Breezy_Pete

If your Febi bushes have this lump like the OEM ones, the lump should be on the side nearest the midline of the car. Do you have any tooling to help press them into place without damage? Are you aware that on the (UK) driver's side ,with the HTP engines, you have to lift the engine a fair bit to give clearance to get the front bolt out and (preferably new replacement one) back in again? PITA job which I did recently for the second, and last, time.

Do you know the part number you're seeking? I can look up via VIN for you if not. May be possible to repair, by either cutting off split/cracked bits and re-fitting with heat to soften (if it's a hard plastic section), or simply using self-amalgamating tape to form a robust, airtight covering.

It was ignition switch I mentioned, not barrel. Much easier and cheaper to change if necessary. Sounds like it may not be though.

I expect the lower mount will make a much bigger difference.

If it's not the wire of death, I think it must be the ignition switch.

Broken wires in driver's door bellows. Super common.

Ah, OK. Glad it's finally sorted.

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Hell no!

On the secondhand market, many sellers will simply advertise by what is on the sticker, so match that. The date code (17.05.16) on there is consistent with it being the car's original fitment. So ignore what Skoda are saying, for the reasons in my last post.

The 3q2...051h part number is probably just for the rack, minus the track rods and ends. The 5q2...055L probably includes all the bits. You may not be able to buy 'just the rack' as a new part from Skoda, so have been given the part number of what you can buy. Have you seen the 3q2 part number on a physical label on the rack?

@Evolution13 that's a spammer, see link inserted into quoted text. Reported.

I predict that you will find that the DFGA needs topping up with oil between services.

Does the DFGA engine use/burn more oil than the CXXB?

^ Looks very elegant and aerodynamic. 😆

Filtering search by VIN gives same part number for cover as I suggested so if that looks unlike what you remember I think that leaves two possibilities: An earlier cover type had been fitted by someone in the past, or Maybe that's not the car's original engine.

Top Cowling 1.2HTP Škoda 03E103929A ? Need VIN to check properly, but that's what comes up for 2012 CGPA engine. Maybe it had something non-original on it before, if that doesn't look like what you expect. I will message you to ask for VIN. Dirt on the outside of the engine doesn't matter, clean oil inside is much more important

That's the technical term for causing a screw or bolt to stretch to the point that it doesn't return to original length when undone (elastic region is everything before that). It's actually fairly easy to feel when (if ever) this happens. You continue to turn the head but without any increase in effort like there normally is. Weird feeling. Rare on cars, even on headgasket bolts.

Seems likely, given recent work, yes. Please check for typos in the timing kit number you wrote, google struggling...

CBZB doesn't have variable valve timing, if that's what you mean by VVT. Garage need to check timing correlation with correct locking tools. You probably can see fault codes in engine ECU if cam timing is far enough wrong relative to crank. Whereabouts are you? What year is the car?

Angle tightening is essential for fasteners that are taken into the plastic region, but far more often it is simply a far more accurate way of tensioning a(ny) bolt compared to torque alone. The impact and variability of friction when tightening only by torque creates wide uncertainty in the achieved pre-tension. Angle tightening is independent of friction because the bolt extension is directly related to thread pitch and the angle used. Smaller torque plus angle gives a far more predictable outcome. So it's just a better way of tightening important fasteners, not a guarantee that the bolt in question is permanently lengthened in each usage.

You might consider linking Febi to this thread as helpful feedback for them?

Good. Always best to mention such highly relevant details.

Suit yourself, but your spark plugs may never have been looked at in the last 4 years and are a very basic 'car maintenance 101' item.

No problem. I've used them a few times recently and am starting to view them as my favourite supplier for genuine or 'safe bet' pattern parts. Delivery surprisingly swift from Czech too.