Breezy_Pete

Fair enough. I wonder if @muddyjim may be right then. Can you (with an assistant) monitor the status of the clutch pedal switch while driving, looking for data/status errors there?

@broeknairblowerplshalp Try this: Heater resistor skoda fabia 2019 - YouTube

I think this car may predate such a system? @dantwah does the car have tyre pressure monitoring? It ought to set some sort of fault in the ABS module if the error is big enough and happens often enough, but maybe it doesn't meet those criteria.

I think it must be getting bad data from one of the wheel speed sensors. I can't see it being the input for rpm from the crank angle sensor (that would manifest itself in any gear), and as JR has said, the calculation of gear display will be from that and vehicle speed, which I believe is calculated by averaging between some or all of the wheel speed sensors. The error may get bigger with wheel speed, until it reaches a point where the calculation result doesn't make sense to the programming, and it starts displaying wrong info or no info on screen, and cruise is disabled. Try to get someone with VCDS to come for a ride with you and watch/log the outputs of the four wheel speed sensors simultaneously and then see if there is one sensor that starts to show data that diverges from what the others are saying at higher road speeds.

Vehicle speed sensing will be done by the ABS module and wheel speed sensors.

If everything still looks good and is working well, I would say that your best option is to leave it all alone and pat yourself on the back.

Yeah, that's a good call. Always a risk of 'lost in translation'. Are you doing the job on the drive? Do you have a counterhold tool?

Polo manual says this: "2.4 Poly V-belt pulley securing bolt tightening procedure A new securing bolt is being introduced gradually. Use old form until new type of bolt has been introduced. Note different torque settings for bolts. Introduction of new securing bolt ⇒ ETKA (Electronic Parts Catalogue) ." I don't seem to have the Fabia manual, but it's probably amongst what is available here:

I don't recall seeing that instruction in the equivalent workshop manual for Polo or Fabia, will double check n a bit. I'm sure it will be OK to use the new type, but awkward to do without the car up on a proper overhead lift.

It's certainly true that 150Nm is quite a bit, but it's trying to get the further half turn (180°) that's specified after that that really is hard work and needs long levers. Not sure you'll get an old variant bolt easily though, not sure what its part number might be. I suspect it's been superseded by the new variant, so no longer available new genuine. Aftermarket may be an option though.

Commas are used in place of full stops as decimal separators in many countries worldwide, and the majority of European countries. Economising by Skoda in not having country-specific label variants. Decimal separator - Wikipedia see lists of countries using each variant mid-page.

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Rather irrelevant, but the front styling is something I'd not spend ages gazing at with love.

I'd go with 13 https://www.tunershop.shop/wheel-bolt-silver-m14x1-5-ball-seat-r13-38mm-for-skoda.html

Not charging til revved generally means the blue wire to the little two way connector on the alt is broken somewhere.

I'd be visiting the nearest scrapyard that has a similar car if were you.

All I can suggest is pull harder. Maybe wrap/tie a rope around the driveshaft and pull from a way away so you can get a better body position?

Is the outer CV free from the wheel bearing yet? It's not clear to me from that description. Photo?

Not sure if this helps: LLLParts ? The PR numbers like G0C, G0K are for different gearbox variants, I think. You may have such numbers on the build sticker in the boot.

Feel free to message me with your VIN if you want to know what brakes/carriers/calipers the car was built with.

How many other screws are there? Does that area of the airbox lid appear to distort because of the bad thread?

Probably a failed solder joint on one or more of the pins of the 8-way connector of the instrument cluster board. Reflow with some fresh solder to fix.

They stopped putting them in the car well before yours was made, I believe. 🙁

Good effort on the terminals, much improved. 👍 Don't worry about the heat jacket or coding. The latter isn't possible on non-start/stop battery vehicles, the former not really necessary on standard batteries either.

Was there a clickable link in this email? It sounds spammy at first hearing?