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They certainly are!: ECP: Tayna: Gaz

Mrs Gaz's Polo has recently been exercising its EPC light. Just had it checked and the battery's at 38%, 460CCA when it should be 650. Can't complain as it is the original, so nine years old. Full car scan completed and no other faults 👍 It's a Banner EFB battery. I was thinking about changing to AGM, but then if this one's lasted nine years, maybe 'upgrading' to AGM is a bit pointless? A Varta 096 AGM from ECP is £290, but I can get a Varta 096 EFB for £118 (70Ah, 760CCA), so am I spending an extra £170 for very little gain? Hmmm... Gaz

Hello and yes, probably the most helpful bunch of folks, and useful Skoda focussed resource there is Gaz

I'm thinking about going to look at this Yeti: https://www.group1auto.co.uk/used-cars/skoda-yeti-2.0-tdi-cr-[140]-elegance-4x4-5dr-dsg-344766/ No, not for me, Mrs Gaz would kill me 💀 But for a friend who's actively looking. It's reportedly got a full dealer history, but as we know.... Can anyone tell me anything about the service history (Haldex is obviously of particular nterest), or pass comment on it, warts and all? I've seen all the MOT records. TIA Gaz

Hello and welcome Stuartie Gaz

What are the two semi-circles that go up to 100%? (Yellow segments on the left, white segments on the right) Gaz

If you can see or feel the silica bag inside your expansion tank, pull it out. That way at least you'll know if it has actually ruptured, or not. You might still have a blocked matrix of course, but if it's not ruptured, you could reset your heater flaps, and see if that's a factor, and you won't have the silica bag in the tank any more. Plenty of us on here have removed the bag - it's not hard. Does depend on what tank you have though. My 2018 Golf (so same era) had a bag in, which I oiked out, and if I can do it, anyone can! Gaz

Probably timely to ask which engine does your Octavia have? Those faults are going to have a significant effect and, without being addressed, may negate any remap, and leave you with the original problem, as @J.R. has pointed out. Gaz

Hello Lyes Not quite sure what you mean by '... delete it from the ECU and unplugged'? Unless you've had major work done, your car needs a throttle body in order to run. Deleting the EGR I can understand, although the merits of doing so will have mixed opinions on here (i.e. Briskoda). Remapping a car that has a known throttle body problem sounds an odd thing to do (to me at least) without further information. Do you know what the problem is with the throttle body, and why the mechanic decided not to repair or replace it? Gaz

From a meander around Sheffield Park yesterday afternoon: Lightning strike: Gaz

Well remembered, and yes, we still do. Owned for seven years now. It's been an absolute peach and a pleasure to own. Would I remap it? No, I would not. It goes well enough and I don't think it needs more power. Would the DQ200 be more reliable after a remap? That I doubt, and I certainly wouldn't be tempting fate With no expert knowledge whatsoever, I'd expect a remap of the DSG would likely increase load - clamping pressures, accumulator pressure maybe. I think increasing load will increase wear, and increase risk too on the weaker links. I could of course be completely wrong on that. The Octavia's a bigger car of course, but I thought the 1.4 went well, so I'd expect the 1.8 to be an improvement on that. Agree completely on needing a LSD - when driving ours enthusiastically, on good PS4's, it's very easy to not be able to get the power down, or lose traction in all but ideal conditions. Gaz PS: My 2015 vRS TSI (DQ250) was remapped to north of 300bhp, so I'm quite familiar with remapping. Given that, I still wouldn't remap the Polo, engine or DSG.

It's in the boot, under the spare wheel, so is in just about the cleanest place it could be 👍

Snap! I love Brisky 👍 Mrs Gaz's 2015 Polo GTI threw up an EPC light yesterday during a 55+ mile run. The only thing of note was that s/s was unavailable. I'm certain it's the original battery, so it's done well. Googling it 'coz it's a VW, not a Skoda, and it brings me pretty much straight back to Brisky 😎 The EPC's not on today, but I suspect it won't be far away before I'm following your post, and changing to an AGM battery Gaz

If you search for soundaktor, you'll find plenty of information about it. It's in the centre of the plenum chamber between the wipers. This is from a Golf, but shows you where it is: Gaz

Hello Tommy No, they're not usually 'known' to be faulty, although that's not to say they don't go wrong. It's not uncommon for people to simply unplug them, or have them turned down with diagnostic equipment, such as VCDS. When I had a 2015 vRS, I had mine turned down to 30%, which suited me nicely and stopped an annoying resonance inside the dash. Gaz

It catches a few people out, but the area you posted in is for Forum Support, as @skomaz has kindly pointed out, and is not for specific questions about cars - it says so at the top of the section: My comment about it being flagged for moderation was to save there being duplicate posts, to let other people know I'd flagged it (so they don't have to - thus fewer reports for the Mod team to deal with), to save you re-posting it elsewhere, and to try to avoid there being more than one thread about the same question, as helpful people on here might reply, only to realise there's another thread elsewhere. There's significantly less footfall in the Forum How To area than there is in the Superb IV area, so your question would be better moved. The Superb IV area is here: https://www.briskoda.net/forums/forum/424-skoda-superb-mk-iv-2023/ Gaz

Surely it doesn't stop you, just makes it a bit more exciting ⚡

Flagged for moderation - it'll probably get seen more in the Superb IV arena. The Forum How To section is not for car related questions. Gaz

Can’t help with the fault, but that’s a good looking Mk3 👍 Gaz

It's a meh from me too - doesn't improve the other way up either: Just reads a bit funnier. Gaz

I'd say so. I've not been asked to pay in advance before, and would not. But I was able to pay by card and the money was transferred immediately. That was on a new vRS - I'd actually gone to look at a Blackline, but there was a stone chip in the bonnet which was a deal breaker. With your car I'd want to see the scratches gone completely, to my (very fussy) satisfaction before they saw any more of my readies. Gaz

+1 👍 What are the 'couple of things'? Gaz

Beat it to death with a sledgehammer 🤬 Chop it up with an axe, shred the remaining plastic into bits, melt it and then pour the molten plastic into the Skoda CEO's office door lock 👍

Thanks Nigel - yes I had, and I also own a 7.5 GTI. They're certainly similar. We eventually got in by jacking it up and dropping the OSF wheel arch liner to gain access. It wasn't as onerous as I thought. And the injector came out beautifully 😁 Gaz

I'm trying to work on a neighbours Caddy, but it looks like the bonnet release cable has disconnected at the slam panel/lock carrier connection, which I see is a fairly common 'feature'. I've been watching videos on YT and the only one that makes a bit of sense is the small aperture immediately behind the VW logo in the centre of the grill. I can see what looks like the bonnet mounted retaining bar/loop, but there doesn't look to be enough room to get anything past it to release any latch: I'd be grateful for any bright ideas or suggestions as to the simplest way to release the latch. Fair play to VW for not making it easy, but we've got an injector to change, so need the bonnet up. Ta Gaz