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Hrvoje, take a look here for more information https://www.skodacommunity.de/threads/magische-motoroel-vermehrung-oelverduennung-beim-tdi.146528/ Please update with more information when you find out something. We have one 2023. 2.0 tdi at home with 40k on the clock and I just ordered one new with the same engine. How much km have you done with yours?

Makes sense since fluids and cables will also expand as the temperature rises. Maybe it would be wise to check the clutch cylinder fluid (level, consistency) because if the clutch is not fully disengaging, the gear shift will not be smooth.

I would say that this is not gearbox/synchro issue. When you accelerate in gear, engine, gearbox and shifting cables are under strain because of the engine movement and they move back and forth on mounts. When you let of the gas and give some time for components to return to their "normal" position everything is fine. Either you have faulty engine/gearbox mounts or shifting cables need slight adjustment. You can try to adjust shifting cables your self, lot of good videos on dieselgeek's (they product short shifters for VW cars) YT channel. If you try doing it yourself you will see how little changes in position reflect gear change, stationary and while driving.

Some good feedback then. As I have red on some other forum/topic, I think it was Kamiq with the same engine, person was giving the engine weekly Italian tune-up and he says it has solved the problem of staling. Don't know anything about wired startup sound dough.

Hi to all, Sorry to hear this, as I'm about to pull the trigger on a new Sportline estate with a 1.5L and manual. We currently drive a manual 2.0 TDI (85kw) Octavia 4, and this engine/gearbox combo is pure delight; it does everything right and drives very naturally. The power is more than sufficient, even with 4 adults on board and a lot of luggage, on long trips across Europe. On 17-inch wheels car is quiet and comfortable. Story twist, this is a company car and soon we will have to return it, so new car I'm buying privately. I really like the estate Sportline trim and would choose the same engine and gearbox combo again (no more DSG for me after owning A4 B9 for two years), but I'm afraid of Sportline suspension (again traumatised by Audi S-Line and 18-inch combo) and want a DCC. Unfortunately, for the Croatian market, you can't order DCC with entry diesel, so I was thinking to get 1.5L manual version and DCC. The more I read about user experience with this engine, the more I'm afraid it would be a mistake. What is your experience with ACT, engine vibrations when ACC is active, and unusually high clutch biting point? Also, how does the brake pedal feel in the petrol (non-mild hybrid) variant? The Audi I was driving was a 2.0 petrol DSG mild hybrid, and this car was a complete disaster (tyre noise, outside traffic noise entering the cabin, mild-hybrid coasting, DSG sounds, brake-by-wire that behaves differently every time you press it and bouncy S-line suspension). Octavia that we drive now feels like an S-class compared to that Audi. Only positive aspects are interior materials, infotainment, physical buttons for all operations and seating position.