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I'm also new to Android Auto. Had it about 2 weeks. The speed limits only seem to come on screen when in navigation mode. I will also try Waze.
Would anyone know if there is a way of changing the default app that opens when Android Auto starts up? I've looked in the settings in both the app and onscreen and cannot see anything obvious. Would be nice for Google Maps not to open every time.
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3 minutes ago, gm73 said:
Belt driven waterpump. I had my cambelt and waterpump changed by a local independent garage for £350. Make sure they use Gates which is the same as the original belt.
Thank you, for clarifying. I thought £490 seemed steep!
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14 minutes ago, gm73 said:
The car actually has three water pumps. There's the traditional water pump which turns with the timing belt and an electronic one at the front, I'm not sure where the third one is. I've had to change two. The electronic one cost me £100 to replace, the pump itself was £85 and took the mechanic 10 minutes.
There definately is an electronic coolant pump in addition to the belt driven pump. As above, mine's lodged a fault code so I had it replaced...turned out it was a broken wire as the code came back. It's commonly known as coolant pump B and the fault code is P261a. You're correct in saying that they're trying to bull**** him as that one obviously won't need changed.
On a standard cam belt change, which of the pumps are changed? Or is it all of them?
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4 minutes ago, varaderoguy said:
That's a new one. Electric Waterpump. Errr - no - its belt driven - ie mechanically driven.
Would avoid places that try to B/S you like that - if they are trying to extract more money from you at the outset, what's their service going to be like?
Thank you @varaderoguy - I'll be sure to ring around!
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I was wondering of the good folk of Briskoda use private/secure email accounts. I'm trying to wake to privacy issues, and seemingly Gmail is good for scraping emails, and directing adverts etc.
I am not a teccie nor understand how private email providers work - curious as to a reputable provider that easy to use and not too expensive. I have just signed up to a couple of trials - Proton Mail and Mailbox.org. I'm more interested in the lack of tracking by tech companies, rather than full encryption etc.
Many thanks.
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I have a 2016 Octavia with 48k miles on the clock. Called my local indy Skoda garage and was told it is definitly every 5 years. Advised that the 2016 model has an electric water pump {no idea}, thus, more expensive - quoted £490 for the cambelt & pump replacement. I will ring around for a couple of more quotes.
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On 23/01/2021 at 13:27, lesw1975 said:
few months ago started getting white bits from vents but quite a lot which covers my dash and door panels, so far have done a vent bomb, put the foam through the unit behind the filter (filter is fine by the way), blew an airline through all the vents, check nothing loose letting particles in.
all this done and still the same, my reckoning is it must be something already in the system as the filter is fine, ive been to a local vw/skoda repair shop who are stumped, been to local air con specialist who not sure, i have read maybe coming from the evaporator unit ??? i love the car and plan to keep long term but cant put up with this issue any longer, i know to check the evaporator is a big job but willing to pay to solve the problem, smaller repair places are a bit unwilling to complete such a big job so i think i have to bite the bullet and go to local dealer no matter the cost!!!
any help or advise appreciated before i spend a fortune ?????
I have been experiencing the same issue in a 2016 Octavia. New pollen filter made no difference.
Prior to losing sleep over a big job - today I emailed a local garage that specialisies in air-con servicing and auto electrics. Used them for years, and trust what they suggest. Hoping that they have experienced this before as its really annoying!
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I've had a similar issue with Dunlop SportMaxx tyres. I had a response from their customer services team which suggested it was cosmetic and not a structural thing. Long story short, I'm changing the tyres this next week or so. Funnily enough I was going to Bridgestone.
I found an article on another forum which suggested some modern tyres are prone to cracking. Not sure of that is correct.
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The updated app is getting a beating on the Android Play Store. Some belting reviews.
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On 25/08/2020 at 15:26, Rustynuts said:
Just got the new Firefox Mobile app this morning. It's awful
The end.
Agreed. Something is going wrong at Firefox. They are losing ground on rivals.
