Dynopinch

Hi, we have a late 2017 Kodiaq 1.4 which has only done 27k miles. Earlier this week my wife was doing the school run and when returning to the car with the kids it wouldn't start. After a couple of attempts she noticed a smell of petrol and got out. We then had a look and could see petrol leaking from underneath the engine bay and pooling inside the car. On the RAC attending they identified fuel leaking from injector 1. (They were taken by surprise when opening the drivers door caused petrol to squirt out - looks like opening the door primes the fuel circuit?) It's since gone to our local garage to investigate. I'd seen some reports on here of sheared bolts on the rail holding the injectors in place and subsequent leaking - which sounded similar. On investigation, the garage have confirmed the same thing - loose and missing / sheared bolts - at least one of which they are having to drill out - and the seal on injectors 1 and 2 gone as a result. This sounds very much like the issues I've seen mentioned in relation to 1.2 and 1.4 petrol engines. Has anyone had any luck with a response or any recompense from Skoda? These don't appear to be isolated incidents and i dread to think what could have happened with my kids in the car in different circumstances. I'll provide more details when I get them / pictures and I've asked the garage to retain the removed parts.

Thanks for all the replies. I've looked back and I got my dates wrong - the car was actually registered in December 2017 - so well overdue now! I've checked the service report and the dealer has recommended Haldex, spark plugs and timing belt. Despite the low mileage it sounds like it's sensible to get all of these done now, so I'll get a price from them for everything (including asking if they'll remove and clean the haldex filter) and also check with the garage kodiaksportline recommended. Thanks!

Hi, we have a 2018 1.4 petrol 4wd Kodiaq that we’ve had from new. It’s only done 25k miles and has until now been serviced at the main dealer. I didn’t get the spark plugs replaced last year (as suggested) due to the low mileage, and this year they have recommended the Haldex oil change. I said to them to leave both (spark plugs and Haldex) as it’s hardly doing any miles, but on reflection and some research am now wondering if that was wise! I’ve seen lots of posts about the Haldex oil change and cleaning the strainer - which if I understand correctly is not Skoda standard practice. So - realistically when do the sparks plugs need replaced? Does it really matter about age given the low mileage? Or would it be best to have them changed? - given what I’ve read about the Haldex and potential cost of replacing pump or controller, it seems sensible to get the oil changed - but (as I would hope to get another 5+ years out of the car) to also get it cleaned properly - will main dealer do this on request, or can anyone recommend 3rd party who would near north Lanarkshire/. Glasgow area? thanks!