin error not advising me to check coolant level after work carried out 🫣 I've just trusted the mechanic who work on my car 😩

Hi I've driven from Elgin to family in Ayrshire and a good day drove to Brentford in London and actually got 69.9mpg always on Eco setting 🤫

Thank you 🙏 Pre replacement of TB+WP was always getting 'I thought!', great mpg Elgin to Aberdeen 67mpg. Post replacement of TB+WP, day after travelled from Elgin to Aberdeen then to St.Andrews 67mpg. 2nd day ⚠️ check coolant level "Empty" which I got coolant, add 2litres as I drove about had flat spots while driving. Wife thought I was stalling car at 60mph then pulling away from a roundabout 30-40mphish that's when I noticed 47mpg, best so far after plugs being changed by garage 52-54mpg Hope this description helps 🤞

Sorry 🤔 What would be reasons be for the above symptoms 🧐 I'm trying to understand 🫣 the fall in mpg due to the timing belt and water pump replacement 🫣

Hi there 👋 ,no it was a local garage in Elgin near where I stay 🫣

I've had my Superb 2017 2.0tdi L&K from October 2020 and getting well over 64mpg on reasonable journeys. Now just had my timing belt with water pump replaced. Then had 300mile trip achieving 69.8mpg, next morning showing a critical warning ⚠️ of "check coolant level - empty" filled up with roughly 2L of coolant. Car then started flat spotting for no reasons without warning and at different speeds and low mpg of 45-48. Advised garage who carried out the work check over car with no issues of their work, but they did as a good will gesture connect to their diagnostic which showed a error code related to glow plugs 1&3(lead plug). Garage advised that replacing plugs would make a huge difference to the low mpg. Still not achieving descent mpg as prior to timing belt change. Hoping someone can help here as a long shot. Just done a trip from Elgin (North Scotland) to Glasgow Airport and back on a full tank of diesel when normally under half a tank???