tantheman

stick with the garratt turbo but make sure it is brand new and not recon secondly KYB are top parts manufacturers BMW parts wont fit a Skoda Octavia two totally different class of cars but yes my choice would be Bilstein very reasonably priced on Autodoc or as you mentioned KYB they last for life of the car unlike Skoda genuine more likely to become defective after 1 year and come at extortionate prices I stopped using genuine even from TPS a major supplier of parts to VW Skoda Seat because of their price racketeering it is illegal but the stealerships are a mafiosa control the market charge through the roof it should never be like this

absolutely these parts are all just as good and long lasting fit right first time and rarely go bad genuine skoda octavia balljoint TPS £50 plus vat lemforder £36 all in with locking nuts Aftermarket are indeed premium parts How I know because worked in factories in UK that make these parts for Skoda Jaguar LandRover Toyota etc its pure greed and profiteering the VW group trying to monopolise control the market prices on parts have u noticed the boxes are genuine and are labelled EAC what does this tell you? Made here packaged here distributed all around Europe and then bought back into UK weird eh??

Totally agree I had this also new genuine shock absorbers front from skoda listers failed leaked within 2 years biggest regret always buy OE Bilstein sachs lemforder these brands never hardly fail and can be trusted and at a fraction of the cost compared to these stealerships irony is always use aftermarkets

noise has git louder high pitched both in neutral braking and increased speed

any help with this blasted noise please any suggestions im at witts end now been like this a while now do anyone knows what it can be??? IMG_5201.mov

lastly clean and regrease and refit the brake caliper pins this can lead to brakes binding had this problem on my avensis

one more last thing i dont know if uour skoda is rear brakes drums or brake discs and caliper if drums check the cylinders inside for leaks anything that shows oil stains common on drum brakes

once you tried and pushed calipers back easy when putting back toghether did you replenish the brakefluid also worth noting to use a manual pressurised bottle system from halfords for brake fluid replenish works a treat does the brake pedal feel low or is it depressing ok after dont worry about soft pedal pump hard but gently until you see its all satisfactory recheck for leaks brake hoses nipples etc should be air has vapourised and brakes bleed should be successful once your brake hose are also in good condition I have another car very old 23 years old toyota and needs new brake hoses and full pressurised brake fluid bleed never been done and key fact car has been stud battery went flat and renewed similar issue to yours irony is do not leave your cars sat for days weeks months get in and drive them as things like brakes cease up etc once you tried and pushed calipers back easy when putting back toghether did you replenish the brakefluid also worth noting to use a manual pressurised bottle system from halfords for brake fluid replenish works a treat does the brake pedal feel low or is it depressing ok after dont worry about soft pedal pump hard but gently until you see its all satisfactory recheck for leaks brake hoses nipples etc should be air has vapourised and brakes bleed should be successful once your brake hose are also in good condition I have another car very old 23 years old toyota and needs new brake hoses and full pressurisedf brake fluid bleed never been done and key fact car has been stud battery went flat and renewed similar issue to yours irony is do not leave your cars sat for days weeks months get in and drive them as things like brakes cease up etc

wind the caliper pistons back fully if they press back inwards without too much force this should show calipers and the brake hose have no air 2) make sure the brake resovoir cap is off dont forget secure it back on also just as a safety measure open the bleed nipple gently clean it first then libricate it and then slack it off see if air bubbles come out with the brake fluid this is what I would try first

the terrible skoda octavia 3 year 2017/18 facelift 1.6 technogy manual 5 speed gearbox midnight blue 5E3 DDYA gearbox code RTD

thanks pal rocker. over seals leaking puddle of oil not diesel fuel the shock driver side was a year old brand new genuine and again brand new genuine it was knocking like loudly must have been a faulty batch all documented and fitted in front of me by competent experiences mechanic with right tools replaced all hardware pinch bolts top shock lock nut and mounts but reused on new shock absorber driver side just the mounts reused as deemed perfect working parts rest new nuts shock and reused sachs spring as in good solid condition if i could post pictures id put them on here alignment done with hunter tracked straight best fuel economy shell diesel I didnt hit any pot holes thank fully always on the look out and going around them or really slow I drive very consciously believe it or not and never hit the pedal it boils down to affordability its a lovely car mostly done motorway miles drives a dream but funds for all these repairs Ive bought the genuine bits I got another brand new genuine shock absorber for the left side waiting to go on im guessing the rears need doing mot guy marked them yellow cross unfortunately I cannot post the video I have of the noise its so clear i agree on tyres but again cost affordability Ive always done an oil service using genuine quantum oil ll3 fro TPS and oil filter funny thing is with the rocker cover leak it isnt consuming any oil just puddle around the seals over dripping down to tray not the ground thanks for your reply

hi all new to the club!!! noise heard inside cab Can anyone help while driving at around 30mph rotational engine noise appears then gets louder at 70mph then when reducing speed from 70 to 50 louder rotational noise sounds a a tyre but is not all new tyres front left fronway front right debica rear left fronway rear right old conti eco6 also does tramline tracking done saw him only adjust driver side happened after replacing a battered damaged front driver side shock absorber checked bearings nothing could this be a a slight leak from the rocker cover??? or the undertray slight broken???