Jo88Mak

Still asking for other peoples experiences😅🙄?

Very nice job done! You also said that you are having some oil consumption, how much? If you could, would you update has your oil consumption improved after all these repairs with new gaskets etc? Im also experiencing a bit of oil consumption, like 1,5-2dl of oil used per 1000km, im using 5w-30 Liqui Moly or Mobil1. My motor is 2.0 tdi Cupa engine with 246kkm on the dash. Suspecting the turbo myself but could also be the oil rings. If driven hard the consumption grows a bit. Thank you!

Any opinions? Sorry for the bump.

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Ok, thx Carlston. So whats the general opinion, are the B4 the best option if going down oem route or should i consider something else like Sachs, Monroe etc? Anybody with real life experience? The B6/B8 are almost 400€ more than B4 for all the 4 shocks in total.

I also tought that lesjofors would be good quality but who knows, maybe they also produce different quality parts. How about eibach or bilstein replacement line spring quality? Not the lowering springs but oe-specced ones. Rustproofing is also a big factor here in Finland because we have long winters and they salt most of the roads🤬 The original springs are still in place, the fronts have ok surface still, the rear springs have lost some of their paint in the bottom sections. I might spray a coat of bilt hamber dynax uc/ub on the new springs for rustproofing. Also on the shocks body, not the shaft.

Thx again for the replies. I have used in the past the mentioned skoda parts website when sourcing for parts to my car, its a very good site. It shows that my parts numbers are: Front shocks 5Q0 413 031 LH, 5Q0 413 031 FP Rear shocks 5Q0 513 029 RR, 5Q0 513 029 FL, 5Q0 513 029 KF Front springs 5Q0 411 105 HE Rear springs 5Q0 511 115 R The B4 i can get front shocks for 60-70€ each and rear shocks for 50-60€ each so total for 4 shocks is like 220-240€. The front and rear springs if i go with eibach oem-specs are 200€ in total. Whats interesting i have found from ebay.de an eibach pro kit for my car for 180€. Also have seen a Bilstein B12 kit which contains B8 shocks and eibach pro kit springs for about 700€. The B6 or B8 are double the price of B4. The genuine skoda shocks(made by whom?) are sold for about the same price as B6/B8 in skoda parts website. Also i think that the original skoda shocks are twin tube design rather than the superior mono tube, right?

Thx for the input Carlston. So the B8 is the right shock for a stock Vrs sport suspension, right? What about the B4? Bilstein code 22-230539 is for the front shocks and 19-230559 is for the rear shocks. Are these the right B4 variants for my car? They go well with stock Vrs springs? Also, Carlston, do you know that does a Vrs have shorter shocks than a non Vrs car when they left the factory or is the ride height difference only made with different springs?

Ok, so Johnmack, were the Eibach springs you fitted in your Vrs the Pro or Sport Kit lowering springs or the replacement line springs that are made to OE-spec? For front and rear springs going with Eibachs the cost versus like Lesjofors isn't more than 50€ so don't really matter. The shocks i'm more interested. The B6 are over double the price of B4. Are they that much better and will they make the car too firm for daily driving if paired with OE-spec Vrs springs? I'm fitting everything myself so there isn't any labour cost...only blood, sweat and tears🤣

Carlston, do you mean that B6 is for the standard Vrs ride height which is 15-20mm less than non Vrs, and B8 is used when you use lowering springs like Eibach Pro Kit? Isn't the Bilstein B12 Kit just like that, B8 shocks and Eibach Pro Kit lowering springs. I have seen the B12 Kit go for like 650-700€ in ebay.de, but would it make the car too firm and teeth rattling for a daily driver? Sure the looks and body roll would get way better but is it with the cost of comfort? How about the Koni Special Actives with stock Vrs springs? Does anyone have any experience with that setup? Or the B4's with stock Vrs springs? Any recommendations?

Hello! Here you go.

Hello to all you good people! I have a 2015 Octavia 2.0 Tdi Vrs estate/combi that has now 245k kilometers on the dash. I'm thinking about changing the front and rear shocks+springs and all the associated parts. The current ones are still original from the factory and while they passed Mot the ride isn't that great anymore. I'm also installing a new Golf Gti clubsport RARB+links, new bottom&top suspensions arms and track rods in the rear axle. In the front axle i have changed already new lower control arms+ball joints, antirollbar links and inner+outer track rod ends. This car is my daily driver with 80/20 highway/town cruising and i'm thinking that i'm going to keep it for another 2-3 years atleast. What do you suggest i should get? I wasn't thinking of lowering the car from the standard vrs ride height and would appreciate a comfort ride that has that "sportiness" when i have the feel to go fast through corners and roundabouts etc. I understand that you can't really get the best of both worlds so its always a compromise. And here in Finland the roads are not in that good condition especially after winter so I don't want too firm ride that corners like Mika Häkkinen getting away from Schumacher in Suzuka Grand Prix😅 but most of the time makes you feel nauseous from every single pothole/uneveness that our roads have to offer. I'm thinking of going with new oem vrs springs like lesjofors and bilstein b4 shocks. Would that be the best solution for a daily driver or is there something better to be had with spending a little more money, like Koni Special Actives or Bilstein B6? Not going to get any coilovers for a car this old. Thanks for the replies!

A little update to this topic. So I changed my thermostat on the weekend and also flushed my coolant system with distilled water to get the old G13-coolant off the system and filled it with new G12 Evo-coolant. The issue that i was having with the engine running a bit cold in my opinion was the cause of the original thermostat stuck partially open, so the coolant didnt ever warm up over about 85 Celsius even when there was hot summer days with outside temps at 30 Celsius and driving on motorway at 140kmh. Also the oil temp hardly never reached over 100 Celsius in Summer. So after changing the thermostat the coolant temp reaches 92 Celsius when the outside temps at the moment in September are at between 6-15 Celsius and the oil gets to just about over 100 Celsius. Also the car gets up to temp faster in my opinion. So problem solved👍

Hello everyone! A little update to this topic. We have had our first very warm summer days here in Finland and I remembered this temp issue that i wrote about at winter time. So yesterday it was almost +30 degree Celsius outside temperature and i was driving for about 1,5 hours with driving speed 80-120kmh most of the time. I was watching my coolant temp with OBD11 and after the car had warmed up, the coolant temp would stay between 80-85 Celsius most of the time with a maximum temp reading being 87. The temp gauge on the dash was showing 90. And the oil temp was between 95-105. I havent yet changed the thermostat or the coolant temp sensor. Both still original from the factory and the car has now 218tkm on the clock. What do you guys think? Are my temps on the cold side and is my thermostat faulty, partially stuck open perhaps?

Also heres the diagram for my cars coolant system.