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Just to add I've been going to Streetwise with various Skodas and Audis for the past 10 years, they're very good indeed, Tim is extremely helpful, they're big enough to cope with complex jobs and use oem parts but don't charge dealer rates per hour. They're also appointed Revo installers too, so many plus points..

All good car is running superbly now, feels like new and I hopefully don't need to worry anymore. I had a smoke test and compression test too just for peace of mind as the car is new to me, all is well, with new dv, pcv, coil packs, plugs with full service done its at healthy 45k 8yr old vrs. They've done a good job and even checked on vcds etc so very thorough

Tricky to mask around but definitely possible with care and patience.I presume that fabia 3 fitment won't fit our fl Octavia? Shame as I would like to do similar on my white fl... They do look good

Did you paint the grill yourself? Very tidy, I've a white fl mk2 and am considering changing the front chrome grill, this does look smart. I'll have to have a butchers on superskoda, did you also get the lower honeycomb part from there? Mine needs replacing at some point.

Mine is being done today at Streetwise Bristol, call and Tim will answer the phone, I'm having additional bits but i think I remember him quoting me £680 for chain and tensioner as a guide. I collect tomorrow. Hope this helps.

I fully agree with what you say, unfortunately I myself have no way of testing and after two visits to the respected indy garage who I can't normally fault in Bristol I've got to find somewhere else who can look deeper. The guys at Retro Resus came from TSR Performance a few years ago and are currently at Brands Hatch, I need to call again Friday when Tom is back from racing to discuss. My car isn't mapped at the moment but had planned on stage 1, this now looks far away. They don't open in a Saturday so will need a day off work to drop it in once they can find a slot for me, hopefully sooner than later then go from there Cheers

I only drive a few miles each day but do need the car, only bought it on the 11th June, previous owner after another chat on the phone still claims the car has been completely fault free in the 2 years of his ownership and gets quite abusive at the suggestion that there was something wrong with the car when he sold it to me... When driving, there is no noticable chain noise, no backfiring or popping to suggest it's possibly jumped a tooth etc, It feels wrong to me though, too high pitched, no definitive boost although it's there it seems weak and I hate turning the ignition at the moment until someone can fit me in.... I could take it back to the Indy in Bristol and get the chain and tensioner done possibly next week but I dont know if there is any damage done and would they be able to investigate this? Cost i have no idea? Ive already spent £750 since buying the car. And I don't know if this will cure the problem. Retro Resus will find out but I'm looking at sometime middle of August to get booked in. What a fine mess

So quick update, full service completed including new DV, PCV, Plugs and Coil Packs too. Indy garage have experienced the excessive boost/air intake or over revving at light throttle low speeds and tell me they can find no actual fault with the car. It is well under power, gets worse once fully warmed up and last Saturday while waiting to get the car cleaned at Systemclenz I turned the ignition on to move the car forward a bit and there was a horrible noise, most likely the chain, I feared the worse but had to re start it and it's not done it since, nor any noise on turning off. I'm waiting on booking in elsewhere for another opinion, Retro Resus, they're good but busy, i need to ascertain if there's any damage or can I just get the chain and tensioner changed.....

Thanks for passing on your knowledge, it may not be this then, we'll see. I keep going back to the invoice I found from the previous owner dated 29.03.18 where he took it to his garage to carry out a diagnostic. It reads "fault found was air leak to inlet manifold, system reset" charged £28 no remedial work done, I presume he meant to remove this from the papers he gave me. At the very top right corner of the air intake manifold it appears not to be completely sealed together, not sure if tthis is causing a leak orr even if itt may be runner flaps coked up? Could these give me my symptoms? Only when fully warmed up?

Cheers This is my 1st vrs so unfamiliar with the engine note but had an Audi a3 8p 2.0 tfsi and that was so much more noisy and tappety. The car is booked in again for next Thursday to investigate the fault and check if the wastegate is sticking, it's odd that the possible overboost and limp mode only occur when driven for a good while and everything is fully hot. Then we're looking at changing the chain and tensioner too, unsure if they're related issues....hope it survives until then as i need it

Hope it's not chain slip, I've only had the car a week, it drives fine unless I've been out in it for say 30 mins then it's not as responsive and lacks power, I've a quote today from my independent garage for changing the chain and tensioner £680

So an update on my issue. The car has today been into a trusted indy specialist garage in Bristol for a full service, also changed DV and PCV as a precaution while it was there, they found no fault codes and had 2 people test drive the car and found no faults, they also confirmed the clutch is fine, or at least they found no play in the DMF and couldn't get it to slip. I collect the car and drive home to Weston-super-Mare. Mixture of A road and M5, the car is boosting much better and I presume the change of the above items has cured the issue. Journey home takes over an hour with no issues. I park on the drive for 20 mins or so and pop out again, 2nd gear.....damn it's back! It's like overboost? Lack of power again. I've double checked all hoses etc and can't see anything wrong, this only happens when the car has had a good run or is really hot, but it's inconsistent, once it starts it's usually there whenever I put my foot down but just occasionally it seems ok. How do I get the garage to test for the fault when there are no codes? I've been reading some of the threads on sticky vanes, could this be it? It's 8 years old but done just 45k, Im unsure how it's been driven by the 2 previous owners. Any pointers would be welcome. I'm booking back in soon to get the chain and tensioner done as a precaution too as I'd like to keep this a few years but need it boosting correctly. Sorry for the gurt long drivel

