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The part number should be printed on the pipe itself.

Think your only option is to cut it off and then weld a nut back in somehow when you re-install.

I've been onto Skoda about this before. The MK1 Octavia vRS does not need XL rated tyres. They should come from the factory with 89V non-XL tyres which are what the car was type approved for. Fitting 93, or even XL rated tyres will have no safety issues, other then increased road noise and potentially more unsprung mass.

What Mankee said. Torque reads absolute pressure, which takes into account atmospheric pressure so will always appear 10-15 PSI above the boost value, depending on weather and altitude.

I just watched mine sit there and get rained and snowed on while I walked to work :-( The old girl doesn't get out much anymore, used to do 60 miles a day but she's semi retired now.

I can't believe this recall is still going after all this time! And they will replace anything other than revision R or D if I remember correctly.

Just after a bit of inspiration really... Got a decent bonus at work and have decided to fix the wheels which have been in a bad state for the last 2 years (They had a 40mph argument with a kerb with the missus driving...) Can people with yellow vRSs put some pics up of their cars so I can pick a wheel colour? They're currently anthracite but I'm thinking of going for a matt black instead. Cheers :-)

Mine was about to pass with flying colours too until the front spring snapped when they lowered it down off the lift :-( For future reference to people, genuine vRS springs are nearly £100 each from TPS in Leeds.

Have you tried bypassing the N75, rather than just unplugging it?

I work at Maplin too, and that one isn't really ideal as it isn't waterproof. The original one has a rubber seal around the switch plunger. To be fair it will probably last quite a while anyway :-)

Was gonna say in the 4 years of owning mine, I've only ever seen the fans go into high speed mode once, and that was on a baking hot day towing a caravan up a long hill. Normally the low speed fans are enough.

Mines is on the original too - It's a 52 plate and was only used for short trips before I got hold of it :-) All i can think of, especially with the 1.8T engine is that the exhaust gases are hotter than usual which clears any moisture out. Got a spare stock one ready to go on if it ever does break, which seems unlikely...

Hi Guys, Just done an oil change on the old girl, but with me doing high mileage now, I've decided to put her back onto variable Longlife servicing again, so I can leave it a bit longer between changes. I've done a bit of research about it, and found an interesting PDF that explains how the variable part works. It seems to be quite a clever system. SSP_224.pdf

Some different ones: *09 *** Black Vauxhall Zafira Elegance DTI 16V *10 *** Yellow Skoda Octavia RS (Mine) *11 *** Blue Jaguar S-Type V6 Auto *** *KV None *** *KW Mine *** *KX None Going on the original reg (Makes more sense): DU** **W Silver Skoda Fabia Silverline DU** **V Yellow Skoda Octavia RS (Mine) DU** **X Silver Skoda Fabia Comfort SDI

Thanks guys. Looks to be worth around what I thought. It has a couple of mods, namely an Whiteline ARB and Compbrake DV. I was thinking of taking them off and selling them separately, but I doubt it will be worth the hassle of taking them off for what I'll get for them. Breaking it isn't really an option, it may get a better return in the end, but is gonna take a long time, and I think it's too nice a car, would be a shame to 'waste' it, especially when there's so many rough abused ones out there. I'll get a couple of pics up and sort a freedom membership.