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Of course it doesn't need changing however..... Your car was delivered to a UK dealer with the onboard computer set to variable servicing (QI6 on the PR build codes for your car) which is "up to 18,600 miles/2years" Your dealer changed it to fixed interval "9300 miles/1 year" (QI1) at the PDI before handover. They did this because.... You agreed or instructed them to do this or.... You have a service plan, e.g. free two services with skoda finance or a prepaid plan that stipulates the car service regime must be set to annual fixed interval, buried in the small print, on a web page somewhere or.... The dealer did it hoping you won't notice and try to convince its necessary or obligatory. The truth being its their dealer policy to promote more frequent servicing. Once your onboard computer starts telling you a service is due, a dealer will say it needs to be done to maintain any Skoda warranty. Leeway of 500 miles IIRC. The "2 cylinder mode needs 508 oil" statement is not true at all but thats a different subject, too tiresome for me to get into.

Are you sure? What is the engine rpm when coasting? Or does the engine shutdown completely during coasting?

It would be interesting to know if that was a genuine vag water pump. For the drive sprocket to break apart like that suggests it was a cheap pattern part or a counterfeit.

Could be a faulty injector

Sounds like the turbo bearing is failing and engine oil used to lubricate the turbo is being drawn into the turbo inlet resulting in diesel engine runaway. Often dramatic and usually terminal unless you manage to quickly stall the engine which can be near impossible or the oil in the sump runs dry by which time the engine is toast. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_engine_runaway

This is not true. The later VAG 03C 115 561 H/D (Mann W712/94) is a modified version of VAG 03C 115 561 B/C/J (Mann W712/93) The W712/93 style is fitted on early 1.4tsi engines up to production date 06/2010 Both have 2 identical "valves", a standard internal bypass valve, which opens when the filter is blocked to prevent oil starvation and an external sprung rubber seal arrangement that seals off the drain down channel in the oil filter housing on the engine when the filter is screwed down. That seal lifts off the drain down channel when unscrewing the filter, to drain the oil and therefore not spill all over the engine when changing the filter. They differ only in the filter to oil housing sealing arrangement, not sure if they are interchangeable. https://catalog.mann-filter.com/EU/eng/catalog/MANN-FILTER Katalog Europa/Oil Filter/W 712~94 https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-part/03c115561h-oil-filter-1-2tsi-1-4tsi-1-6-skoda-20525.html https://catalog.mann-filter.com/EU/eng/catalog/MANN-FILTER Katalog Europa/Oil Filter/W 712~93 https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-part/03c115561c-oil-filter-1-2tsi-1-4tsi-bosch-22142.html

But not both at the same time!

If its a PD diesel, which it probably is, then its 4 years/40,000 miles so yours is overdue. PD engines are hard on belts due to having to operate the PD injectors as well the valve gear and run the water pump, plus it was undersized. The design and quality of some components (water pump and tensioner) were also under par, so its recommended you change them at the same time as the belt.

The one situation that will often trigger front assist falsely, is when the car in front of you turns off left into a side road perpendicular to your direction of travel. If you are too close, it will apply all anchors, which may be brief, but will be certain to give you a brown pants moment. I've no idea of it checks the rear end of your car before it slams the brakes on, ABS going crazy, or the car too close behind you simply smashes into you. I was warned about this on my test drive, the experienced salesman knew his stuff.

I thought I'd seen the bit about secondary imbalance being solved before, and yes, Nissan/Infiniti had a solution first, using a novel piston to crankshaft linkage that that cancels secondary imbalance. Plus it does variable compression ratio too.... Infiniti reinvents the gasoline engine Nissan VC turbo engine

You probably know this. Electric blankets are dangerous things. Never sit on one that is connected to electricity. In car inverters are dangerous things, there is no protection possible if your body comes into contact with the electric elements, if the blanket is damp etc. There is no RCD or earth leakage protection. Chinese tat is particularly lethal which BESTEK is, selling through a french shell company to get round EU regs. Just give her a normal car blanket, throw, onsie, lambs fleece, whatever and turn the car heater up. Your Superb has 2 or 3 zone heater control so she can be toasty while you remain cool. Your car may even have heated seats, standard on SEL and above. If you still insist on a heated blanket, find a 12 volt car product. Do not mess with 240v inverters!

