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I have superb 170cr elegance on 18" rims the ride is awful , I have changed them to 17" with winter tyres for winter and the ride is greatly improved , I still prefer the wifes mk2 Octavia .

Thanks to all replies

18" winter tyres are pretty much useless when the going gets rough , the general rule is drop down to 17" or if possible 16" to get the best results in snow / winter conditions .

Has anyone had a superb 170cr dpf deleted ,if so what was the performance gain or mpg gain , no issues with car just a customer wanting to gain bhp.

The performance in the 170 is superb for a car of this size,admittedly the handling is barge like at times , fords are fords at best and not really in the same league for reliably or longevity as vag models

Hi , I have 1.6cr tdi elegange not the greenline you have , but I have noticed a least 10mpg less than the previous 1.9 pd I ran , I assume this down to the 1.6cr , dpf , and poor gearing on the the newer models , I have had car checked out at main dealer with no faults found , The response I get is the car has same torque as 1.9 , it delievers it differently , *******s , the 1.6cr is down on low down torque (where taxi drivers need it ) , Down on MPG again where taxi drivers need it and down on reliability where taxi drivers need it . the octavia 1.6 cr tdi in any form is a poor performer !!!!

use dexo2 youl be fine

Have you checked the small bore vacuum hoses .hey can be brittle and leak at this age and can give all sorts of red herrings in faults diagnosis.

I have had this twice with 2 different Octavia 1.9tdi . 1) the clutch master cylinder rod was broken at the pedal causing a 1/4 inch gap before the play was taken up before the clutch engaged ,a light click noise was present I assume when the broken rod connected , a new master cylinder cured fault . 2) air appearing in clutch hydraulic system , I replaced both master and slave cylinder with good quality parts and bleed the fault was cured , when replacing the master cylinder rod to pedal connection be careful with the 2 plastic ball clips at the pedal .

Water pump leaks common on 1.6cr tdi before timing belt due , so make sure its due under warranty !!!!

the sensor is the first point of call for fault diagnosis and an easy fix , this is not the only cause of dpf failures and to suggest such if just wrong , do yourself a favour speak to a vw engineer they are all skilled in forced regenerations they can all tell you how common failed dpfs are , the cost to replace is far more than the cost to remove , removal transforms the performance and mpg , no one in there right mind would replace in a vehicle 3-4 year any mayby 130000m . the cause of failed regenerations is mostly switching the engine off during regeneration and it logs in the ecu as a failed regeneration , do this a few times and the light will come on requiring a forced regeneration to clear . this is an every day occurance for us in all the different models we look after .it is not just common to vw /skoda ,Mercedes , bmw , most main brands ,using a diesel on short runs ie school runs ,taxis, in general any short low speed city travelling will cause premature dpf failure .

if there's no issues with dpf what's the point of this and many other similar threads on this and every other forum like it . I bow to your wisdom reverend dieselmister!

I changed dmf to valeo smf kit at 100k it lasted to 200k when I traded car in . this was good move car was more confident to drive , it did not ruin performance or mpg , on my BKE engine there was not a concentric slave cylinder , but remember to lubricate to replace the clutch pivot pin .

Sorry to remind you of the fact most diesel skodas and cars in uk are taxis "not a real world comparision" , this is fact I have not myself had an issue with dpf , but this is the real world , real people get the dpf removed and remapped .

I have both cars , Octavia in 1.6 cr elegance and superb 2.0 cr 170 elegance , to be very honest the Octavia is a better all round car in respects of the size and refinement of drive , the only down side for the 1.6 cr Octavia is the engine .the superb is not as easy to handle, is a bit of a barge in handling but the saving grace is the 2.0 cr 170 engine ,it is as economical as the 1.6 in the Octavia , alot more powerful and has more presence on the road . If I had a mix of both cars it would be a mk 2 Octavia with 2.0cr , but avoid the 1.6 cr . I have also had a mk 3 Octavia on demonstrator and found it mediocre in styling and performance . I realise this is a very mixed review but it is down to what you do with your car ie mostly town / country = Octavia , mostly motorway = superb . under any circumstance avoid the 1.6 cr diesel.