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Is it possible to put a VRS front bumper to a Standard one? Is it true that fits 1to1 just perfectly?

Yeah.. R is one gear, so you can't get away with it. In D you have an issue with Gear2, and by making the car stay in Gear1 longer, you avoid that, however that's not possible for R but R is not much of a big deal.. You don't really happen to go reverse so often and even when it happens, it's not in an uphill. When you have to, just no rush...

Exactly that's what it does, however I would't call it "fault". That's supposed to give you a smooth driving experience, however that comes at the cost of vlutch wear. As I said, you can trade off some of that smooth experinece with a longer life of the clutch by getting engaged a bit.

Same here. If you read the entire thread, you'll find that I do the exact same description but with different words. However, if you 'master' playing with the gear stick, you'll be able to drive it for thausands and thousands more km just as fine (even a driver-passenger won't notice what's happening except that he might notice you're touching the stick every now and then). And not only.. this experience has tought me an exceptional lesson on how to save the clutch, which I will certainly put into practice even with a new DSG clutch - Every uphill (while if you have to start from a stopping or even worse, you have to drive very slowly), switch to D-Sport to avoid that unnecessary wear. It keeps it in gear 1 with higher rpm -clutches in full contact (no wear due to half friction, as per my understanding). Octavia 2014 1.6, around 240k (I don't expect cluteches were ever replaced before.

No I havent yet, however I think I certainly know the reason behind it. Not sure why noone really could come up with such a hint before - not sure if this post didn't get proper attention or people simply don't know. Anyways, the juddering seems to come from clutch wear and it needs a replacement. Recently the clutch "distance" something error (forgot what the error exactly says) has shown up in the obd11 reading too. I've managed to find a way aroud it though so I'm not in a hurry te replace it. When I want to accelerate (and I know it needs a bit more power) I simply switch to sport so it keeps in gear1 for longer. Once it gets a bit of speed (before getting to gear2) I switch to D. The idea is to avoid that gear2-high-friction that happens at low speed until it reaches a bit of momentum.

Yeah, they are I know, however, as I mentioned: .. only in gear 2 and under 15km/h. I've explained the behaviour in my previous comments quite extensively.

Sounds exactly like in my case. I found though that while cold, I don't quite feel it, however in my case it starts doing it quite shortly. If it is the clutch (which I too suspect), I guess as it warms up from the friction, it doesn't have the capability to grip enough or... Idk. What is making me believe even more that it is the clutch (or I should say not the gearbox/flying wheel), is that I have observed that it happens in reverse too. Quite hard to catch that as you normally drive rarely in reverse and not under a lot of load, however as it has become so apparent in my case, I could notice that too. Why, because gear 2 and R are mapped to the same clutch. Anyways... I hope it is not the flying wheel too, let alone the gearbox, however I'm still not sure as I haven't fixed it yet. Someone said to me that it is the release bearing... Idk. Btw, what made him suspect that it is the flying wheel too, in your case?! And lastly, treat it gently until you fix it. What I do is I don't push it hard.. and when that doesn't even work, I switch it to S in which case it keeps in gear 1 for longer. In my case it only judders in gear 2 under 15km/h so I've found the S as a workaround when needed as sometimes it doesn't even give me the chance to play with the throttle.. even slowing down/not pushing hard doesn't work (i.e. as soon as you touch the throttle, it starts juddering). Let us know if you manage to find what was the exact issue and how could that hurt it more if not fixing it sooner.

Hey.. thank you for all the comments. Regarding driving in D Sport... That's a great point. Yes, I've tried that too (I had forgotten to mention it although the test was slight.. I tried again more thoroughly) and the outcome is as follows: - If I switch to D Sport while in gear 1, the symptom does not appear. - If I switch to D Sport while in gear 2, the symptom is the same as when not in Sport (now, what does "the same as when not in Sport" mean.. the answer goes back to what I tried to describe before with the speed or the surpassing point after which the issue does not appear anymore... and I'm emphasizing that because I think I've found a pattern there which is also explaining the 1st scenario above. One thing to note, the difference between 1st and 2nd scenario, is that in the first scenario, it does not switch to gear 2 at 7-8 Km/h, while if you switch to Sport while in gear 2, it turns that you are (can be) in Sport in gear 2 at (ex.) 7-8 Km/h.) Now.. I tried to observe that 'surpassing' point and that seems to be "speed 15 Km/h"). If it switches to gear 2 and the speed of the car has not reached at least about 15 Km/h, judder can manifest at any point you step harder on the throttle; if the car manages to be at 15-16 Km/h plus, then you can freely press the pedal.. And this seems to be constant. Now, what is different with the 1st scenario of switching to Sport while still in gear 1.. well, just as I mentioned before with manual mode in which case it does not allow you to switch to gear 2 at 7-8 Km/h or so even if you want to, similarly, with Sport it does not switch to gear 2 until you reach a higher Rpm by which time the car is going at 15-16 Km/h at minimum while still in gear 1. So if I were to summarize it, I'd say that, based on my observation, the judder appears in the following scenario: - gear 2, and - speed less than 15 Km/h, and - car needs more power to move, ex. in an uphill (even if slight) or more people in the car (even if 2) or aggressive start (even if slight) etc If in gear 1 (even if speed is less than 15 km/h), or, if speed is more than 15 km/h (even in gear 2), car accelerates smoothly. *** It would be great elaborate the logic behind any possible root causes.. ex. if we say solenoid.. how does that apply to the scenarios and symptoms above.. why or how could it cause (if it causes) a symptom which is experienced, in certain scenario, and why not in a different one.

