Seanyg93

Hi has anyone had a problem with the bearing in the balancing shaft gear giving up, brought my car to the mechanic today due to a bad grating bearing noise coming from the bottom end, I’ve been quoted €1000 to change the bearing witch I don’t know is accurate to the work needed. Would anyone have a diagram of the bottom end for a mk3 Octavia vrs diesel or any other insight into it

Sorry yes it’s a tdi, think I’m going to have to get a 2nd opinion from a different mechanic because like you said something isn’t right as the oil consumption is crazy

Hi thanks for the reply would I be right in saying a Cuna engine? Or where about could I find the engine code, yes my mechanic said he compresssion tested it after build and everything was fine, does anyone find any difference in the brand/type of 5w30 oil they use

Hi just wondering could anyone shed some light as to why I’m still experiencing high oil consumption, the car broke a valve spring and was using a lot of oil so I got the following replaced: valve stem seals piston rings valve spring head skimmed so basically I got the top end refurbished, I had lost hope for a while but after leaving the car their I’ve regained interest in it again, it’s currently using .5l a week so around 300 mile which I can’t get my head around after all the work that was done to it. The mechanic said my turbo looked ok so does anyone know what else could be causing this issue as I want to keep the car and get a bit of use of it after doing all the work to it but when it’s using that much oil it’s just a bit of a let down

Thanks for the reply just checked my receipt, the valve guides were also replaced can’t figure out where my oil is going, just gonna sell the car if I can’t figure it out soon

I know this is a old thread but has anyone figured out the height oil consumption, car recently got new piston rings and valve stem seals and springs, got head gasket done when I was it it aswell and the mechanic says my turbo is good, are we missing something as still using a litre of oil every few weeks and a lot of blue/white smoke on start up

Hi guys could anyone guide me as to how I can align the bonnet on my mk3 Octavia VRS, I was polishing the car the weekend and noticed it’s not lining with the fenders at the windscreen and one side is lower at the hinges than the fender, where would be the best place to start my adjustments

Hi all does anyone have any information on these faults codes, I have taking out the throttle actuator and there is no major carbon build up or the internal cogs are all fine. I recently got the car back after getting new piston rings installed and the head fully rebuilt, the car still has perfect power and is not in limp mode, the heater plug and engine light is on constantly while driving. Could the actuator still be faulty or is the anywhere else to check before I pay for a new one as the car has cost me a good bit in the last few months and don’t want to be wasting money. Forgot to say it is a 2014 VRs model