[Strange (fast) ticking noise from bottom of my 1,8T]

I have something similar to what you're describing. When I start my car the revs goes to 1200rpm and there's the same sound as you're describing. If I switch off aircon it almost goes away and once the engine is warm/hot it's normal. TBH this is happening since I've remaped my car .... is your one remaped too?

[Superb roof upholstery]

I cleaned my one last week and used Vanish carpet cleaner foam ... it seems to work fine!

[Weird smell]

I have spoken with Bluefox about this and we were both shocked to read this thread.............:eek:

I am however seeing a common theme here though, re-mapping / chipping the cars seems to have an effect surely?

Partly agree. The remap will have something to do with it, but I don't drive my car irrationally so I blame a lot on the previous owner My friend has got a Passat 51 plate with the same engine and his clutch went of at 105k

[Glovebox Rattle Doing My Tits In!]

I have the same problem plus some rattle from the center of the dash too.

One guy in Czech had a same issue, he took it to the skoda dealer and they told him that it's a known 'wear' and they would have to remove all of the dashboard and fix some bearing which would cost £££

[Weird smell]

You'll be pleased to know that when I had my last car Mr Clutch said they only use OEM quality parts from sachs or LuK for VW/Skoda etc.

IIRC they are the same people that make the skoda ones anyway, so it should see you well for a good while.

Guy in the service said it's going to be the original clutch and flywheel which I didn't really believe, but it's good to know that it's true

[What is the name of the solid blue colour?]

Isn't it Nightfire blue?

[Double Din Fascia]

I thought that DX(MFD) is a straight swap for the first superb models. I think the facelift version fits MFD2, but I may be wrong ...

[Weird smell]

I wouldn't worry so much on the clutch judder unless it gets really bad.

Sounds like Mr Clutch did a good job, keep us updated with how it goes... assuming you're 20vT is standard, yeah?

Correct! 1.8T with remap to 194bhp.

Now I must return to Mr Clutch every 5k miles to get the clutch checked. The warranty is 20k (or 2years) so it's worth doing. Also I'll get some peace of mind

[Double Din Fascia]

I was searching for this some time ago, but didn't find anything which I would be happy with. At the end I bought a JVC double din which fits in perfectly

Perhaps look at the german eBay

[Weird smell]

Picked up my car this evening and the change is rather pleasant. Clutch feels much more solid, however very easy to press. No burning smell anymore

[Weird smell]

No surprises there :( how many miles is it on?

I've done over 30k miles with it, but overall it's on 105k at the moment ... 1.8T

[Weird smell]

That's a very good price actually, I'm impressed - even if you have to throw in the flywheel it's going to be a good price

And it is! Need a flywheel to so it's £729.99 .... i'm f****

[Weird smell]

I really hope that's not the case :-)

Price was cheapest I could find £310 inc.VAT with 2 years / 20k miles warranty.

[Weird smell]

I went to Mr Clutch last night and when they tested my clutch it started to really burn and smoke. It's in today for a replacement. They don't know if the flywheel will need changing until they remove gearbox etc.

[Weird smell]

I phoned a couple of companies and the range of quotes is unbelievable ...

Skoda ... £660

VW .. £550ish

Local garage ... £360+vat

Those prices are for clutch only. Flywheel would be another £400 on top of that ...

[Weird smell]

Yes definitely clutch, I had the same symptoms in my 5 about 12 months ago... it'll drive for about another 500-1k miles before it lets go I imagine.

However running it around at this point will ruin your flywheels surface and end any chance of a cheap plate+disc only change...

It was recommended by my friend to change flywheel together with cluch, but again I don't know much about these things. How much did it cost you?

[Weird smell]

Does sound like the clutch is slipping. Dont know of cost to replace though.....

That's the word I was looking for ... slipping

Also my clutch kicks in completely at the top which I assume is another sign that it needs replacing ...

[Weird smell]

Hi guys,

Since Christmas I have this weird, almost like burning, smell coming out of my engine bay. It's coming out of something next to the turbo (clutch?). Also sometimes I when I release the clutch and accelerate then it only builds the revs, then they drop and then it starts accelerating. I think it could be clutch ... can anyone confirm that?

If it is clutch, do you know how much it is to replace it?

Thanks,

David

[Rear Ashtray]

My mate's got Passat on 51 plate and the rear ashtray is different.

[Traction control - 1.8T]

Thanks for the help guys.

I'm not that 'heavy foot' drive, but since I had my car re-mapped it's a bit 'uncontrollable' when accelerating. 1st gear is nightmare regardless road, 2nd gear is much better but still spins through and on the wet road it spins through the 3rd gear when accelerating hard.

Temporary fix for this is to get one person on the passenger seat, just to add a bit of weight :-)

No doubt that Skoda / VW done this car for exact 150bhp as anything above it's not so safe.

[Superb badges approx diameter? Difference between front and rear badge?]

I've change my rear badge a few months back, however I haven't seen any pins on it. It's just Skoda badge with 2 side tape ...

[Traction control - 1.8T]

Hi guys,

This may be a silly questions for some of you, but I'm not that technical when it comes to car so any help will be appreciated.

I have 02 Superb 1.8T without traction control and I'd like to get one retro fitted if possible. I never felt that I need it, but since I had my car re-mapped I would do with TC.

Do you know if it is possible to retro-fit TC and if it is, what is the cost?

Thanks

[Blinker relay]

No, it's not really as it'll leave a bit of a film which isn't so good for electronics.

Just some kind of electrical contact cleaner will do the trick, we sell our own branded version which is pretty good. As long as you can stand the smell. :eek:

If it's not good for electronics I must be lucky that it's still working What's the OEM brand name / product name?

Thanks

[Blinker relay]

I had a same problem about a year ago. I used WD40 (not sure if it's the right thing to use?) and never happend again.

[Trip to Czech and back]

Lol, what?? I get about 48 @ 120mph*... the faster I go the better my consumption gets. Still, that's with a Skoda speedo not GPS, so I was obviously only doing 50mph.

* On private land, I'd like to add.

I've never seen 48mpg on my maxidot :eek:. The best I've ever done was 40.1mpg on an hour journey @ around 50mph ... and that was one off