GreenMachine1.6

Suggest you check your plastic undertrays if you went through deepish water at any speed. We have plenty of bits of plastic littering a local road/sometimes ford😕.

I have a caravan with a mix of bulbs, LED front and side marker lights and a high level LED brake light. The rear lights, brake, running and indicators are old fashioned filament bulbs. I do have a genuine Skoda tow bar wiring loom maybe this helps?

Are you sure they need replacing? I had a MK2 Octavia for 13 years from nearly new and occasionally had "observations" when tested of misting. Sold it with 150K on the clock and original shocks with an MOT from a very picky examiner.

There have been some posts recently about refilling the cooling system on a 1.6. Might be worth a read as it seems there is a special procedure required when refilling the cooling system.

I have a full size wheel ( from a scrap yard) under a variable floor, not a problem with my 2019 octavia estate. Didn't fancy a space saver wheel when towing a caravan.

Activating operation of the sunshade  Read and observe and on page 70 first. If the operation of sunshade is deactivated (e.g. after disconnecting and connecting the battery), then the operation will have to be activated. › Turn on the ignition and set the switch to position  » Fig. 65 on page 71. › Press the button  and hold down. The sunshade opens and closes again after around 10 seconds. › Release the button. The above is from the manual, suggest you look it up as my copy and paste is missing the pictures. It is some time since I did this. I think I had to do it a couple of times before it sorted itself. Basically you are cycling the opening and closing while keeping the button pressed.

I fitted Michelin crossclimate 2s for a variety of reasons and have found them to be reasonably quiet compared to the energy saver tyres. Not a scientific assessment as the old tyres were near their limit.

First thing I did was change the 18s for 16s. I got lucky and sold the 18s for what I paid for a nearly new set of 16s with good tyres. Never regretted it.

I cannot make out the noise from the recording. You said the noise was noticeable when turning and loading the wheel. Bit of a long shot, could it be a stone trapped between the brake disc and shield? I've had a number of these and are the devil's own trying to track them down.

Mine came with 18's, kerbed them in the first week (first time in decades). Changed for 16's. Sale of 18's covered the cost of the 16. Never regretted it, better ride, lower noise(might be the tyres of course) haven't kerbed them in 4 years. With beam axle I was never going to notice a difference in handling😄. Which I did notice moving from IRS.

This might be of interest https://www.comparethemarket.com/car-insurance/content/why-is-car-insurance-expensive/ my insurance has jumped this year.

Any chance there was a diesel spill on the corner?

Interested in your view of CC2s. Recently fitted a set to a FWD MK3 in the hope they would help (not expecting mud plugging performance) towing a caravan on wet camping fields. Sounds like I may have made a good choice.

Personally, I would get an MOT inspector to confirm there are no structural integrity issues and then ignore it.

Maybe a controversial view🤔. If the thieves have mastered the technique of cracking Kessy why steal a Skoda as opposed to a Range Rover or other high value car? Skodas do not appear in the top 15 most stolen car list. I wonder how many Skodas with Kessy on this forum have ever been stolen? At the risk of tempting fate, I like Kessy and I like the idea that Skodas are not a target car. Maybe investigate a Faraday key box?

Small digression, do you know why the inside of the tank after a few years has a brown coating? My Mk2 was clean as a whistle after 15 years.

Stook, can you tell me what the issue is with the coolant not being bright pink please? I am familiar with the teabag issue, are the two connected?

I have a pano roof (which has not yet leaked) but have researched in preparation. Sadly there are many threads on this site, see the Yeti forum. More widely suggest you look at all the VAG sites and other car makers. It seems to be very common.

Happens to me occasionally. Have you tried closing it (using the button) then opening it again? I had mine replaced under warranty as they occasionally juddered when opening in addition to stopping half way up. The replacements are now starting to act up. In hindsight I am not sure I would have an electric tailgate or a panoramic roof on a car I was planning to keep beyond the warranty period.

I assume you have checked the under trays/shields are secure and not hanging down or damaged?

My 2019 1.6 TDI does not have a lid, just a "fabric sleeve". Seem to remember the sleeve is some sort of heat insulator, but I may be wrong.

Phoenixboy, interestingly my long term average is very similar, on longer runs often over 60 and on a few occasions got 70 (according to the computer not a tank fill to fill)

I have a 2019 1.6 dsg diesel with the same noise. I look forward to someone offering some advice, I have been trying to find the source for a couple of years!

You're looking for a piece of gravel/stone trapped between the disc and the shield or around the caliper. It may be difficult to see, the first time it happened to me I ended up having the brake assembly dismantled under warranty. The garage presented me with a piece of gravel highly polished on one side, and a bill for £50, not a manufacturing fault so I had to pay.,

Upside of the 1.6 may be that I get 34 mpg towing, but then maybe it is my sedate approach to towing.