Everything posted by Gaz
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Grooves on Slotted rotors are being grinded away
Aye. In the second photo there appears to be a good wear lip on the outer edge of the disc at 6:30-ish, with the groove making it all the way to disc edge. But two grooves around (counter clockwise) at about 4:00 the groove's not even making it to the edge of the disc. In both photo's there's a noticeable wear line about 2/3 of the way in to the area of the wear face, and it looks like there's a wear lip on the innermost edge. Perhaps just well worn discs, as George alluded to. Gaz
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Hot Passenger - Cold Driver- but not H Matrix!
Have you tried a simple recalibration? Dependent on age and model this might be helpful: Gaz
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Grooves on Slotted rotors are being grinded away
Think that's what Andy was getting at; the depth of the grooves not being uniform around the disc, so the shallower ones have already worn away. Warping could also account for it, but I reckon that'd be horrendous to drive. Gaz
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Newbie from Cornwall.
Hello and welcome Pete Gaz
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Hey from Daz and his 2007 Scout 🙂.
Hello Daz Gaz
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New member from Italy!
We drove down to Italy just before Covid stopped any travelling. We came in from the North, via Stelvio, and stayed mostly around the lakes, at Salo, Lonato, Como and Bergamo. Beautiful area 😎, although we want to travel further South next time, and perhaps brush up on our italian because it's currently shameful 🙄 Gaz
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New member from Italy!
Ciao Daniele Where in Italy are you? Gaz
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Hello
Hello from just along the coast Gaz
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Cazoo Bother
https://www.cazoo.co.uk/300-point-inspection-report/ '67 - Coolant: Adjust coolant content if necessary' - I guess 'adjusting' isn't the same as topping up 🙄 'In addition to a thorough inspection, our technicians take each used car for a full road test to check its engine performance, steering and brakes and to ensure that it's in full working order.' - All good then 👍 Inspection and technicians seemingly not particularly trustworthy then. Surprise, surprise. Gaz Edit: This one made me chuckle - '13 - Keys: Check at least one key is present'
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DSG or not to DSG?
Same for me. Mrs Gaz has a '65 plate, so the 1.8 with the DQ200 dry seven speed DSG. While I can drive it, it's just a bit too cramped for me (6'4") in the driving seat to be a daily driver. The vRS on the other hand was just right. G
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DSG or not to DSG?
Mrs Gaz has a 2015 Polo GTI DSG - her first DSG and she'll never go back to a manual. While I've got a Golf GTI now, my previous car was a 2015 Octavia vRS DSG. All three DSG's we've had have, like ords', been faultless. I really can't see a reason to change. Manual's are so last season 😇 Gaz
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Returning to Skoda after many years away
Welcome back Zac Gaz
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Skoda octavia mk3 excessive oil consumption after dpf removal
If your car is losing oil and it's not from leaks, or going out through the coolant system (e.g. 'mixing' and head gasket failure), then it's leaving the engine through the combustion process (or a bit further along) as there's no other way for it to leave the engine. After that it's a case of working out why that's happening. I agree with Bogdan regarding piston rings. Dry and wet compression tests and visual inspection might help reveal. But there are other causes - valve stem seals, turbo seals, a faulty PCV. If your mechanic can't work out what's happening, then I'd respectfully suggest you need a mechanic with more of an idea. Gaz
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Newbie trying to resolve Wet driver floor/carpet - couple questions/help needed!
My 2015 vRS had the door seal issue, where the outer seal lacked drainage holes and trapped water between the inner and outer seals. Some people experienced this to cause the door to retain water, and if your door card membrane/seal is porous I could see this being causative. Popping the door seal off at its forward most point on the underside of the door usually reveals if the door's retaining water. Gaz EDIT: The original thread on door seals;
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Hello from Denmark.
Hello and welcome Olth01 Gaz
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Hello everyone
Kudos for the long term ownership! 😎 Gaz
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Hi from Doug in West Yorkshire been an Octavia Vrs owner for some 8 years plus, love the car, Diesel version, can't fault it.
Hello and welcome Doug You'll get more footfall, and replies, if you post your question in the sub-forum about stereo's and stuff: https://www.briskoda.net/forums/forum/7-skoda-audio-electronics-and-security/ Gaz
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Photography Thread
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Breakdown in France
+1 If they think that's a rational or reasonable response, I'd suggest it might also be a qualitative comment about what else they might find acceptable (e.g. in their workshops). Vote with your feet, your wallet and go elsewhere IMHO. Gaz
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Greetings from the Scottish Highlands
Hello Johnny Gaz
- Hello from Croydon
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Hello from Lich, Germany
Hello Richard Gaz
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Hello from Doncaster
Hello Bobbles Gaz
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Breakdown in France
Agreeing with everyone else, I'd imagine this might be useful reading: Gaz