Currymunster

I forgot, it's a 69 plate superb estate dated January 2020, it's a 2.0 TDI SE technology. No engine light.

Hi, just plugged in and retrieved the following report using a neighbours tool. Would like to understand then please as the same code appears in the brake section as well as other sections. I think that maybe it could be one fault cause a few. Please ignore the air sensor and door mirror switch codes. I know about them. I did sit for about 3 hours with the ignition. On and off to check time and clear screen. Maybe battery went a bit low causing these. I have cleared them and will check again in a day or two All help appreciated

https://media.rac.co.uk/pressreleases/blinded-by-the-lights-nearly-one-in-four-drivers-think-most-car-headlights-are-too-bright-3166996

Then we think each other is wrong. I'm not scared of change, the sliced loaf was an amazing invention! Seriously though. It's all about how you perceived the situation. Of you drove a 1963 VW Beetle on a 6v battery you would really, and I mean really know what bad head lights are like. Thankfully, change had happened and I welcome it. First it was halogen. Brilliant! Trouble is it's now going the other way. Where do you do with your own safety and start thinking about others safety around you? Statistics show there are 280 crashes in the UK due to dazzling headlights and 6 of those a year are fatal. Hence why the AA is trying to get the government to do something. There is no way that fog lights make you see further. They only illuminate a few metres immediately in front of the car. You should be looking at the road way ahead of that. They are designed to keep the light low so that light will not reflect of the water droplets of fog and dazzle self. They are inherently brighter that normal lights. Just like rear fog lights. Visibility to be less than 100m. The clue is in the name FOG light Here's the law Rule 226 You MUST use headlights when visibility is seriously reduced, generally when you cannot see for more than 100 metres (328 feet). You may also use front or rear fog lights but you MUST switch them off when visibility improves (see Rule 236). Government collision statistics shows that since 2013, there has been an average of 280 collisions a year where dazzling headlights were a contributory factor. Of these, six a year involved someone losing their life.10 Jan 2024 So, to every one. save your money on a fine and points on your licence turn the fog lights off and stop being hell bent on brighter lights. The cars these days are more than bright enough. I don't even use full beam these days they are that good. On a side note, I one followed a cat that hit a parked cars door that was open. It was night time and the parked cars lights were on. Poor person in front could not see around the car due to the bright lights on. yes, it's the moving cars fault but it wouldn't have happened if lights were not as bright. automatic full beam. What a joke. I see that it first dip until it actually sees the oncoming lights. If I used my full beam they would be dipped before as humans can see the light around the corner. That brings me to another point. Lights are so bright now that sometimes people can't see the lights around the corner to dip early. I won't talk about the knight rider indicators. 😂🤣 No personal insult is intended. It's just my opinion. safe driving everyone xx Love it 😁👍

I would have loved to have done the water pump but being a taxi I had a job the following day from Dover to Redcar and it just needed to be done so I did what I could. I bought the laser kit for the job a few months ago. I found it for £80 on internet. Your one looks like a good deal! As far as waterpumps go now the actual one my car requires I feel is expensive and not a lot of choice. My engine has only been made since 2019 so it's still relatively new. Skoda want £180 + vat for one. 05L121011C Local places wanted more for first line and such. As the pump really feels in good shape I took a chance. Now I've done the job once I will do it quicker next time so not a major issue. If I was paying a garage I'd want the pump at the same time I used INA. Part of Shaffler.

God, what next, we are losing the ability to do stuff ourselves and use our own brains. lights are way to bright now, and I really hate people with front fog lights on when it's not foggy. It's actually illegal and classed as misuse of lights, fine and 3 points if your unlucky. Rear number plate lights being changed to led. They are too bright and don't light up the plate. They just reflect white light off the plate or body paint. That again can be an MOT failure for white light on the rear of your car. Some cars the lights on the front and back can be so bright you can't see the indicator straight away. I've been driving 30 years and never needed fog lights coming on to go round a corner. What a load of sales gimmickry. What is this world coming to. Sorry ... Rant over.... 😕

Yes! Silly me. You are spot on! I hate predictive text. You get used to it doing it without checking it....😕

I agree, poly bushes are awful. Yes, in the track they may be great but on the road decent rubber all day long. Extensive discussions about rubber v poly on the defender and discovery forums. I'm and owner of both from 1995. Poly is too stiff and they do not self lubricate. I think in this situation. Looking at a service bulletin from VAG it's the rubber against the rubber. Not metal. It's where the gab is on the bush. When is new it's fresh and supple. Now it's not. So they put lithium grease on...

Totally agree, silicone spray does not last. I find the same for silicone grease. Gets washed away eventually. Paste lasts longer but still washed away. Lithium I've read is on the service bulletin for VAG. I did think about candle wax..... Someone mention it a while ago. Light candle and key it drip over bush. Doesn't wash off and apparently same for rubber....., I will spray first just to diagnose first. I think there front shock off side shock has a slight leak but I'm not sure it is that. I'll get spraying at the weekend and see....lol

I have silicone spray and silicone grease but not silicone paste.... I've not heard of it.... I will Google, I also have white lithium grease spray. Are there bushes rubber or have they gone for poly.... I remember with land rover years ago.. poly bushes creaking. They have to be lubed up every year or so..... Edit Okay, googled it, silicone paste is basically brake grease... I have that as well...lol I do all my car maintenance and repairs.

Thank you sir! I think you may have found my noise. It doesn't matter if I'm going straight and steering. It tends to be when the suspension really drops low. I find after not being driven or if on a long motorway run. I've the suspension is not being used. I will try and spray them up with silicone spray to see if it stops and then go from there. Many thanks 🙏

Hi all, had a sound which I just can't replicate or find.... Can you help? Superb estate... January 2020 on a 69 plate. 2.0 TDI DSRA. Hard to explain but here we go. It's like a creaking, clicking sound. It happens when going over a bump. It can be slow or a bit faster but usually less than 35. Now, it doesn't happen every time. I can't replicate it by pushing the car down in each corner. I've lifted it off floor with jack on every corner and then dropped it quickly using the jack release. Just can't find it. Sometimes I'm sure it's from the front and others the rear. I'm stumped 🤔 Any one else had this one know what it is? Thanks 😊

Hi everyone, sorry for the silence, back to work and so busy, I ended up doing the timing belt but far too late really. 168000 miles....eeek! So glad I did... When I removed the tensioner it wasn't tensioned. It had slipped to almost nothing. The pointer was at the top of the upper block. Not between the two where it should be! I don't know how long it had been like that or how long it would have gone on for but I'm glad I did it! Water pump ended up being the wrong one so the old one has gone back on. That being said. It's a really well made pump and the bearing still feels tight and good 😊 The worst part was getting to it all. All the pipes and clips and the really hard part was the two M10 spline bolts holding a pipe bracket to the back of the engine mount. The heads are facing towards the bulkhead! I used the laser tool set (6809) for the timing. All great except the Allen key for the tensioner. It started to burr so I stopped using it and went for my Allen key socket set. Much better. Any questions about the job I'll be happy to answer, 😁 Thanks for everyone's help 😁😁

Hey everyone. I called my local main dealer today and thought I'd pass the info on. My car has not had the cam belt done. The reason is because Skoda UK class this country as a non dust rich country so the interval is 140.000 miles or 5 years. Whichever is sooner. The quoted price to have this done including water pump is £689. So there you go. Hope that helps a few people. 👍😁👍

Perfect, could be just what I'm after. I've already registered but one quick question. When paid can I only print them. Or can I download them as a PDF for future use. Or can I only view in browser for the allotted time paid for? Thanks