Everything posted by PetrolDave
-
Isa anyone on here in Scarborough that has a vds computer to clear codes from my octavia?
No need to use VCDS after disconnecting the battery, just drive the car for a few hundred yards.
-
Component protection removal
Any independent with an online connection to the VAG/Skoda servers can remove CP.
-
Engine light
AFter 156,364 miles I'd suspect the DPF could be clogged.
-
Idle fluctuating after startup: high alternator load
These cars have a variable charge system designed to keep the battery no more than 80% charged, so the charge rate and the charge voltage varying is normal, whether that explains how much your idle speed varies I'm not sure.
-
First L&K in 2014 . Just ordered my third , 2024 L&K Combi
It already is Superb Mk IV
-
Fixing door seal
Ever used the non-smooth version of Hammerite paint? That's hammer finish.
-
Update to Version 1969
iOS17.6 is still developer beta, public beta won't be for a few days. I also see the black maps with Google Maps, so it's not just an Apple Maps bug.
-
2ltr TDI - any way to extend glow plug warmup when starting with kessy?
Are the glow plugs in good condition, they're 9 years old now, and it sounds like they've never been as good as they maybe should be?
-
Can I tow a caravan?
The data plate shows the engine type as CUNA, which AFAIK is the 2.0TDI 184?
-
Weird starting problem
Fuel starvation?
-
Can I tow a caravan?
So max trailer weight is 3512-1912kg = 1600kg, which is slightly over the often mentioned 80% of vehicle weight guideline which would be 1529kg.
-
Can I tow a caravan?
Check the vehicle data plate on your car for GTW. I *think* the 0kg GTW problem only applies to the Octavia 4.
-
Octavia MK1 radio wiring
Most likely you need to swap the ignition and non-ignition wires to the radio, usually these are red and yellow.
-
Golf GTI exhaust
I agree, I had a non-res Milltek on a previous car and the drone was so bad I had to add the resonator after a couple of months.
-
Steering Wheel Lock Recommendation
Over several years I've asked Tracker to provide any data that proves the recovery rate with a Tracker is better (to justify the cost and risk of fitting one - I had one fitted to an Audi S3 but the install was botched leading to water coming into the drivers footwell), they have always failed to do so - simply re-quoting their marketing waffle.
-
Upgrading standard head unit
@pab567
-
Revert to default coding ACC & Driver Assist
That's just a scan, not a log of the changes you have made. Looking at that the problem is Trouble Code C110B54 - Adaptive cruise control sensor No basic setting. Somehow you've deleted the basic settings of the front radar. I think that means it needs recalibrating?
-
Revert to default coding ACC & Driver Assist
Does OBD11 save the changes you make (like VCDS does) into log files?
-
Turners of Erlestoke Ltd - Nr Devizes.
In the absence of any replies here I've gone with a personal recommendation of an independent in Bradford-on-Avon, VW Audi Cars and having used them twice now am happy to recommend them. https://boavwaudicars.co.uk/
-
Connecting an old Hitachi VCR to a Sony Bravia TV
@VWD I was pointing out that tuning a VCR to find TV stations isn't an option, as you now say yourself, as VCRs don't have digital tuners so using the VCR to select channel isn't going to work - you would need to select channel using the additional Freeview box.
-
Connecting an old Hitachi VCR to a Sony Bravia TV
Are there any VCRs that can decode digital Freeview transmissions not just old-style analogue (now turned off) transmissions?
-
New or improved hubs announced, Government EV Loans in Scotland and free & no longer free public charging places..
Same thing at the Exeter park and rides.
-
Long motorway journey - losing coolant, no cabin heat, rad fans on, temp guage low!?
I had that on a car over 40 years ago, the problem was that no coolant was reaching the temp sensors because of no water flow - if there's no flow then it really makes little difference where the temp sensor is!
-
Front passenger door lock problem
Sounds like the linkage between the exterior handle and the actual lock has become disconnected.
-
Update maps
I copy the old files onto a NAS drive, then quick format as it's quicker than deleting the old files.