bonzobee1

My car certainly was not running without oil until the oil pump chain snapped (like yours I suspect). I agree with you that the oil starvation and the subsequent engine damage came about because of the chain snapping. Expensive failure (at least yours is still in warranty) - keep going at Skoda because I think there is some sort of a fault with these oil pumps going on out there - tell them that we are both thinking of buying a Toyota as a consequence of their oil pumps - Toyotas may have more recalls and more hassle but may be cheaper than what we have.... LOL

Thanks guys for all your posts - it just looks as though I have been unlucky as I have still not found anyone who has heard of an oil pump chain breaking.... I've now had the engine rebuilt with a replacement short block and I haven't got anything useful out of Skoda UK and in return I don't have anything good to say about them - I have felt insulted by some of their insinuations about failure to maintain my car or about 'not supporting the brand'. Moral to this expensive tale is: "If the dashboard oil warning light comes on - stop immediately and investigate" Apparently I might have heard the broken chain rattling when starting up the engine, though somehow I think not....

Has anyone heard of an oil pump chain breaking? I have a Fabia 1,4 TDI 55 plate with 66k on the clock. I have been delighted with it and also have another petrol Fabia 1.2 estate. However, several weeks ago I left for work and the diesel's dashboard oil light came on. I pulled in to check everything after driving 500m to where it was safe to stop. Nothing wrong with oil levels so turned for home and engine sized within a further 100m. Needed a new short block and a second mortgage. Cannot get Skoda UK to see that this is not what I would expect after 66k miles on a 55 plate car. Despite me having a full service history (admittedly not at the nearest Skoda dealer - 40 miles away...) they said I must have put the wrong oil in (!??!) or done something else and they could not consider any contribution to the repair (the car was a mere 9 months out of warranty). I apparently have not been 'loyal to the Skoda brand' by getting my car serviced at my local garage (where the mechanics are excellent and I trust them completely). Somewhat insutling as I have two Fabias and used to extol their virtues to anyone who was prepared to listen..... Has anyone else heard of an oil pump chain breaking and if so do you have any idea of the cause? I want to keep my Fabia but want to ensure that this doesn't happen again (cannot afford a third mortgage!) so any advice would be appreciated. Maybe it was just a fualty part and I have been very unlucky.........