I've deleted that app, and stopped using the web browser. Moved over to Edge which is very quick and slick to use.
If you are concerned about privacy - The Duck Duck Go mobile browser is very good.
This is an interesting watch.
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We are currently in need of a second car. I have owned a diesel Octavia for a number of years, and would prefer another Skoda.
The car will be for the school runs, supermaket trips and taking the dog out and about. Fabia's and Roomsters seem ideal. However, I've never owned one of the smaller petrol engines. There are loads on Autotrader etc. Part of my brain tells me to get another diesel - but will probably not be needed for the amount of miles that will be covered.
Have a budget of around £2.5k, so a car around 10 years of age seems to fit that. Just wondered if the smaller 1.2 petrols are a decent engine for small cars covering small amounts of mileage. Any advice would be appreciated.
Many thanks.
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In all honesty, I have been really pleased with the performance of the Sportmaxx RT tyres. Like many have commented, the cracks are not ideal. Out of curiosity thought I would email Dunlop with some photos to see if they have any thoughts. Let's see if they reply or come back with any comments.
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8 hours ago, NJRJ said:
The size of your crack matters, big cracks are never a good thing, how old are your tyres, check the sidewall, date code is a 4 figure code in an oval, in the format of wwyy, so ww is week of production (in the year), and yy the year, most tyre sellers will say 5 years is 'too old', obviously better tyre dealers will say usage/UV exposure/standing time unused/how they look matters (much) more. Photo?
The tyres were manufactured in the 48th week of 2018. The small cracks appear to work out from the centre grip to the outer edge of the tyre.
I bought the car a year ago, and saw a receipt stating that the Dunlop's were fit in February 2019.
The rears are the same model of Sportmaxx, manufacturered late 2015. This would mean that they are the original tyres. Having just gone over 46k, I don't think they have done too badly. They have the same small cracks as the front. I assumed it was a Dunlop thing as I've not had this brand of tyre before.
The rears from 2015 will be changed in the next couple of months. Based on the fact that they have lasted 5 years, tempted to get more Dunlop's. However, if the cracking is a manufacturing thing will go for a different brand.
Have historically used Hankook, tempted to go back to them. Will change the rears, and if the cracking impacts upon the tyres per se, will get all 4 swapped.
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On 29/07/2020 at 11:18, tommygards said:
Hi all,
I had some Dunlop SportMaxx tyres fitted about 6 months ago, all four tyres (225/40/R18). My car recently developed a 'humming' noise from the back of the car that sounded like both wheel bearings were going. I had it checked out and it turns out that the rubber compound of the tyres appears too soft for the car and the compound / tread is flattening, causing this humming noise. The garage said they've had it with these tyres with Audi's etc too and recommends to avoid them.
Whilst cleaning the car last night I noticed small cracks in these tyres that run from the tread to the edge of the tyre. There isn't any noise from the tyres - just wondered if these cracks are normal for Dunlop's?
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6 minutes ago, Carlston said:
91W can be replaced with 94W, 91Y or 94Y.
You might do this if 91W isn't available in the tyre brand and model that you want.
For example, Vredestein Quatrac Pro isn't available in 91W but is available in 94V and 94Y. So you would choose 94Y in this case.
https://www.autodoc.co.uk/tyres/vredestein-8714692347313-ap22545017yqpra02
https://www.vredestein.co.uk/car-suv-van/tyre-finder/tyres/product/1/225/45/17/1656-quatrac-pro
Thank you @Carlston for your clear explanation. The options have just opened up!
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Hello all,
Apologies if this is a silly question, I know very little about tyres.
My 2016 Octavia requires a couple of tyres for the rear. They are 225/45/r17 91w. Doing the ususal searches: Blackcircles etc.
Hoping for some guidance whether it is safe and not too reckless to choose tyres that are not 91w? I've noticed that there can be variance in price and performance say between a 91w and a 91y tyre. Is it ok to change a w rating for y tyre etc, or is it best just to stick with a like for like rating?
