johnmb

Yes it's the ACT ,eco engine ,you could phone Caffyns and ask for a quote , fortunately unlike my previous which was a diesel ,the water pump is on the opposite side ,separate belt so does not have to be done at the same time ,ask for a free courtesy car if you book it in advance otherwise it's a long wait ,they did not charge me ,just be sure to have your driving licence

The Dealer was Caffyns in Ashford ,just off the M20 ,had them do the last 5 years servicing since purchasing it there

My Octavia is a 2017 1.5 petrol came up for the cambelt change in december 2022 70k miles and 5 years , was charged £730 in total ,at a Main Skoda Dealer in Kent and job took about 5 hours , your being quoted over the top

The cambelt was completed in one day dropped off at 9 and picked it up at 1600, the all in price including vat was £729 , they had refilled coolant as well,had it done at Caffyns Ashford Kent .

Purchased the All In 2 Year Plan a week ago after my recent service , did the calculation and it works out no more expensive than the combined service costs plus MOT , payments spread over the 2 years monthly , get the added AA ROADSIDE AND 2 YEAR WARRANTY INCLUDED THOUGH ,and maybe not impacted by any year on year price rise at the dealers , car is 5 years old now so only added cost not covered is the Time Belt , but i knew that .

Mine flashes whilst it is on and then stops when it turns off automaticly , may be just an auto time thing it does , thats what iam assuming

Car is booked in for the Cambelt 7/8 December , will post an update on actual cost and time they took and any other interesting comments , once it is completed

Apparently , having been told yesterday by the Dealer its a 6 to 7 hour job being the ACT engine, have done about 3 so far , and advised having problems costing the job , due the the amount of Time it takes , iam hoping that they would have gained a bit more experience before mine is done in december now ( Quoted £725 ) skoda dealer in Ashford Kent

Well had the service done today at main dealer Skoda 71000 miles/5 Years , needed brake fluid change , MOT , Pollen Filter . Was going to do the Cam Belt , but was told after arriving that as its the 1.5 Engine , they would have to do the Cam Belt another day , indicated they were getting the first few 5 Year old cars in on the 1.5 petrol type, and that the Job was taking them 6 to 7 Hours , They have booked me in again with a free loan car over 2 days in a few weeks time . Was advised that the going price for a normal , non 1.5 engine is circa £550 , but on my model ie 1.5 engine 2017 facelift , they are trying to be realistic and quoted me £725 . So all you owners with a 1.5 Engine , LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BEING QUOTED OR THOUGHT THE PRICE WOULD BE ,Thanks

My 2017 , octavia is due the New Cam Belt next month , its the 1.5 TSI engine , any recomendations where to get it done at an independent in East Kent area . One skoda garage quoted 0ver £900 and another £ 600 , will be having a service as well . Just coming up to 70K miles . Thanks

Surprisingly the warranty cost for the pump replacement was £480 ,

So all fixed under Warranty , on the FL model the Pump is seperate from the Timeing Belt , they did mention that there had been a few cars 4 to 5 in for the same problem over the last 6 months , they had also seen the diesel versions coming in for replacements due to the Pump sticking open/closed . Ive got an extra years warranty on the car from new ,so hopefully no further problems

The car is s late 2017 December assume FL with split headlights , will ask when timebelt is due ,but 40k miles and just 3 years ,did not expect it to go so early,

So my 2017 Octavia 1.5 , was due its 3 year service this week , just over 40k miles , advised them i was having to top up Coolant , So service and MOT carried out and advised Water Pump was leaking and that they would replace under the warranty , also i mentioned the driver Seat Belt was Fraying , so they also replaced this under warranty, i added and extra year on top of the 3 when purchased so hopefully all covered for another 12 months . Very good service from Caffyns Ashford .However somewhat surprised after only 3 years , my previous octy TDI 130 had no such problems in its 248k /13 years , only time pump was replaced was at the Cambelt change over ,as recommended on here .

used the vw 507 fully synthetic , spec , on my pd130 2004 octy, so no DPF , for over 200k miles ,and was still going strong after nearly 13 years , so any supplier so long as its to the 507 fully synthetic , from my experience ..

Have noticed that my drivers Seat belt is starting to Fray , car is only 30 months old , so still under warranty , would this be replaced in warranty .Thanks

My old Octy 130 bhp on a 54 plate was 6 speed and an ASZ ENGINE , the 6 speed 130 was near the end of the production on that model octy , managed to do 248 ooo miles on the original clutch