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Genoa1893

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    Octy Mk3 2.0 VRS TDI Estate 4x4

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  1. It happened that I kindly answered I would have taken my car back without letting them work on it! I must say they were anyway very friendly and even topped the coolant for free. Then I happily drove back to Italy (I mean +450Km) and - apart from stopping several times to top it up - I had no whatsoever hint of overheating of water nor of oil. Water temp raised progressively to 90°C and holded, maximum oil temp I saw (I kept monitoring water and oil temp) was 107°C while climbing the mountains but the temperature was clearly under car control, and typically was around 100°C (perfect value, would say). This morning she's recovered in a Skoda garage in Italy. For sure this pump (?) failure didn't kill the car.
  2. Car is 2018, just 83K kilometers (just 51K miles). Two weeks ago while I was in Switzerland a low level for coolant blinked on my dashboard. I topped it and after a while I got the same warning and indeed no coolant enough. It was detected the famous leak of the water pump. The engine oil was just warm (always less than 100°C) She was brought to an official Skoda dealer in Frauenfeld (CH) which "offered" water pump, belt and even screws replacement for an astonishing 2500 CHF (2200 GBP). No comment...
  3. Tried this afternoon, I found that linear behavior for throttle pedal was already configured. I got errors I could not clear when I tried changing the front assist to Audi suggested by the video, so I rolled back to the original one (for ACC) while keeping the audi mod for the engine and no errors... I also configured increased traction, disabled the rough road "optimization" and set XDS to aggressive w/no errors. Driven gently, it's hard to spot the difference. I could not yet stomp my foot, but so far so good.
  4. Sorry if it has perhaps been requested one million times, but is the mod for the VRS like this one?
  5. Thanks for your answer. Sadly I couldn't find anything... the phone is supposed to ring (i.e it is not muted), but after pairing I keep getting no sounds from the car speakers (nor from the phone itself).
  6. Hi all, it seems I can't be gifted with ANY ringing tone when my new Oneplus 6t is paired to latest bolero via BT. This is a mess since it's supposed the driver stares at the street and NOT at the dashboard to see IF anybody is calling... More, the user profile info provide no options for choosing/modifying the ring tone, and get one different from silence. No whatsovere support from Oneplus, of course. Am I alone with such an issue? I've previously used Samsung, both with OEM os and with LineageOS, AND IT WORKED flawlessly. Now, I'd rather try LG G7 thinq. Any Bluetooth issues around?? Thanks,
  7. Same here on latest Bolero, a Octy MkIII, and a 6T... I guess Oneplus is to blame. This is the first and last Oneplus for me...
  8. I too think the mobile is the culprit, there. I've an old s4 and AA works fine, way better than my previous Amundsen, honestly.
  9. Great roads there, and nice landscape to drive and walk or climb. For CUNA engine, Tim from opieoils suggested me to use the Titan Race Pro C3 5w-30. https://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-89826-fuchs-titan-race-pro-c3-5w-30-fully-synthetic-engine-oil.aspx
  10. On non DSG this was the recommended practice. I would stick to high rev suggestions, too.
  11. @Offski, thanks for raising up the haldex oil subject, I was thinking of refreshing it too ! About the specs, in my previous Octavia (PD170, CR150) I always topped up and changed oil, staying within specs. I want an oil that protects my car when "stretching her legs", can't see the reason why save a couple quid on oil which is essential to car proper running, this at least IMO. And I agree with you I bet they are not bothered at all (that's why I don't necessarily trust factory recommendations, and can't trust at all Long Life) @BATVANVRS If I read well, I think that 5w-40 would be a little too thick at "normal" ambient temperature, at least for a new engine. I fear it might impair engine fluidity, at some degree, at least. Thanks for feedback
  12. @BATVANVRS Thanks for your genuine opinion and great suggestion about the Briskoda parts section. I was just reading opieoils and looking at that Motul. I'm perfectly fine when I'm told that different oils may result very similarly (this is a forum, and I asked for feedback and opinion, not to hear "Yes, you're wright") but any chemical engineer will laugh at sentences negating the sometimes huge differences among oils, although complying to same standards. Thanks for sharing
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