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Yeah won't let me upload the videos, will take some pictures in due course

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Yes the third plug is very expensive compared to the other 3. A friend of a friend has one to sell me cheaply. But if I get one done I'd like them all doing at same time. Should I acquire a matching brand as the third plug I'm gonna buy ??? It's a Burg Wooner I think the manufacturer is. Had a mate plug his vcds in and the only historical fault that showed up is glow plugs from the previous times I deleted them with my basic odb. So am gonna get the garage to fit them I wont be touching them myself am a bit to heavy handed 😃

That's a good point they shouldn't be needed this time of year really. I clear the code and all is good for like 4/5 days then it comes back

So gets up this morning and EML light is on plugs my old scanner in and its saying code P0673 for glow plug. Car was spluttering a little on idle to. So looks like I need a glow plug change or could it be something else that's making the glow plug light come on ?? As it usually is I've heard ?? Any tips or advice greatly appreciated 👍

Still doing it and it's back and greasy, always of a morning when the car has been stood over night

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Cheers for the heads up👍 Am no mechanic but my first job when I left school many years ago was in a car dealership so I have some idea of how they operate. What goes on in the workshop is not always what is told to the customer. Every dept in the dealership is so target driven all the staff tend to be a bit brainwashed but their is still some that talk sense. They even have customers slightly brainwashed as everyone refers to the anti freeze as coolant. When it's just antifreeze or antitrust really as it's the water element of any product that provides the cooling to any engine. Better watch out as they have recommended water and screenwash soon to 😃 I will keep an eye on the tub, they tend seep for a good while before they split anyway and in the meantime I'll keep a look out for a cheap genuine one on one of the forums. Wasn't having my pance pulled down by the dealer as it's the manufacturers incompetence that I have to replace it in the first place anyway. This is my 3rd Octavia having previously had a MK1 and MK2:and they are great cars. The previous models didn't have such nonsense of silica bags, coded battery's, etc etc. The manufacturers think such things are progress when in fact they are regressive of the cars appeal of reliability along with simplicity. As I hear they rightly dropped the stupid bag concept in 2019. All the other mass manufacturers of main stream cars don't have the bag. They also have stop/start and all the technologies VAG have but their batteries don't require coding in. As the ECU simply self regulates itself for the purpose of recharging and maintaining its battery. We live and learn 👍

Because the present coolant is designed to function with a silican bag and am removing it. So want coolant that does the job with out a bag. My skoda dealer dealer quoted £37, went to Euro £32, so asked a supplier I've used for years and he sells a few hundred per year. £20 incl pp with a 2 year guarantee. Am not for scrimping on good engine or mechanical parts. But a plastic tub am not really to concerned about. VAG are trying to make as much as possible in aftermarket with there cars and alot of it is nonsense. Was told I had to code new battery in, I didn't and it works fine, was told I would have to do similar with a fuel filter, I used the old fashioned way of priming it myself works absolutely fine. If genuine VAG is so superior then why did they use the silican bag method in the first place.

So gonna change my coolant expansion tank next week as just ordered a cheap one of eBay with out silicon and with a cap( why do so many sell them without cap??) Unfortunately my existing tank is re inforced with extra plastic so no chance of getting it out with plyers. I've always used Prestone for coolant and have a few litres worth in my shed, was hoping that would suffice if I was to flush all the old stuff out ??? What's the best way to flush it out on a VAG ?? Last time I did similar was about 10 years ago on a Mondeo. Just detached one of the pipes and ran water thru it for 15 mins to clear out as much of the old stuff. Would that method suffice this time around ??? Cheers for reading and thanks in advance for any advice given 👍👍

I have wiped it clean several times now over a few days always returns. As for fluid levels the oil needed topping up more than I expected but everything else was the same. Needed half a litre of engine oil which I thought was alot. Am baffled how it could be engine oil as their appears no leaks in the bay. Thought there was some sort of a cylinder attached to the clutch pedal so I thought it was that 🙃🤔

Bit of fluid on my clutch pedal, am I looking at new slave and master cylinders?? Car changes gear nice and smooth Any advice greatly appreciated 👍👍

Cheers pal 👍 appreciated

My recently purchased Octavia has a very creeky squeaky clutch pedal. The clutch operates perfectly nice and smooth but the pedal is awful. Is this common issue ??? Big job to take pedal of and grease up relevant parts ?? Cheers all for any advice given 👍👍