Gaz

Lovely afternoon, so I went out for a 20 mile bike ride. Went past the Long Man of Wilmington, who was in the shade, but could still be seen easily: Gaz

Looks almost identical to my old V6TDI. Just checked and it's not been MOT'd since 2021, so I guess it's deddered 😢 What about dropping in a known good engine from a scrapper? And maybe having proactive work done like @Carloski did, before fitting it? Just a thought. Gaz Edit: Same blue as well by the look of it;

Hello Miguel - welcome to Briskoda Gaz

You know we've got a 'Pets of Brisky....' thread? Had to look up WoF. Though topical, turns out it's not Wheel of Fortune! 😁 Gaz

The hose wasn't replaced as it was not at fault, but it being cold led to finding the reason why hot water wasn't flowing through it when it should have been. Very sorry but I've no idea which hose, nor where it was. G

Thanks 🙏 I no longer have the vRS. It was a bit of a duff experience, and I decided to change. Lots of parts were replaced and it felt very much like the parts and labour cannon to which @J.R. refers, was used. Ironically the actual fault was found, after many replaced items, by good old common sense and hands on mechanic'ing, with the realisation that a hose which should have been hot, was actually stone cold 🙄 As to whether the resulting farce would've happened had the fault been identified correctly in the first place, who knows. Gaz

Hello and welcome Onur Gaz

Hello marko If it's the same valve, my 2015 2.0 TSI had the same symptom back in 2018 - no heat in the cabin. They (Skoda) referred to it as being the 'Coolant Check Valve' and I was told it was reporting being open, when it was in fact closed. I tried to get to the bottom of whether this valve was a factor in my turbo grenading itself, but all I ended up with was awkward moments with Skoda staff shutting up and shuffling away as quickly as they could: Gaz

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Car's maybe concerned that you need more exercise, so sent you to the shops? 😇 G

We have friends who used to live 200 yards away, who now live in Perth, Australia 🇦🇺 Family in Brighton and friends in Bexhill. I grew up in Hastings. Small World! 🌎 Gaz

Hello Marski Welcome aboard (or back). We've got a 'Pets of Brisky...' thread going - newcomers welcome Gaz

I'm very particular and recently had a small dent removed at a Coach Finishers. It involved a full panel (tailgate) respray, and came in at £400 plus VAT. With a similar level of experience to you, and going by my case, I'd be happy with £200. Gaz

Hello and welcome Fossil Gaz

Hello Wout , welcome to Briskoda. Gaz

Fault lights coming up on the dash report a very limited set of issues. Nowhere near what may need investigating in your case. What @cheezemonkhaiis alluding to is similar to my asking if it's turning over as fast as you'd expect. Any corrosion around such a major earthing point can reduce the CCA (Cold Cranking Amperage) getting through, which in turn can reduce the rate at which the engine turns over. On some cars (my old Superb was a good example) a certain cranking speed needs to be reached before firing will initiate. In my Superb's case, I could flatten the battery trying to start it, but if I put a jumper set on it it would then start straight away, every time. As well as a visual inspection of the connections, I found a quick check was to bypass the earth strap with a jump lead - if the car then started, there was a good chance that earthing was the issue. I think what @ords is getting at is whether a generic Snap-On reader is capable of identifying a faulty injector. Given that you have at least three other injectors, you really need to know how they've concluded that it's one of them that's up the spout. Injectors can be tested, and thinking one is stuck open is not the same as knowing one is stuck open. You could be throwing money at the parts bin. Are you using a garage with a good track record on VAG/Skoda? Head scratching does make me wonder, when it's a case of using the right diagnostic equipment, and then eliminating the more obvious possible causes. What's the car's mileage, and what are its typical journeys (short stop start, or long distance mile muncher)? Gaz

So was it the original battery coming to the end of its life? (Quite reasonable at seven years old). If not coded to the car, the car might be thinking it's still got the old, knackered battery in it. Perhaps finding and contacting someone local with VCDS might be a good start. With VCDS you can alert the car to it having had a new battery fitted: Or failing that, get a Skoda/VAG friendly garage to have a look and see what's going on. Gaz

Hello Amelka - local I see. Why was the battery replaced? Was the new battery coded? (Was the car told it has a new battery?) Have you got the correct battery? Was it replaced like for like? Were the problems there before you replaced the battery? (I do see you've said 'one day before problem started') When did you replace the battery? Does the glow plug light come on with the ignition and go off a few seconds later? Does the car have a service history? Has anything else been changed or repaired around the same time as the battery? Does the battery and starter turn the engine over as fast as you'd expect it to? Where you say 'no fault codes whatsoever' - what code reader is being used; as in is it a generic one (which could miss relevant codes) or VCDS/main dealer software? I'll ask that a Mod considers moving your post to the Octavia 3 fora. Gaz

Hello Chris - from a bit further South than you. Gaz

I agree with @ApertureS and wouldn't expect your warranty to be affected. The header tank could have been changed at any point. My case was a little different, in that my car was, at the time, still under the three year Manufacturer's warranty. Having had a particularly bad experience previously with my vRS, when the VW main dealer, who was servicing and looking after my GTI (and would have been my first point of contact with any warranty claims) told me not to remove the silikat bag, I decided to err on the side of caution and heed their advice. Gaz

All of which may be so, but having had my turbo fail a few months earlier on my previous vRS, of which a fault in the cooling system may have very well been a factor, I chose not to give VW any additional wriggle room on the manufacturers warranty and left the bag in place, on their say so, until said warranty expired. Gaz

We went to Blenheim Palace today. Highlight for me was seeing this 1990 900 S: Not perfect, but lovely to see all the same 😎 We got caught in the M40 Southbound carnage on the way home. Added two and a half hours to our journey, with over two hours to do just under two miles. Sounded pretty serious with major work needed to repair the central barrier. Lots of people seemed to think it was okay to put their hazard lights on and go along the hard shoulder to get ahead of the rest of us. Gaz

Just on this point alone, I had a 1.9 Passat which was the same. It turned out to be a dud air mass meter. Dunno if your Scout even has one, so just a suggestion. Gaz

Sorry to scoff, but it seems nuts to me that a 4x4 280 might not be suitable for towing 🙄 Hope it transpires that it can 👍 G

Ours was a 1983 model. We'd changed from a 1.2 Starlet because our Daughter's pushchair wouldn't fit in the back. Only real problem we had was the drivers door stuck, closed, when Mrs Gaz was in it and eight months pregnant. She wasn't best pleased. It always felt very solid and safe 👍