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It should be pointed out that generally the pump itself doesn't fail, but the issue is that the sleeve which moves out to reduce water flow (to aid a faster warm up for the 'larger' diesel block) gets stuck instead of returning to its natural position once the water is up to temperature.
Specially this happens on VRS CR made around 2014, the part was later revised to prevent the sleeve from getting stuck.
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58 minutes ago, roo said:
It must be a Vodafone trait. I've had a Sony Xperia get lost by them while in for repairs that they had not fixed the previous time.
Seems that way. I'd have gone to an Apple repair centre, but there wasn't once close by. Still it does mean I've got a brand new phone. Not sure if I should report the IMEI number of the old phone has stolen.... ;-)
22 minutes ago, Aspman said:I had a 920 and it never got the win 10 'upgrade'. It was and is still totally rock solid on 8.1 and I don't think it ever crashed. All the time I had it.
My 830 was great till I applied the 10 upgrade, and then it turned into a crock of s****. Plus when I got my mk3 vrs it didn't fit in the phone holder, unlike my SE :-)
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On 13/09/2017 at 14:05, Aspman said:
I've got an iPhone SE having moved over from a Windows Phone Nokia 920.
I like how the iPhone just works with everything. The few apps I need are all there.
But everything else, absolutely everything, the Windows Phone was much better.
I did exactly the same about a year ago, but from my Lumia 830.However 2 weeks ago I took mine back to Vodafone as I noticed dust gathering behind the camera lens. They took it in for warranty repair. While mine was being "lost"* by Vodafone I used my Lumia - it was sadly just as buggy and slow as it was a year ago (even though it had a couple of W10 updates & the apps updated). However the interface is so much more pleasing to the eye (VPN is better on the iPhone, imho).
* 10 days later, after continual chasing by me as the repair tool was showing my phone as "in store, awaiting dispatch to repair centre", they issued with me an iPhone.... oddly it wasn't mine (different serial number, etc....). -
3 minutes ago, Andyjm2uk said:
Seems a strange way to set things up....
Good for if you want to leave something charging (in the boot, hidden of course). My mates Focus (it is an RS, but I doubt that makes any difference) seems to have the sockets on a timer so after 10-15 minutes it cuts the power.
Either way, as long as you know what the sockets do, you can work around it. I've bought a BlackMagic box which powers my cameras down after 15 minutes (or at least it will do once I get around to wiring it in!) -
3 hours ago, Andyjm2uk said:
Thanks @BNT1985 I saw somewhere else that the sockets were permanatly on. I assume there must be something that prevents the battery from draining too much though.
Could it be that the sockets activate when you open the doors and stay on for so long aftre the engine is switched off.
Cigarette sockets are perm live.... I know as I've left my dash cam plugged in for ~1 1/2 weeks and then the car wasn't too happy with the idea of starting. It did at least let me unlock the doors! -
Old monitors can also be converted into rpi magic-mirrors for those who like to play
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Last time I changed the fluid on a car was back on my mk1, but I've now got a mk3 (2014) and it is shortly to reach its 3rd birthday, when the service schedule says the brake fluid should be changed. It is my plan to keep the car till it falls apart, so not really worried about a full dealer history to be honest (plus it is now on 71k anyway).
I've got access to an easi-bleeder kit, but is there anything specific I need to know? vrs dsg diesel.
Thanks.
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My 2014 vrs tdi dsg estate has just passed her first MOT with flying colours, not a single advisory to report on - 71k on the clock too.
I started off life with a mk1 Elegance (110) which saw me to about 260,000 miles, before I got a mk2 1.6 (105), which was a grave error so I soon chopped that in and got the vrs. Certainly the best move. Granted a few more MPG would be nice, but I know the vrs isn't going to the be the best on that front. It pulls well and and makes me smile. The 1.6 just depressed me. -
I've seen Chrome redirect to a page and say "Critical Chrome update". Normally when on the local newspaper sites (Dorset Echo, Salisbury Journal), so I have always wondered if the ad-stream had a dodgy flash advert in it which causes this to happen....
https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-fake-urgent-chrome-update-virus/ -
I might phone your Bristol based dealer and see what they say... and then get their tech to talk to Heritage (Heritage already hate me when they had to to stump up for the water pump failure).
I've only seen the issue a couple of times - and curiously nothing since my post about it.....
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That is the message..... Sadly my warranty is expired (in terms of distance), and it is very close on age now too :-(
Which dealer did you use? I've used Westover/Heritage (Yeovil) but they not sure I have much faith in them sorting this out under warranty, or even attempting to....
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50 minutes ago, ployb said:
Just checked the skoda website, it lists a cambelt and water pump at £485 . So ill be looking for at least half that cost for a known common fault.
The small print says for cars "over 3 years old", so for anyone with a car which this fails within the 3 year warranty window, but you are over on miles, they can basically charge what they like - unless you go into battle and get it FOC (which seems to take significantly more effort than it should).
