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Hi, I am posting this in the hope it may help another member having the same trouble. During December my car went into the dealers to have a new ABS unit fitted, upon return, unfortunately it was found that after a weekend's worth of motorway driving with both wife and baby daughter on board that the o/s front brake had been incorrectly connected causing this to lock up when the ABS was fired. Obviously the implications of this dont bare thinking about but luckily the ABS wasnt needed during these journeys and the fault was only discovered by myself on my works car park on monday morning during the snow we had. The dealer then refitted the unit correctly this time. Since then the car developed a pronounced pull to the o/s, upon returning to the dealers I was told it wasnt anything to do with the work carried out and was probably a tracking issue. Had car 4 wheel aligned all was spot on, returned to the dealer who also had this checked and found the same. Checked car over and couldnt find what was causing the problem on two occasions, again I was told nothing they had touched could have caused the problem. This week the car was returned to dealers for 3 days, got the car back today and problem has been fixed. Apparently the steering is computer controlled and somehow the values have been changed by a few degrees to give more assistance on one side, thus the car thinking it was pulling to the left was compensating to the right. All had been fine for the 40000 miles prior to the ABS job. Needless to say the dealer couldn't explain how this had happened and in fact seemed oblivious that you could actually alter these values (Skoda UK suggestion perhaps).

Genuinely thanks for your replies. Sorry if I've offended anyone but I've asked for help before without any replies back, a bit of "prompting" this time to a "boring thread" seems to have got some results. I'll have to see what the dealer says tomorrow but to be fair I hav'nt much faith in them after they gave me the car back originally with the ABS unit incorrectly fitted causing 3 wheels to "anti-lock" and one to "lock up" under heavy braking, this was only noticed when I took it back after the weekend and suggested something was wrong. As for the bottom of the car, I've yet to deceide

Yet again I am overwhelmed by your responses to a genuine problem by one of your members, should have asked what colour I should paint the bottom of my car I'd have had hundreds of replys by now !!!!!!

Hi, After a trip to the dealers for a new A.B.S. control unit last friday my vRS now has a pull to the right. For 40000 miles it has driven straight and true and so is now very annoying. I have had the car's tracking checked with a full report and this is fine. Tyre pressures are all correct. Dealer had a quick look this afternoon and cant see anything obvious also rotated the tyres corner to corner and checked non of the brakes were binding. The car is due back at the dealers on wednesday for a full check up but I was wondering if anyone else has had this occuring. Any ideas????????

Good point however it doesnt matter how short your journey, once regen starts it will continue until the soot is burnt off. If you do 10 x 1 mile journeys during the cycle it will still try to regen, the ECU doesnt know how long your journey is going to be. Also doing 40 miles a day doesnt guarantee you wont get regeneration of some sort, I'm not talking about the full "light illuminated on the dash and reduced power" regen (this only occurs once the soot level builds up to a certain level in the filter), this is more of a mild cycle to prevent build up in the first place. There is a post somewhere regarding the actual % soot in the filter and what the ECU does to rectify it. Over the last 2 years my fans have ONLY ever stayed on after the engine has been switched off during one of these "mild regens" and I have never suffered from a flat battery because of this. If you are still concerned then you are best to take the car back to your dealer for a check over.

Hi, This is perfectly normal and is in fact part of the current Diesel Particulate Filter's regeneration cycle, you may also notice a nasty plasticy burning smell coming from the exhaust and the idle speed running slightly higher than normal. This will occur once every so often to burn off the soot particles trapped in the filter. The fans stay on to help reduce the increased temperature of the exhaust gases needed to burn this soot off. Hope this helps. Jon

Average on trip computer about 39 MPG this is worst case I reckon you will get on road based on full beans mainly urban driving.

I think I'd agree with this, I have the 6000k hids-direct fitted and although they look the business I often wonder if I should have gone more OEM (4300/5000k) as they can attract a bit of attention from people as they are a little on the blue side of white. Ive been running these for nearly 12 months now and have had no issues with distracting fellow motorists or the kit, fitting is easy on the Octy as you can remove the headlight units from the car for fitting, I fitted the same to an E-class Merc and it was a bit of a struggle I can tell you due to poor access. I was told by hids-direct that fitting the ballasts in the clear plastic boxes on the rear of the headlight unit was'nt such a good idea as the heat generated by the ballasts could cause them to overheat if enclosed and so have fitted mine to the rear of these boxes using 3M'S VHB double sided tape just to be on the safe side.

Its the DPF on its regeneration cycle, idle speed is increased during this and you will probably also notice a nasty burning smell around the back of the car when you park up. Its all perfectly normal although strangely some dealer's service depts are still unaware of this cycle.

Hi, I have a vRS 2.0 cr that does the same, I believe the car is meant to hold the revs until you come to a stop with the new cr engines, dont know why but they do it. As regards the engine running at 1000rpm you will find this is part of the Diesel Particulate Filter's (DPF) normal regeneration cycle ,as are the cooling fans running like mad when you switch off sometimes after a short journey. Once the cycle is finished the car will return to its 750-800 rpm idle speed. My dealer's service manager didnt even know about this when I first asked about it, only found out by doing a bit of research on the net myself. Really all this should be explained on delivery thus preventing worried owners thinking there is something wrong. If you are still concerned take the car back to the dealers and ask them.

Update Car went to dealers last Thursday, for 2 days, on advice of SUK for the "E.G.R. valve to be blanked off" to see if this had any bearing on the vibration. Typically despite happening constantly since August, even during dealer scrutiny, and after approx. 4000 miles the vibration seemed to have stopped a few days before this latest dealer visit. Dealer replaced the gasket on the E.G.R. for a thicker/ modified one anyway. So far so good, not sure if car has fixed itself over time or it was my imagination and the gasket has cured it. Will keep you posted on the longevity of this "fix".

I had this on my headlamps too, try unclipping and opening the rear of the headlight units ( as if you were to change a bulb) and leaving the bonnet on the latch for a few hours or overnight if possible, this should clear the condensation naturally. Mine has'nt happened since. Not sure about the fog lights though.

Hi, yes I've done one of these conversions on my Mk2 vRS, very easy to do and works well with no error messages. Make sure you get the right kit as the first one I tried I had problems with the old blown bulb warnings. Try my earlier tread for details on the correct kit - http://briskoda.net/octavia-ii/after-market-hid-conversion/152552/.

Latest Update Have now been contacted by the dealer and told that Skoda have looked at the engine data supplied and suggest that the vibration may have something to do with the EGR valve/system. Dealer now wants the car for 2 days to check this possibility out. Hope this is finally a solution and not another wasted trip to the dealers.