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I had to have mine replaced at 45k. I chose to get it done straight away rather than risk failure at 70mph and the droning noise was a pain. The wheels felt fine with no play but when I examined the old bearings off the car they felt quiet gritty.

The 1.6 tdi was intrduced in 2010 and all 1.6 tdi Fabia`s have a DPF. The 1.9tdi & sdi Fabia was made from 2001 to 2010 and no Fabia 1.9tdi OR 1.9sdi have a dpf. So the youngest Fabia diesel without a DPF is a 2010 Fabia 1.9tdi. There none on autotrader at the moment but there are four 2009`s. You might finf the following link useful. Cars without a DPF - (dpfproblems.net)

If you are looking for reliability I would search this forum for how many people have problems with the 1.6 tdi flashing glow plug warning light. Lots of sensor , egr, problems especially if this engine is not getting any long runs. 1.9tdi are reliable but none made after 2010.

Mine was not so reliable on 12 mile journeys. It seem they run well when doing big milage but not so good on anything less than 30 mile runs. And no good if you had the delaer "fix" done. had enough after 4 years and chopped in for a non dpf Fabia.

My 2011 1.6tdi often had a high tickover. Its part of the regen process. Sometimes flashing glow plug too that cleared after a run. I think it flashes when the DPF is over a certain % of particles and needs to burn them off. I had the following replaced during my ownership, O2 Sensor, EGR valve & exhaust gas temp sensor. I was glad to get swap for 1.9tdi. I had a slightly sticky accelerator pedal on my 1.9 but cured it with WD40.

More important is are you doing long journeys to keep the DPF running OK. This car needs long runs every week to help the DPF regenerate. If you just pootle around town a 2010 1.9tdi fabia diesel would be better. Has it had the emissions fix? If you have no knowledge of theses thing I suggest you google them.

Change the oil and filter every 10k and the engine will outlive every thing else on the car. My family put 190k on a mk1 1.9 sdi and the engine was fine when we sold on. This engine was the taxi drivers favourite in the octavia before euro 5 regs often reaching 250 to 300k.

The downside to a remap is you fill up your DPF quicker and regen more often. If you typically do longish journeys (20miles +) it will not be a problem. I tried a remap and frequently had the yellow warning light which would only go after a 70 mph 20 minute drive. I returned it to standard and chopped in for a 1.9tdi and enjoyed excellent reliability since.

An alternative is 195 55 R15. This will give a very similar speedometer reading. Compare both sizes here. https://tiresize.com/tyre-size-calculator/

I have scoured this site for and tried all the service reset methods and failed. Even weird one like putting on hazard flashers. Does anyone know a cheap OBD2 scanner that will turn off the service now message and that little spanner. Car is an 1.9tdi 2009.

My recommendation is that people stick to OEM head lights then I will not be constantly dazzled by other drivers in the winter months on my B road commute. And if dipped headlights were properly adjusted that would help too.

Anti stall kicking in?

Just done mine (1.9tdi) but after reconnecting the fuel pipes I switch the ignition on and off 5 times without starting the engine. it has worked well so I will stick to this method.

The 1.6tdi tickover is raised to 1k when doing a DPF regeneration or batter charge is low. typically in winter when headlights are used more. I have heard that the car will not allow revs to be higher than 2.5k at stand still to protect itself. But why would you want to.

Buy the correct tool off ebay for £2.89 ALLOY WHEEL NUT BOLT CAP REMOVER TOOL KEY FOR AUDI VW SKODA SEAT or long nosed pliers. Check the tools in your spare wheel kit. There may be one there.