Breezy_Pete

Indeed. The rest of the loom is still fine.

It's a PD115, in a dull silver colour. Felt plenty grunty enough for me during a brief test drive. Bought some replacement rear discs and pads for it yesterday, all genuine, for just under £60 on ebay which was pleasing. Will need doing before MOT, which I'll gladly do.

5J0971120BC is what the parts catalogue says it should have. Slightly alarming £158 + VAT at a Skoda parts counter.

Not really sure why you've posted that vid, sorry.

Sounds like you've already solved all the things that needed attention.

ECU faults almost never happen. Wiring faults often happen.

Is there even a wear indicator on an offside front brake pad? Usually on inner pad of nearside front? Edit: wiring diagram says there is, front right looks like the only one on S3.

Timing belt was done in 2020, only about 20k miles ago (from memory) so that should be good for a while. Service book looks pretty well filled in at first glance. MOT smoke test probably the biggest threat to continued existence. Pal advised that he alternated between standard and fancy diesel and tended to go for an Italian tune-up en route to MOTs. Due end of Sept, so will soon find out on that front. May get him to MOT it before actually buying it, thinking logically.

I'm going to PM you with some info in a minute. Edit: unless @Crasher has already done enough!

VIN/chassis number required to get sufficient data about the vehicle to find best wiring information, please.

Wouldn't bother me!

Wasn't the bonnet you were after, I assume? 😆

Cheers Graham, and all who've said good things about the model. 😊

We both test drove it this evening. All good, so going to take it off his hands in a couple of weeks' time. Needs rear brakes, but I'm happy to sort that myself. Anyone want a Polo?

The 13 plate has colour info = Exterior color / Paint Code H3 / Q5W The 11 plate is 3U/ F8K Not a match, I'd say.

Yes, your car has PR code 0EG which is defined as 'installation differentiation for transmission DQ200', Transmission code is UYV (gearbox code within the DQ200 family).

Can look up later for you, or tomorrow morning.

Reg number or VIN may allow me to confirm.

Hi Sona, welcome to Briskoda.

Probably not due a change.

I vaguely remember someone on here ( @langers2k ??) once saying that Mk2 Octy ( or something of similar vintage) has a plug-in daughter board on the instrument cluster, and that the connection between the two sometimes causes trouble. Symptoms don't suggest any obvious cause to me, sorry.

In more than 10 years on this forum, I can't remember a single instance of someone solving a fault on a petrol Mk1 Fabia by changing the fuel filter. There are a few cases where a problem has been created instead, by filter with wrong pressure rating on the regulator part being installed.

😲 After very nearly 10 years of my faithful Polo; a pal is selling a 57-plate Audi A4 estate with just 107k miles, 1.9 TDI and I am thinking it will be my next car, quite soon! Will feel terrible to lose the Polo, but no room to keep it. Partner wants to hang onto her 05 Fabia, and we'll each drive whichever is most appropriate for the day's journey or task. New house means we're both further away from jobs and friends, so a mile-muncher makes a lot of sense. Never owned a diesel before, but this one is pre-DPF and overcomplicated, inaccessible EGRs; so should be OK to maintain in good health. Didn't see that coming. Although a workmate with a similar commute did say as soon as I moved that I'd be wanting a better/comfier/longer-legged car, which I dismissed in my head at the time.

Interior monitoring sensor for alarm, isn't it?

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