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Before the temperature sensor was replaced just these

We do quite a few short runs, but normally a decent run every month or so. We've had the car 3 years I think and not had an issue before. I've always been able to trigger a regen previously with a 30 min run

I'm trying to work out the best next steps (and most cost effective) with my 2.0 TDI Octavia. It's done around 60k miles and had a DPF light come on. So I tried the long run to force a regeneration which never happened (the coil lamp was also on and I didn't know what that meant at the time). A bit of back and forth waiting for garage and the Car went into limp mode. They insisted a long run was the right approach and they'd cleared error codes. Turns out they'd missed an exhaust temperature sensor fault that I showed them on my very basic OBDII reader. They've fixed this today, put in some DPF cleaner and suggested again just a long run to regen. My reader is suggesting a calculated soot of 50g. I'm wondering if this is the right approach or whether I should take it somewhere to get it cleaned. It's also due an oil change/service (does around 8k a year) which I've read may be needed too for regeneration to work well. So I guess, should I be driving this just for a long run? (They tried for a bit after the sensor but before the DPF cleaner and saw calc soot reduce to 50g and measured soot at around 2.5g). But the DPF light is still on. Or should I try and get it cleaned professionally, if so what should I be asking/looking for in a cleaner? I read that the Halfords one is a waste of time... Thanks!

Ooh, good question. I believe it's a 2.0 TDI engine

Hey there, I've got an issue with my Octavia and seen a few different things in these forums so not sure which way to turn. Was hoping someone who's been here longer may be able to advise. Essentially my 2013 Skoda has suffering from low coolant, which I've been topping up but the rate at which it lowers is accelerating. It also looked a big brown when I checked (though no signs of a head gasket failure). I took it to a local garage (non Skoda) who flushed and replaced the coolant but couldn't find a leak. They suggested it could be: - Water Pump (they thought it was working but not 100%) - EGR cooler issue - Heater matrix issue They did also notice that there was no hot air coming from the blowers. However they're really not sure and kinda suggested we just have to start replacing bits and seeing. Wondered if anyone had any suggestions?