Many thanks.
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Interesting thread. Liewise, I bought a 2016 Octavia and it had 4 Dunlop Sportmaxx tyres. The rear, I asssume are the original. Dated the 50th week of 2015. To be fair they seem reasonable tyres. Need to change the rears and were considering buying 2 more. Having said that, ASDA tyres have some good prices for Bridgestone and Goodyears.
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1 hour ago, jjc said:
How about this got 4 x today 🙂
from Euro Car Parts
Fantastic bargain. Don't suppose it mentions that's it's ok with fan jet systems?
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My car is in the garage next week for the rear nozzle unblocking for the second time. The mechamic said it needs Skoda screenwash to avoid it happening again. This is new to me. I see on ebay that VAG screenwash is available - all good for fan jets. Just wondered if there is any real difference between the VAG stuff and the Quantum?
Many thanks.
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On 07/06/2020 at 10:13, skomaz said:
Thanks both. All installed and up and running now
I'm in a similar position as to you were - I would like one email client for multiple accounts. How are you finding Thunderbird? Can you have 1 inbox for all accounts?
I've never used it before, and there seems to be a lot of love for it. Although it appears to have a dated interface from the screen shots I've seen.
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2 hours ago, Tilt said:
If anyone has any advice on setting up the new machine (when it arrives) I would be most appreciative.
Mostly security wise. At least I still have this computer to use this time to help, unlike last time as the motherboard got fried on previous Hp
Aside from the obvious Internet Security software, and the settings like you have in the link - always good to think about which browser you are going to use.
I have a big thing about trackers and the like. I mainly use Brave, and occasionally Firefox. Both have extensions on to help reduce ads, trackers and other sneaky things. I'm sure it could spark a whole new discussion on which browser to use. Aside from security - important to consider your privacy too.
This is video gives a decent overview of such issues.
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1 hour ago, camelspyyder said:
I just put Win10 on a 2009 (yes 11 year old) dell 1525 dual pentium and it runs perfectly. It was even a free upgrade because the ex-Toshiba harddrive in the machine had licenced OEM Win7 on it.
Cant believe an ex-Vista laptop still works so well. Why buy new? Save your money. This is a 15.6 inch wide-screen Windows 10 machine for 0 (zero) pounds. It's no good for gaming, but for surfing and Office it's ideal, and it's much faster running 10 than it was with 7. Probably wouldn't try it with a much lower spec though. 2x 2.13Ghz Pentium. 2GB Ram. seems just enough for 32-bit Windows.
I have an old 15.6" HP kicking around. I've also considered bringing it back to life. 120GB SSD can be bought for £15. Pop it in and hopefully it will run nicely. It has 8gb of RAM. Was thinking that £15 would be cheaper than buying a new laptop.
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On 02/01/2020 at 17:07, Tilt said:
Have asked advice before but asking for any updated advice from those in the know as i need to finally take the plunge and purchase new computer.
Fairly set on 15.6" windows 10 laptop as not very technically minded and at least i'm used to windows via windows 7 platform.
Prefer to spend max £400 ish. I like Asus and HP as had these before (X53E and HP Pavilion) but willng to look at others.
Obviously looking for the best / most i can get for the money. Thoughts on this...........
or other recommendations worth looking at will be gratefully received.
Also recommendations / links where to look.
Cheers guys.
I'm in a similar position to yourself + a similar budget. I have been mooching around Laptops Direct at their refurbished. sadly, other than Amazon, Argos and Currys I've struggled to find anything exciting.
I'm starting to look at Chromebooks. No experience of them. It would be a second computer, and I can just about live with Chrome as a browser. There does seem to be decent reviews of Office products via the Android and Chrome stores - should you need word.
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1 minute ago, langers2k said:
For Android Auto, it'll need plugging in via USB.
If you just want calls and music, BT should be fine.
Brilliant - thank you for your response!
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