Yes, I've thought about the clutch too, it's possible, the rev counter doesn't rise but you can hear the increase in engine speed even at 25mph between 2nd and 3rd gear it's climbing, it seems to be worse when fully warmed up if that makes any difference. In amongst the paperwork and invoices I had from the previous owner was a receipt fir a diagnostic and code reset, it just said fault found air leak to inlet manifold and reset. No work done to rectify anything and only 40 miles on the clock prior to selling, si I presume he knew about it and lied to me when I asked if there had been any issues. This wasn't noticable on my test drive of 10 mins it drove ok, gets worse once warm

Oh cars done 45k with fsh for what it's worth. No ideas before it goes in the garage tomorrow???

Hi, I've a 2010 2.0 tfsi recently purchased which has started showing a lack of power and increased engine speed. In 2nd or 3rd gear at reasonably low speeds at say 2500 revs when gently accelerating there iis not much forward motion, the rev counter doesn't increase greatly but you ccan hear the engine speed increasing, it's as if I'm pressing my right foot down hard but I'm not. My wife who doesn't drive asks me why I'm not changing gear, well it's not me doing this. I've got the car booked in on weds at an Indy local to me I trust and know the usual suspect items like DV, PCV. check for boost leaks etc, I'm hoping obviously it's one of these as it would be fairly cheap, I'm also worried it could be more serious and costly like Clutch, Dmf or turbo? Any thoughts could be helpful cheers Clive

shame you're so far away and I only saw this today... as i'm in Somerset it's a bit of a trek but I would have maybe made an effort for the right dollar hope the trade in went well, let me know who it was with (PM) be interesting to see what they pitch it at Clive

Hi has this now sold?

Thanks bigjohn lots of good info there, tbh with this and the possible timing chain issues I'm somewhat sceptical now about looking to purchase another Octavia especially a TSI. I'll have about 7k Prefer petrol. Just selling Subaru Legacy GT Spec B

Anyone comment? the trim surrounding the exhaust is pretty tarnished, much like a diesel might get but this is a 65K 1.8 TSI with full service history apparently, it can't be just dirt, looks as if it's exhaust emissions contaminated the silver trim, but what would do this? I take it it's not normal? Looking at photo's of other 1.8 tsi's online I can't see this at all just don't want to walk into issues.... cheers

Hi I'm possibly looking soon to purchase this Scout 1.8 TSI, well it's on my shortlist anyway, just noticed from the online photos that there appears to be some heat damage to the trim from the exhaust, it's discoloured anyway, should this be something I need to be asking specific questions about regarding the engine etc? The car in question is a 2010 1.8 TSI with 2 owners full history and 65k, it looks clean form the photos but as yet I've not been to look at it. Any pointers on this would be most helpful cheers.

Cheers Budget if pre xmas probably 50 to 70, the cd auto changer hasn't worked anyway for a year now, even with a replacement I got of here, I had the usual leak in the boot compartment where it is housed from the washer jet hose coming off which I have fixed, I've removed it all and cleaned all the connections with IPA etc but although I have power to the unit and it plays the discs the sound is like a dying badger and completely distorted. The replacement is the same so I can only presume the male connection from the loom is damadged somehow. Yes i'm happy with a unit to allow me to download music or burn cd's etc, if it had a single cd too that would be good as we do have a few. I'm 47 so my collection is mostly cd based but that can be changed. If someone else had changed their mk 1 original stereo and were happy with what they had then this is sort of what I was edging towards I suppose, some good review to a unit I could aim to get with bluetooth maybe and be android compatible as me and the Mrs both have LG G3's, not Iphones. thanks again, I'm a tad out of date when it comes to car stereo's aren't I ?

Our Symphony HU is working but no cd changer anymore as it just won't work, bought a used replacement but no good so it's time to upgrade, what with small people an all I can't stretch to a new unit at the moment, maybe in a few months after chrimbo, so looking for any suggestions as to what to look out for on the used market which would be more up to date and an easy fit so no double din units. I miss my music, so if suggestions point towards saving for a new unit and then speakers so be it but it may take a while any help or pointers would be welcome ta very much Clive

of course, yep, cheers for that, most helpful...current circumstances don't allow for a new head unit, i'm trying to improve what I have with what I can, I suggest if you can't be of any help then just do one pal!

Is the plug easily opened to clean the pins and connections in both male and female sections? Sent from my LT30p using Tapatalk

I presume the pin connections in the plugs are identical, I did call my local steadlership who said there was no reason why they should be paired up with specific Head Units and should be just a plug and go unit, I posted this question last week in the ICE section but had no answers, hmmmm, do I splash out on a used changer which may not work anyway? to be honest, I can't afford to change the HU at the moment as other commitments on the car come first so this was hopefully a quick and cheapish fix to keep me going, i'll see how much the changer is going to cost before, as I say I do have power to my existing changer, it loads and checks all cd's but playback is stutterred and the sound isn't very nice as there is no music just more like a scratched record throughout the whole disc, mechanically ok but something obviously very wrong with the lazer or similar, I presume and hoping that it's the changer which is damaged (probably through water) rather than the plugs/loom, fingers crossed.