derekgfrench

2019 Superb mk3 2.0 diesel. In March 2025 a steady orange engine light appeared appeared on the dash, and the car went permanently into limp mode. I contacted Caffyns Skoda Dealer in Tunbridge Wells on Monday 16 March 2025 for advice. Was the car safe to drive for us? For other road users? For the car? I was told I could bring the car into them for checking on the 29th. But not March. April!! I was not impressed with this lack of service. I instead arranged to take it to a local garage near Matfield in East Sussex on Wednesday 18 March 2025. In just a few minutes the mechanic there read the electronic diagnostics and advised it was a problem with the Adblue sensor no longer working. He later phoned me and said that as the sensor is inside the sealed adblue tank it requires a complete replacement of the tank in order to fit a new sensor! I was not happy about this news as costs around £600 to fit/replace. For the moment I have had the adblue system 'mapped-out' (cost £300) so the car no longer looks for a working adblue sensor and all is driving quite normally. The cost of car assemblies at times seems unreasonable. Thermostat valve replacement on the cooling system requires a complete new water pump (see posting elsewhere). Adblue sensor requires a complete new tank. A bulb goes in a headlamp and suddenly you have to buy a complete headlamp assembly costing hundreds, rather then a £15 bulb. As I am a private buyer I think manufacturers should be more careful about making vehicles financially sustainable in the long-term.

My 2019 Skoda Superb 2.0 diesel recently (last two months) started to periodically overheat, with big red warning messages on the dash. I would pull-over and stop for a minute or two, then restart the engine. Sometimes it would then run normally, other times it would start to overheat again. I arranged for a local garage near Matfield in East Sussex to get the water pump replaced (cambelt replaced at the same time). Mileage 46,000. Cost £800. The mechanic showed me the old water pump. The shroud was stuck. Clearly this is a bit of a weakness in the water pump design. Annoying, as the car generally is enjoyable and practical one to drive.