I haven't observed a difference in that.. What I have observed though is that if I do a quick launch of the car while driving, I feel it immediately brings it to the table. P.s. Intermittent.. yeah, however not sure if that's an appropriate term anymore to describe it.. I seems now it is always there - it simply waits for a heavier weight in the car or a slight uphill to manifest

Thank you. The problem is that I can't really find a real specialist per se in my area, therefore I posted it here hoping for someone with such an experience or knowledge to run into this post and give me a hint on what could possibly be the root cause. To clarify something; I notice now that I have emphasized so much the 'driving at high speed, driving at low speed' in my first comment.. (because that's what I felt was the case) however I believe (as far as I can observe now) that it is all coming down to having an issue with/at gear 2, and, the more it is used the more noticable becomes. As simple as that I'd say. The fact that it goes aways sometimes.., well, I feel it simply happens (regardless 'driving low speed / driving high speed). Sometimes it goes somewhat away, to become apparent again later. Idk..

[Edit] An additional info; I tried to test it by shifting gears manually and I could not reproduce the issue (maybe I didn't try much enough.. even in D it does not happen sometimes, or maybe it simply doesn't happen when switching gears manually) which indicates that the issue might be not a mechanical issue, however there is a detail there which I feel is making a difference; When switching gears manually, it only allows me to switch to gear 2 when the speed is at minimum around 15 km/h - that' quite many rpm for gear 1. This does not happen when in D though.. In D, it switches from 1st to 2nd gear even at 7-8 km/h. Why I feel this is relevat.. well, what I could observe is that, when in D (in which case I'm experiencing the issue) if the manages to surpass the shaking point (cuz it starts shaking and then at some point it simply manages to reach a point where it does not shake anymore) even if I step on the throttle all the way to the bottom, it does not shake any more... This "after shaking point" in D and 15 km/h in manual, both have that high rpm in common. P.s. If you say, well then just step on the throttle more so 'with more rpm it gets away with it'.. Well.. not really. When it starts to shake, you simply need to step off from the throttle to smooth things up.. The 'surpassing point' come after a mix of time x throttle level x speed.. Idk..

I have a Skoda Octavia 2014 1.6 diesel dual dry clutch 7 gears. When it changes gear from 2 to 3, while it is on the 2nd gear, car shakes and feels like it fails to translate the engine power into pushing power. This becomes more apparent when it requires more power, example in a hill or when there are more people in the car. It feels just like in a manual car when you switch from (ex) 1st gear to 3d gear by mistake while it has no enough speed and when you try to accelerate, it simply shakes. The issue becomes apparent if I try to accelerate. If I try to accelerate even more, it becomes worse. If I steep off from the throttle and then step on again, it sort of gets better. I feel like it does appear when I drive at low speed longer time (i.e. switching from/to 2nd gear more frequently). If I drive at a higher speed for some time (ex. in a longer distance trip), the issue with the 2nd gear sort of minimizes or goes away even if I have to drive at a low speed again in which case car goes between 2nd gear and 3d frequently. After a short time (maybe days) of driving at low speed in which case 2nd gear comes into the picture more often, the issue reappears. Sometimes it disappears entirely - car switches gears just as smooth, and then suddenly it appears again (sometimes quite concerning noticeable). Also, I feel that with time, it has become more apparent than before. There is no issue with other gears (of this same nature), only 2nd gear. What I could observe so far, it looks like it only happens when going from 1st gear to 2nd (and then trying to go to 3d), it never happens when going from 3d gear to 2nd (let's say during an uphill in which case I'm not driving fast enough to maintain speed so it decided to go down to 2nd gear) even if accelerate then hard so it drives on 2nd gear or goes to 3d gear again. No errors appear on any reading, related to Gearbox or Engine. I've also tried a recalibration of the gearbox with OBD11 (gearbox went quite harsh for some time until it learned the kissing points again) but that did not solve the issue either. The harshness from the gearbox reset went away, however the issue with the 2nd gear remains just as before. Does anyone have an idea?! P.s. I don't think it has to do with any joints/mounts, as the symptoms seem to be related to the 2nd gear itself, only, not to the rest of the car. Not to mention that on the last inspection, no issues were observed with any joints/mounts. I've consulted a mechanic, he wasn't sure.. he just assumed it might be a sign of clutch wear and tear which wasn't convincing enough simply because he just guessed.. I didn't get though how could that happen to 1 gear only (I don't know much about the gearbox setup).