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  1. Hi Pisco... you just beat me to it !... will forward your reply ! thanks
  2. OK.. Guys... thanks for the information... I was asking for someone else...... and apparently he forgot to mention it is an estate car he has... and also the MK KK in the original post was supposed to read MKII ! ! ! .. (typo ) From what "Chorlton" says in the previous post...it seems that they are not compatible anyway ! ..
  3. As the title says... will a MKi Roof rack bars fit a MKKK Fabia 1.6 > If not , is there an easy fix, like removing the clamps and bending them? or changing the bolts ? Any tips or tricks would be useful,..... Thanks..
  4. Thanks to all for the input on this.... Skoda Fabia SE 1.6 TDI CR105 reg 2011 . Just had a letter from Skoda, saying they are now ready to do the NOx work, and to make a booking...... Have heard scary stories for the past couple of years about this "fix"... and today I saw an article on the Daily Mail site... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4687386/Thousands-owners-complain-cars-losing-power.html#reader-comments That made me have a serious re-think, and come on here to check what others have found out, etc. It is now Wednesday 12 July 2017 time 20:28 ( uk local time )... and I have just watched the "Watchdog" report about this "fix" and the problems it has caused... during the report, there was a short piece about the transport select committee grilling the VW boss about it... to which he variously denied that these problems were anything to do with the work carried out or the fix.... The Transport Secretary ( I think that`s who it was, ) in charge, said she was not happy with his answers......... An Audi owner was on the forecourt "plaza" outside the BBC and he reported that he had had problems ever since the work had been carried out... an apparently, independent testing before and after the "fix" showed that the car was, indeed, showing a lack of power after the fix, and that the EGR valve was working extra hard and could fail at any time. An added incentive for me to cancel my booking came from the guy who was in the back seat....(* I think the reporter introduced him as from some car trading magazine like Autotrader, ( sorry wasn`t really listening to that intro )...) but he was adamant that if he had a VW car that was called in for this work, he would not have it done.... it is NOT mandatory, he said... Therefore,... with all that evidence against having the work carried out, I am now going to Email my Skoda Dealership, and tell them to cancel the appointment.. I bought the car, from a Skoda Dealership, 3 years ago, with 60,000 miles on the clock, it now has 91,000 on the clock.... I regularly get over 60mpg from recording mileage travelled on the receipts at "fill up" ( I "brim fill " so I know the fuel level is the same each time I fill )... and work out the mpg The car has performed extremely well, and I am not going to jeopardize that to satisfy the ego of the VW management. I shall sleep well tonight.......
  5. Having read a couple of posts below..... Open Bonnet.... put bonnet stay in position. Use cross head screwdriver to remove two screws from air filter housing. Carefully lever out airfilter housing from under two clips (on left side) but pull housing to right side. Raise airfilter housing so that access can be gained to underneath air filter. Locate the pipe end sticking out from the bulkhead re-attach the pipe that is hanging down to the aforementioned pipe check the rear washer is working..... if so... replace air filter housing in the reverse order of removal. close bonnet.... go and wash your hands.... ! Job done (about 5 minutes)
  6. Fabia 1.9 SDI 2001. My rear screen washer is not working, the front ones do, and when I push the rear wash wipe lever, I can hear the motor for the pump running... I seem to recall this happening a long time ago, just after an oil and filter change.... Can anyone point me in the direction of the pipe connection to the washer pump, that "maybe" under the bonnet somewhere? Or, and alternative reason why it isn`t working.... (I don`t think the jet is blocked !) Thanks in advance.....
  7. Hi guys, Fabia 1.9 diesel sdi. Y reg 2001 112,000 on clock Was getting 64mpg 4 years ago when I bought it, including driving in Wales, bendy and hilly roads, Now getting a regular 60mpg, general motoring around town, short journeys... get similar on m/way long journeys..... only true way to check out mpg is as follows.... Fill tank to brim. note mileage. drive for about 250/300 miles. re-fill tank to brim. note trip mileage. note also litres on petrol station pump. divide number of litres by 4.5 (to give number of gallons) divide mileage from trip recorder by number of gallons.... (use calculator ! !) that gives the TRUE overall MPG. relying on electronics in the car can be "unreliable" for various reasons.
  8. O.K. thanks for all your replys and suggestions.... much appreciated...Glad to know it isn`t something I should worry too much about..... actually quite like the smell..... but.... always wondered what caused it .. Consider this thread closed..... unless..... someone knows different ! !! Thanks guys...
  9. How easy is that to do? Have seen other posts where you just pull the rubber seals away, and then the headlining comes down..... Is it really that easy? I probably won`t need to take it all the way down, I presume....
  10. So, do I have to climb on the roof to get at the screw? Is it inside the rubber base, presumably holding it down to the roof? Is it a Philips (cross slot) or a star shape head? Any other help you can give?
  11. I don`t have it on my "basic" "classic" model.... (the air conditioning..... )
  12. Replaced the power steering pump at same time as power steering rack failed... .... no symptoms of failure
  13. Just checking, some people don't know how to check oil or change a wheel /\ Apology accepted.
  14. It is not the brakes.... I know when they are hot, and recognise the burning smell from there.... have holidays in Wales, and revel in the steep mountain tracks,....Have been driving for 45 years, and do not "ride the clutch" Next one.... No. it isn`t the windscreen wash.... (or were you joking?) Next one.... No. I do not get a shock when I get out..... I think I am a brighter spark than you.. No. I do not use talc, or own a dyson either...
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