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Cheers for the heads up about the bottle sizes - and yes it is the 2nd one, just the ordinary red petrol engine cleaner. However I have not done many miles recently so not filled up yet. That's also a fair point about the engine, but it has never been mentioned in any previous mot and they actually failed it initially on emissions. Not sure what they were able to do but they did manage to eventually get it through. Regards spark plugs I have nice new set of NGK plugs on order but would anyone know what the recommended gap size should be? The owners manual is it ususal useless self on this matter:) Cheers.

That is a cracking idea about the quality fuel! I've also grabbed some redex on sale this morning so will also add some of that in between as well. Regards filters I have recently done an oil change and air filter, but I might also bang some new sparkplugs in there as they have not been changed in ages. Cheers!

With a bit of digging round the part is a revolution speedcounter and the part number is "002409191b" - in case anyone else has this problem. But with that said the part seems no longer available, For my one I have cleaned everything up to shiney as new and put a little rub of the oil around the shaft so hopefully if I ever need to check again then it won't be the same faff around like this time. Regards the leak I'm gonna wait until after the MOT - it only just scaped by last year because of emissions. If it passes then I will grab some of those test kits and try and locate the issue and also do a complete gearbox oil change. But as I said since noneof my levels are going down in any meaningful way at least it is not an emergency issue. Cheers again all!

I'm deffo going to have to check out those kits. It just seem strange. I've definately got a leak - but it is very slow. If I park the car for an hour or so and then move there is no oil or sign of a leak! It needs to be left for a good day or two to see signs of it. But when I check my levels nothing seems to have gone down - engine oil, brake fluid, or (as I know now) gearbox oil. Bloody rum. But yeah I think I will replace the gearbox oil at some point soon as I doubt the car has ever had it replaced and it has done about 70k miles and at least I can now remove the plug pretty easily. What about those 'stop leak' additives you see in motor stores? Are they any good. Do they actually work as advertised or are they just a junky gimmick? Also (I should have probably asked this before I started hitting things with a rubber hammer) - but does anyone know the name of the or part number for the speedo attachment that goes into the gearbox? in case I ever have this problem again or need to replace it, I can find speedo cables online easily enough, but it eems that the actual metal end plug, the geared bit, and that lock plate are not included. Cheers!

Success!!!! Seems the pen fluid has paid off - was able to get a decent drip with some rubber gloves and just began screwing it back and forth until it finally gave. Predictably the gear did fall off but I was able to grab it before it could drop fully in! Your not wrong about the sulpher smell of the gearbox oil - hit me the moment the speedo came out. And even better news - the leak is deffo not from the gearbox - could seee plenty of oil in there even before I 'dippped' it. So I still have a mystery leak but at least that on one suspect eliminated, and I have saved on the cost of the visit to the garage. Cheers all for the assistance and ideas!

Okay some forward movement at last! Instead of using the lock plate as a lever, I was able to use it as wrench instead and finally managed to at least get the knurled knob to begin rotating - which I was able to speed up with some angles pliers. However still not able to get the actual unit and cable out it is still in tight. So I have applied more of the DP-60 fluid and am letting that soak a little longer before having another go. I ended up taking the car for a very low speed drive just up and back down the road without the lock plate in place, but has not made a differance, but the speedo is still reading so it does not seem to have harmed anything. Righto, will keep you updated as things progress.

Hello agqain all, Seems he can't book it in until friday so I have few more days to get a homebrew solution. I have bought some proper penetrating fluid and sprayed about a 1/4 of a can on it. So will let it soak and have another go trying to use the catch as a lever as per the suggestion. Not sure why but the little sod is absolutey jammed solid :( Would just taking it out for a drive without the bolt and lock, or maybe just trying to tap around the genral area with a rubbber hammer (but not on the actual shaft) help at all? Cheers!

Oh well it seems it is off to the mechanic - I have soaked the hell out f it all day and it is still rock solid jammed in there. I've never understood why checking gearbox oil levels can't just be like checking engine oil and use a dip stick. And of course at the end of it all there may not even be a leak from there. And to make it even more annoying I found a local garage just five minutes down the road that actually has the oil recommended by NTA16 in stock and reasonably priced. Anyways cheers for assistance!

Cheers for replies so far! Right so I just made a start this morning - located the speedo, cleaned the area up, removed the 9mm bolt and the lock plate - however the actual unit itself still seems absolutely locked in place! Looking at the thread linked it should just pull out but that is not happpening. Is there a trick I'm missing here, as looking at the other threads here I don't want to risk parts ending up in the gearbox! Cheers.

Hello again all, So I have had a bit of an oil leak that is very hard to locate. It has been going on for a while but it is incredibly slow - no large puddles. However so far my engine oil level does not seem to have changed at all so I'm beginning to wonder if the gearbox may be the issue. Problem is the handbook is no use for figuring out how to check the level - it just says this needs to be left for a service. Not sure if it is releated, but every once in a while when I enter 2nd gear I get a loud clunk sound rather than a smooth change. However that has been going on for a lot longer than the leak and it utterly random as to when it happpens. All other levels seem fine and the car has no power steering, However would anyone know how to not oly check the current gearbox oil level, but also where the oil refiller point is, in case it does need a top up? I also see from these forums I need 75w90 ag4 oil. This is for a UK RHD 1998 R plate skoda 1.3mpi petrol engine. Cheers!

You sir, are a star!! It was indeed the culprit. If I pushed it back in just enough to connect I could quite clearly hear the noise coming from the stereo - but as soon as I pushed it back iin fully, then sound then seemed like it was coming from the blower. I gues the vibrations or something was transferring or amplifying the noise. Any way thanks all for the excellent help.

Cheers!

Hi all thanks for the many respones! Was hoping to get another look today, but work got in the way and no garage, so hopefully tomorrow. Regarding history, My dad bought is sometime around early 2K, and was the 2nd owner. When he died in 2017 I basically inherited it. So as far as aftermarket goes it should be pretty standard. Also it is a very basic base model - not even power steering or central locking. My old man was very antitech in his vehicles. I have dones a basic look around for excess damp but I can't see anything obvious, and with the miles it has driven it should have hopefully dried out - buyt the problem remains. Someone asked if it has a tape player - and the answer is yes it does! However it seems fairly well secured and some distance below the area the noise is seems to come from. The thing that is making this so annoying is the fact that even with the fuses and relays out the issue is persisting, and yet everything works perfectly - all wipers, washed, lights, blowers etc work just fine. Thanks to those images posted if work allows tomorrow I will try and get the blower opened and have a good look around in side. Thanks for the ideas so far, Rob

Hi all. I have a felicia 1998 1.3mpi with an annoying problem just started. It sounds like it may be the blower/heater, and it is running even with the ignition off and no key in. The only way to stop it is to disconnect the battery. I have looked around the guides section but nothing mentions this issue. I have attached a vid of the sound and where it appears to be coming from as it is only audible from within the car. So far I have pulled the all the fuses, the relays and disconnected two wiring blocks that seem to connect to what I assume is the blower (see image) - yet the problem persists! Changing the settings on the blower controls seem to make no differance either. Only disconnecting the batt stops it. Might be worth mentioning I actually fitted a new battery saturday, and the problem did seem to stop - however when I returned to go out a few hours later the problem was back and it was humming away again and has not stopped since. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated as I'm a bit of duffer when electronics are involved. Apologies if this is the wrong section, if so could a mod please move it? fansund.mp4

Jusst saying howdy. Felicia 1.3mpi 1998