When it first stopped, the engine was simply idling, so the damage at that stage may have been slight. Attempts at restarting may compound further damage, I would have thought if pistons and valves were making contact then the starter would stall, certainly struggle until valves or followers were bent. No further attempts at turning the engine over should be done. Borescope inspection probably first. Not sure if the 1.6 tdi has a simple removeable cover or whether the cover integrates the camshaft. Best to make the assumption that the couple of hundred pounds spent stripping the top end may be dead money if damage is too great. My suspicion is the indie who did the belt/pump did not change everything or maybe even anything. Or it could have been contamination on the belt, a leaking water pump is a prime candidate. Seized pump or iders is another possibility. Maybe chinese ebay parts were used. Forensic stripdown may reveal the cause. Was the indie a back street outfit? If you use the same guys to carry out a stripdown/repairs, they might cover up any misdeeds from their previous work. So don't necessarily believe what they tell you.

Who diagnosed a snapped belt? Strange it happened while idling. Certainly not a common issue and well within the 5 year/ 115,000 mile (iirc) recommended change interval. Was the belt/pump changed at Hayselden (Doncaster) or was this diagnosis done by them?

With a 1.5tsi, if you lift off the throttle it will go into 2 cylinder mode (1400rpm+) , the fuel can be cut off and the throttle plate does not need to close, as it is effectively switched off. Virtually nil engine braking. Just saying.

My predictions Any free money won will be in the form of recycled cash or coupons. New car prices will be raised to cover the cost of claims. Snake lawyers will get their 80% (50% from claimants, the rest direct from VAG), claimants will get their 20%, probably in the form of a discount voucher on a replacement car. Much less if you want cash. As I said earlier new car prices will be raised accordingly to cover the cost of the discount and lawyers fees. Finally the ECJ will delay the whole process until 2033 to help out VAG and more importantly feather their pensions and enjoy their freebie holidays etc.

The word everyone should be using is adaptive. Not intelligent, not learning. Its easy enough to write adaptive code, whether it acheives what you or someone else expects is a matter of opinion.

There were several revisions over the years, but the major revisions that finally address the poor designs were in 2012 for the 1.2tsi and 2015 for the 1.4tsi. Early 1.4tsi failures were due to the chain supplier using clapped out tooling to punch holes in the chain links.

He does have his own car, but earns too much and has an attitude to money that I find very frustrating. He can throw away hundreds of pounds on stuff, thousands on holidays but will quibble and argue about small value things.

As a follow up to this post, yesterday's 200 mile run (90% motorway / ACC) resulted in an indicated fuel consumption of 41.9mpg and a top up confirmed 22 litre to first click, or 41 mpg actual (super unleaded) Son was driving, I notice he pumps the pedal a lot, but he's not interested in listening to my advice..... Fuel gauge went down to around 7/8, didn't check range left, I forgot. Non the wiser re actual tank capacity, I doubt super unleaded gives much if any economy benefit over regular unleaded, going to switch to 60% regular + 40% super, just for the alleged superior/greater detergent package.

Contact/email these people with your VIN and see if they can help. skoda-parts.com

If your engine is pre 2015 then this is the upgrade kit https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-part/03c198229c-timing-set-1-4tsi-90kw-92kw-skoda-26376.html

Petrol fuel filters are usually located under the car near the fuel tank in line with the fuel lines so should be easy to locate. They are fit for life filters, and don't need to be changed unless you have had contaminated fuel or dirt been introduced into the tank.

Have you had a puncture and it wasn't picked up? Are your tyres losing pressure?

Mk3 Superbs have tyre pressure loss monitoring using wheel speed monitoring as standard. It will not tell you the tyre pressures only detect if you have lost pressure in an individual wheel. Which is good enough for 99% of people.

They are pregapped double platinum plugs, good for 40,000 miles. Highly recommended to use the correct extraction tool to avoid breaking the coil packs when you lift them.