Ed.

the part number has rubbed off completely, nothing readable. . Mines the ASV which says is no longer available, the main stealer quoted me a price ( !! ) but would not tell me the part number. . . . thanks for the info, it looks like I need 1JO 971 349 FQ it's just the fuse box end that has degraded ( as well as melting a bit of the fuse box too so will get a new one of those as well) many thanks for the heads up on the ebay seller, that looks to be a good solution !

Hello Folks, Does anyone know the part number for the alternator loom (the one that melts into the battery top fusebox 😮) its for my 2002 1.9 tdi elegance thanks.. . . .

Many thanks for posting all this info and the photos, saved me a lot of grief !!! :clap:

Thanks for writing this post julesandtash, my Octavia (just turned 100,000 miles) stopped working on friday A quick google and your post popped up, fast forward a day and I have fixed it!!!! Turns out all mine was a loose connector on green/black twisted wire on the ignition barrel... Still took ages to get to the connector, but a push in and a dob of superglue to fix it in place and the job is a good'n Thanks again. .

these guys might be worth a go. . . Clutches – Gearboxes – Servicing – Mr Clutch - Home gotta be cheaper than main stealers

Thanks for replies. . . it does sound like a sticky turbo from your replies. . How difficult is it to remove ? (i've got the pdf file containing the cleaning method once off). . I've got access to a pit, but the turbo looks quite unaccessible and daunting to remove. . .

Hi, I’m having intermittent turbo failure on a 2002 1.9TDI Octavia Elegance 110bhp. I know this topic comes round again and again (and i have read the other posts) but hope this will generate some interest ... I’ve just phoned a skoda dealer for a price and advice on error code downloads and they gave me the general impression that on the older Octavias the fault codes can be a bit generic and they would have to set to testing components, something that I would enjoy doing anyway. . . . Symptoms Engine going into limp mode, always on a long hill under load and mostly in 4th gear around 3,000rpm Also, occasionally there is a noise like “a person with a cold taking a sharp intake of breath” 2 or 3 times in succession on acceleration up a hill, this causes engine to back off with each noise, does not coincide with engine going into limp mode though. Action taken so far ·The VNT lever was very stiff and movement seemed limited, I have worked the lever with a dowel rod and a release lubricant and movement has returned, the stiffness seems to be of similar level to our other car (1.9 TDI Octavia Ambiente 90bhp). ·On revving the engine the VNT moves, I have also vacuum tested the long pipe to the turbo which is ok. ·Have swapped the N75 from our ambiente to the elegance car but the valves must be of a different spec as elegance power was very limited with the ambiente N75. ·The N75 valve on the ambiente seems to have a better sound to it, “toc” when I manually sucked the pipes, the elegance one sounded a bit weepy but don’t know if the valve is one way or just restricted flow. I think the ambiente valve let flow both ways, although heavily restricted one way… ·The EGR butterfly valve seems to move freely, and when switching the engine on and off the vacuum plunger moves ok, which moves the VNT up and down ok. (or is that the N75 doing the latter ?) ·Running the engine with the EGR pipe (the one from the top of the EGR to the valve on the bulkhead) disconnected and plugged made no difference, still limped ·I have also cleaned the MAF if that makes any difference. Has anyone got any ideas for further testing ? Where is the MAP sensor and can I do any kind of test ? – is this attached to the inlet manifold ? Any suggestions gratefully received Thanks Ed.

OOOOF ! :eek: He's on a good hourly rate then. . . What's involved and what do you get when you go and get "checked" ?, I've never had to bother with this kind of thing before.

Hello, Does anyone know a good garage for a vag error code download & a bit of good advice in the Matlock, Derbyshire area ? Not a main stealer one tho' . . . . cheers Ed.

I've got a response to my letter from the customer service centre... ".....whilst we make every effort to ensure that our vehicles are manufactured to the very highest standards, we cannot guarantee that components will never require replacement through mileage and / or over time. Had there been any manufacturing or material defects in the spring, they would have most likely become evident in the warranty period. I can also confirm there are no inherent defects in the part..." and as the car is out of the warranty period they can't offer anymore assistance. At least I got a prompt civil reply.

( I posted my letter to skoda on friday, will let you all know if I get a reply. . . . bit of a worry as the missus also owns an octavia, 03 plate, 45k. . . . FYI Cliver, I got the work done at an independant, cost me £200 all in for both sides done and wheels aligned...

mz baghira supermoto and a 250LC in bits. . . I used to use the supermoto all year round till i got the octavia.. mmmm, heaters and no more rain. . . wot a wuss !

yep, same noise as my car, see post "skoda technical services" mine broke at the base of the spring. cost me £200 to have both sides replaced... how many miles has your car done ?

Thanks for that.. The picture shows the length of hairline crack on the surface running towards the centre. (The photo lighting shows the surface rust worse than it really is) When looking at it close up it seems to have broken half way through and stopped, the surface rust is heavier along the top, then since I have had the car (3 mths) there has been knocking in the past few weeks (I thought it was the anti roll bar bushes) but then it suddenly got worse and metallic grating noises were heard on turning corners and bumpy roads. On investigation that evening I found the broken piece in the bottom of the remaining spring. I was looking for an idea of cost to fix using this forum and others when I found a few more octavia's suffering the same problem.

Hello, I've recently had a front coil spring break on my 02 octavia elegance 1.9 Tdi, the car has only done 62k miles ! I've kept the broken bit of spring and you can see a hairline crack running across half of the coil, an obvious fault in the material.. Does anyone have an address for skoda technical services ?. I'm going to write to them showing the material defect, also I will tell them how many posts I have seen on this forum highlighting the regular occurrence of low mileage cars with broken springs. I'm not expecting any financial assistance from skoda but think the info may be of use to them. Cheers Ed.