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Wow thanks for the response everyone. @rwbaldwin once the linkages were done there was mainly a but of vibration through the clutch pedal @frisco ive rang trading standards and they say that i am well within my right to go ahead and pursue this as i took the car back and complained while it was in the warrenty period. Id also like to add that if a car needs a new gearbox after 50 odd thousand miles its clear that the car has been through a hard 50thousand. Surely its good practice to fully rectify all forseeable problems. As well all know a gearbox generally will withstand more gruntbthan a DMF so to me it seemsmobvious the DMF would be far from perfect

Before i start i know im fighting a loosing battle but, its december, ive got to pay a large repair bill the 2 things i hate most :-) So as some may have read before i bought a nice and tidy 1.9tdi octy for 3495 with 52k on the clock 1 owner FSH bla bla bla... i have a little read on the repairs and notice that its had a recon box put on. At 52k that had me worried. My dad decided to get hold of the previous owner and see what happened. He went on to say that they garage wanted to charge £2000 To change the gearbox because it needed sending off and then youve got the clutch and the flywheel too. So the bloke sold the garage the car in a p/x. Now on my service history the repairs are 495 for the gearbox overhaul. 76 for clutch kit. But nothing on DMF!?!? The car came with 3 months warrenty in which it went back to the garage at least 6 times. A faulty relay. Aircon broke. And then the gears where crunching like nothing else. But the kept palming me away until my warrenty with them ran out and now bang. An early present for christmas. Your DMF has failed sir! That'll be £800 please! :-(

Well people its 2 weeks before xmas and i now have to shell out a big roll of money because the "reputible" garage i bought my car off, changed my knackered gearbox but didnt bother doing the DMF. A beautiful 800 quid bill and i may have just died inside

The performance isnt too bad really. The gearbox isnt great thought so im double de clutching at the moment to help reducee pressure when i change

Ok cheers people i did think the battery light was an alternator issue and i will be sorting it monday. I reallllyyy cannot be arsed tomdo it my self so off to a skoda specialist it will go. All booked in monday 8am. I will report back on all problems wish me luck (y)

It misfires all the time. Cold and warm :/

Ok mate thanks will have a look tomorrow. Ive got a day off work so it looks as if it wont be a lazy day for me lol... Ive just had a peek at that brisky run you've got going on there.... Seems a great idea. Do you know how long it will last and the sort of mileage involved?

Its not diesel knock. It started 4days ago but i work and havent had the time to check anything out. Its almost like a misfire but when it does it just seems to clunck very loud. But if i give it even a little rev it goes away??

Ok ive owned my octy 2003 plate 1.9tdi 130 for 6 months or so now. When i first got the car the gears where crunching, which i now know to be the gear linkages (sorted that) Then the sunroof leaked which i left and thought ill sort it when i can be bothered Then the aircon refused to blow cold air. Again i thought sod it its cold enough ill sort it in the summer Then the rear wiper stopped working, now im getting annoyed so i decided i would look into it and do everything on my week off. BUT now the big problems have arrived the engine is verrryyyy noisy on idle and make a hell of a clunk when i turn it off. The battery light is on on my dash and the gears are crunching again. Im at my witts end with this car. Its only done bloody 56k with FSH. WHAT A JOKE

Deffo pump and tensioner, however just ask the mehanic to see how good/bad its all looking

Might be worth popping this in the relevent forum mate. Good luck

Hi welcome. Maybe post thisin the octavia thread but ill try and help you out. Not familliar with injectoe failure or pump failure, but if you thrash these turbo diesels the injectors will fair on all types of car, dont be suprised if they have had the cambelt changed as it looks as though its being sold by a garage, ring the seller and see, i wouldnt wana leave the cambelt much more than 60-65k miles. I have the pd130 engine and its flawless (y) nice lookin car by the way good luck

Remapping is fine and will not damage the clutch o engine however i do not know what to suggest as the car has only done25 miles so i presume its a 12plate?? This will definatly void your warrenty. If that doesnt bother you make sure you use a reputable remapper and also get customer references where possible, hope this helps

Quickstop brake cleaner, you will need to take the wheels off though forma decent result

Not so sure about that. It would be a big job i would imagine and as you said the car is old. Is it reallybworth it? If the steering is posing a threat to yourbsafety then maybee, but if not id stay well away and you might and up having to change the hubs for the track rod ends, as the golf ones may not fit

ah **** i tried to remove that grommit wire a power cable for my speakers because im an idiot lol

Try putting this in the skoda octava section mate

I hav e the 1.9 tdi pd 130 and its fantastic, also alot of people on here seem to think so too, good luck and welcome

i have a 1.9tdi 130 elegance which is supposed to be top of the range (people have their own opinions) all the seat i imagine will be ther same unless you buy the vrs model with leather interior, again dont quote me on that. The seats are quite hard though. The elegance also has all electrics, alloys, climate control etc etc

why?

i am not the main driver my dad is. Once my points go then i will be on my own. But at the moment because i was an idiot im not allowed to be the main driver. I already have a poor lisence, lying on my insurence wouldnt be the best idea lol

Ok cheers i will get onto them before i commit to anything, FAQS on the comms site say insurence companies rarely hike up the price as wrapped cars are apparently a detterant to theives?!?!!? Lol

'. Just had a quick look at that site and its the bes ive seen so far

Im on a1.9tdi pd130 octy at 20 with 6points and 0 no claims. Its all in my dads name which come to 1200

I do about 10k a year minimum but work at a supermarke at the moment so there will be alot of people seeing it in the car park :/