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Skoda Octavia Vrs Petrol - What mpg do you get?
Swirly182 replied to STU3Y's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
My 2018 245 manual is dependant on the season! Over autumn/winter it averages 36mpg, spring/summer 40mpg. All indicated and taking it easy. Not full eco mode. -
6 Year Refresh, vRS 245
Swirly182 replied to Swirly182's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
Thanks all for the input. Rear springs were uprated for towing last year. Definitely not sagging - normal people lower their cars, I raised mine! @J.R. You went to great lengths to advise me on this. @EnterName Never looked into the undersealing, any links? -
6 Year Refresh, vRS 245
Swirly182 replied to Swirly182's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
@varaderoguy Thanks for the suggestions and Arteon info. Might add OBD 11 to the list actually. @ChoonDoode I was thinking the same, also drop link replacement maybe. I guess the place that would check / do the alignment would advise if there are worn components... I'm painting the calipers because the rears are flaking somewhat and I've never been a huge fan of the red. I did like the green on my original Fabia vRS though! -
I'm going to spend some £££ on my 2018 vRS to stop me from swapping it (plus a lot more £££) for an Arteon R Shooting Brake / Passat R Line Edition (unicorn) / E Class All Terrain / A6 Allroad. Admittedly an automatic would be nice again and so would increased weight capacity whilst towing the caravan. However, now at 6 years old and nearly 60k miles, I've had the Octy from new and it's been 100% reliable apart from a driver's door speaker. It gets all the right maintenance. It's still on its original brake discs / pads and wipers. Why would I get rid of it? My to do list: - Wheel refurb. Silver or gloss black. - New front and rear brake discs and pads - Paint the calipers, matt black - Wheel spacers maybe, maybe not - Hunter wheel alignment - Air con service - Full detail - New mats - New number plates - New rear tyres (Goodyear Assy 6) - Open to other suggestions! Would be good to get opinions or experience on the Hunter wheel alignment. Is it worth doing? Here it is on holiday duties last summer.
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Went out this morning intending to film the cold start and I'm pleased to say it's nice and quiet now. I can only put it down to using the recommended 0W20 508 spec oil - I changed the oil myself around a month ago. I'm assuming the garages I used previously may not have used this. I believe the cam chain tensioner uses engine oil pressure to operate, like a hydraulic ram. Could using the incorrect viscosity oil cause it to not extend fully against the chain, hence a slightly under tensioned and noisy chain?
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Probably the Best Car I Have Ever Had
Swirly182 replied to nbramwel's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
There's no probably about it as far as I'm concerned. It will be a genuinely sad day when I see mine go, which isn't anytime soon. -
It was to the OP - I'll take your advice on suspension mods but possibly not on max towing weights 😉
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I think it's the gross train weight that must not be exceeded - see your weight sticker to confirm. So you can load the trailer up to 2T but make sure you keep the car weight to (GTW - 2T). For info I took my vRS estate to a weighbridge and it's kerb weight is 1460kg, so you may struggle at 2T actually!
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Mine went earlier this year, also a 2018. Replaced like for like with a new unit from the dealer.
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Thanks for the replies. So 508 equivalent is 0W-20? VAQ diff was serviced last year, (yep one year late) but cheers for the heads up. Whilst we're on a similar subject, do we know the service interval for the manual gearbox? The car (infrequently) tows a reasonably heavy caravan, so I'm thinking the gearbox will be deserving of some maintenance sooner rather than later... Cars just gone past 55k miles.
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Hi all, I have attempted a search but didn't get anywhere. What's the oil type for a 2018 vRS 245? The handbook doesn't tell me and online retailers are contradicting eachother.