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Ok, good to know, thanks @J.R. will investigate this with the workshop next week. He said previously that no faults were showing so sounds like the former rather than the latter (hopefully). I just saw your last post too. I agree, the traction the car provides just with the front wheels driving is impressive and gives the false impression that the 4x4 is working. I'm hoping it rains a bit and then can just see that the fronts are turning but not the rears. Possibly a dumb question, but could it be that in slippery, muddy conditions the 4x4 may work, but in more serious conditions such as where I shot the video it won't due to additional pressure or something?

Hi all, I really appreciate the information you're all providing here. My last post is still hidden awaiting approval, let's see if this one gets through. So I just picked the car up as they said the 4x4 was now working and exactly the same thing is happening as before in the video. I just managed to speak to the actual mechanic who did it and tested it, and he was in a muddy field and said it pulled him straight out 8 times in a row. We are meeting up with the car next week to test it thoroughly - he's a good guy (although clearly doesn't know a thing about Haldex) but at least he's trying and at the moment I'm not having to go through the nightmare used car dealer. We'll see next week!

Thanks to all, really appreciate the support and advice. I agree that the fundamental problem is the 4x4 not working and they are committed to getting that fully functional, however they seem to be under the illusion that a the replacement differential they put in with the hole in the casing is still ok. As noted, there is so much BS101 flying around this with them trying to do things as cheaply as possible and failing. I'd prefer not to reject the car as other than this, it is in excellent condition. I've written to their head office and customer service department and they say they are investigating, so we'll see what happens next...

Thanks @J.R. I took this as soon as I got the car back last time and the leaking hadn't started yet, that came later! The good news is they are replacing all the seals with OEM ones and also working on getting the 4x4 working - at the moment they think it is a software coding issue (wasn't set up after the change) and if that doesn't work they are apparently going to send it to the main dealer. As for the damaged casing, yes, that could well be how it sustained the damage but I'm still concerned the paste won't last...

Hi, me again, the saga continues... the second hand car dealer is telling me that the supplier of the rear differential case with the solder paste on it, says it is acceptable. Apparently there was a hole (drilled by the sounds of it) which was then sealed with the paste. They are arguing it is fine as it is and my point is that, yes, today it's fine, tomorrow even, but in a few years it may not be, then it's my problem not theirs. Picture below of the case & paste - any thoughts @skomaz @Rooted ?? Much appreciated

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Thanks @Rooted, the car has history but not enough to confirm Haldex serviced that regularly. Last service was in November (I took it to Skoda dealer just after buying as I didn't trust the used dealer much based on what they hadn't done that they said they were going to...) but before that it had been a couple of years and 40k. The crazy thing about this is that as soon as I picked it up, I told them there was a problem (I got stuck) and EVENTUALLY last month after several visits they agreed there was an issue and to sort it out. As they don't have their own workshop, they took it somewhere and had a reconditioned whole rear transfer box put in - it took them 3.5 weeks to get the car back to me. As soon as I got it back, I tested the 4x4 and didn't work, looked underneath and found that the shiny reconditioned unit had soldering paste on it and a part of one of the 'fins' missing. Naturally, I took it back and told them what I thought and in fairness, it got escalated by their customer service team (quite rightly). They have now taken it to another workshop, who called me yesterday, and whilst he clearly didn't know how the Haldex should operate, he was very open to listening to me and shocked when he looked underneath, as by now the driveshaft seals were leaking liquid and the main seal was breaking up. In short, a joke, and he went back to tell the selling dealership this. That was yesterday and I'm yet to hear back again which is why I wanted to be 100% sure that what I was saying was correct and the rear wheels should have drive in those conditions. Thanks to you and @skomaz I now am - thanks for the link to the haldexrepairs.co.uk page btw, I came across this yesterday and sent it to the workshop. Unfortunately, this is all taking place in Spain where I live and so he was going to use Google translate so let's hope it did a good job!

Thanks for confirming @skomaz, that’s a relief to know and gives me the confidence to tell them to put it right

Hi, I recently bought a second hand 2014 Octavia Scout Mk III - an awesome car in great condition except for one thing... the 4x4 isn't working as I expected. It's currently back with the dealer (not Skoda garage) being investigated but yesterday I had a bit of a concerning call from them to say that they thought the 4x4 was working ok and that it's not a permanent AWD and you may have to have the ESP switched off or going faster (or slower?!) for the rear wheels to decide to kick in. Nonsense I said, but here I am double checking. I have taken it off road near my home in mud and on gravel, and when the front wheels lose grip, the rears do nothing at all. My understanding of the Haldex Gen 5 is that as soon as the front lose traction drive is sent to the rear, regardless of speed and driving mode - can someone tell me what is definitely correct? I've attached here a video showing me going nowhere! Thanks in advance VIDEO-2024-04-09-16-43-47.mp4