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You will have been handed back the original crash bar. Not heard of Brink.....
http://www.towbarsdirect.co.uk/towbarmakes.htmQuoteThule Towing Systems/Brink
Brink were until recently Europe's biggest towbar manufacturer with a wide range of flange, swanneck and detachable towbars including the Brinkmatic range.
Brink have now been purchased by Thule and the Brink name is being dropped, all new towbar designs will be branded just as Thule.
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On 2017-6-22 at 16:49, Gabbo said:
Does it not also display the sat nav indicated speed limit as well as the sign?
Our Volvo has this & displays both signs, with the lower one being larger & slightly overlapping the faster limit.I found that when I enabled sign recognition, that trumped the satnav data. So if the camera missed a road speed sign for what ever reason, the car would report the speed of that of the previous sign it saw. Not ideal.....
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£280? I need me some of that too!!
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I've noticed that on some days (morning & occasionally evening) that my car takes "much longer" than normal to start. Ambient temperate doesn't seem to make much (if any difference). Likewise stop/start is instant, just the initial start which is on some days noticeably slower than others.
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On 6/4/2017 at 08:50, bomski said:
I've got a blackvue with a 'power magic pro' controller; you can set it to a specific minimum voltage (currently 11.8v) so when it's in park mode, it'll automatically switch off when it gets too low.
Blackvue are also bringing out a battery pack of sorts for extended periods; haven't got one of those myself but they are certainly interesting.
I've got one of these as well, but not had a chance to fit it. Where did you source your +12v per and +12v ignition feeds from? I thought I set mine to just power down the camera after 20minutes or something rather than on minimum voltage.
At least once I've forgotten to unplug the camera and the car had just enough juice to unlock. Was rather late getting into work that day!
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22 hours ago, silver1011 said:
Goodwill can come from a dealer, Skoda UK or both.
Most of my goodwill over the years has come from Skoda UK albeit via their dealer network.
According to SUK customer services, they no longer offer any goodwill. You have to get the goodwill via the dealer (who might then claim it back from SUK, but that bit you have no control off). I did eventually get SUK to tell the dealer to do the job for free, but the costs seemed to be taken on the nose by the dealer - which is why they didn't want to do it to start with!
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18 hours ago, silver1011 said:
You're out of warranty but try emailing Skoda UK. It's a known defect and a well documented one, there is every chance the fault on your car is a manufacturing defect.
If Skoda are feeling generous (and they should given they know about the fault) then they should be offering you a gesture of goodwill towards the cost...
SUK Customer services will refuse this, and say speak to a dealer for a goodwill gesture. You might get somewhere as you are under the 60k mileage limit, but over on age (thus out of warranty), but be prepared to work hard for it!
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If over 3 years old, then it should fall under Skoda's Fixed Pricing servicing
http://www.skoda.co.uk/owners/service-and-maintenance/simply-fixed/pages/default.aspx?gclid=CKnzi7G4ndQCFURcGwodB5gMAA&gclsrc=ds&dclid=CIP6jbG4ndQCFTIg0wod-FYPswCambelt with waterpump - £485
Cambelt - £385The cause of this is most likely a sticky sleeve on the pump (designed to allow the engine to warm up faster).
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Could also be the indicator that the tyre is starting wear unevenly rather than a bearing.
Edit: see that has already been suggested!
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17 hours ago, petecollier said:
I bought a 63 plate 1.6 TDI
Not sure if these have the same design of waterpump as the 2.0TDI, so your issue may be different.
A question to some of the earlier posters, who had their water pumps replaced. Did this fully resolve the issue for you guys, or did the problem return later?
Given the waterpump was the issue, having had it replaced with a revised design there have been no occurrences of the of it overheating since.
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Don't I spy the front radar / collision detection "hole" in the lower radiator grill?
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46 minutes ago, Dr Zoidberg said:
Do you have a time machine?
Oh dear! Prepare the battlefield :-o
iPlayer (et al) and DLNA player
in The Technology Shed
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Background
My current Sony Smart TV has slowly seen most of its app phased out - I turned it on tonight to find that iPlayer no longer works (itv and channel 5 services vanished a while back), and 4oD was never supported (although it is on SOny Bluray players)
I also have a rpi for streaming DLNA content over the network - the TV also supported this but struggled with being unable to decode everything and the rpi running OSMC offered a slicker interface and was happy to be controlled by the remote for my TV (nice tidy solution).
Going forward
I want to purchase a device which will support the playback of DLNA files and be able to access iPlayer, and the like. I have little need (or demand) to record actual TV), so that feature isn't high up my list. Likewise local storage in the device isn't required, and I can then re-purpose the rpi for other jobs,
Reviews that I've read so far tonight don't really seem to say if devices on the market for catch up TV support streaming from local network devices.
Wifi support isn't necessary, I got 2 x cat 5 connections available at the TV.
Any suggestions as to a suitable device which supports my limited requirements and may be relatively future proof (I realise the latter point may be asking too much!)
Thanks :-)