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Yep the new fuel pump would have made no difference to the car.... just to my wallet. Thankyou for all your advice rwbaldwin... You really made a difference.

Thankyou guys I bought it. John

Thanks for that link. is the 2001 and 2003 the same model/glass size?

Thanks trev. I have a local chap with a scanner, and an excellent auto electrician who sorted it.

vent glass for rear passenger door...drivers side on a 53 estate. Been told it's skoda parts only 105 +vat. Anyone?

Thankyou all for your help. Well it wasn't the fuel pump I was trying to be sold by Halfords but it was one of the wires to the solenoid which had corroded through. Cost me 80 quid to get fixed and is now driving like a dream. Thankyou. You made a real difference. John

Just back. the fuses were checked, but he didn't have time to check the wiring etc. said he'd need a wiring diagram. seems the wires aren't colour coded as expected. Also found another problem. while i was looking for my fuse box, I found what looks like an electrical cable hanging down next to my accelerator pedal. Looks like it's been sheared. also have a brake light not working. Have bought a new bulb for it. Looked at them but couldn't see which one was blown. will get the mrs to look when I put my foot on the pedal. any idea where I can get a wiring diagram?.I'll try google it. thanks for your help....John

Thankyou so much. will go and see him now.

Had it scanned by someone that lives around the corner from me that had helped me cut a tree down of a neighbour. Didn't realise that he was a mechanic. Anyway there were 3 codes before he cleared them and one after. Cold start injector open or short to ground p1252 this one still there after codes cleared and a local run around done. Manifold temp sensor open or short to ground p1161 no longer showing Motor for intake manifold flap open or short to ground p3101 no longer showing. Hope that helps clear things. So he says he will look into where it is(perhaps it's in the fuel pump?) It's basically running around flooding the engine causing the loss of power and noisy engine(does that sound right. I'm still getting over 50 to the gallon Your views please John

Yep first thing I checked. I remembered how expensive it was and checked how many litres and multiplied it out. It definately came out of the diesel pump. Now what that was I have no clue.perhaps it had been wrongly filled. I'm off to get it scanned now. will let you know how it goes. John

I went to buy the fuel filter today and bumped into a guy that lives around the corner from me. Apparently he's a bit of a mechanic. He offered to scan it for me for nothing. His boss said the car sounded like the tapits were knocking possibly oil not reaching the head?. Anyway scanning hopefully later today. On the way to my mates where I was going to fit the filter, I got a puncture!, Any way tyre changed and filter changed..... still noisy. no smoke seen today.

Have checked the wire on injector 3. It is attatched as far as I can see. Hope to sort the fuel filter and pressure relief valve tomorrow. I'll let you know...thanks. If you think of anything else please let me know. Your help has been appretiated greatly....John

can i check the pressure relief valve myself even though I do not have a miti-vac type tool?. thanks so much for your help

I've just had another look at the pdf. I have the spanners etc. Do you think this is something I could check myself or should I get a garage to check it for me. unsure about how to evac the air(dont have that tool.(have some tubing and some lungs though). John

Well just been out in it again. I started the engine(fires quickly....as normal). I reved the engine and no smoke. I've not really seen much smoke at all....just a little thin grey smoke earlier when pulling uphill with a cold engine. I live at the top of a 1 in 7 hill. It usually can go up in second but I just had to drop it into first to get up it. thanks for all your answers guys, your great. John

sorry for being daft but what is SOI control?

Think it might be a timing problem as the aa guy sais that it sounds like its firing early . timing belt was checked and was tight. So does that mean the fuel pump is not working correctly by injecting at the wrong time. Sorry I'm not a mechanic and don't understand anyway near what you guys do. would that cause overflooding and loss of power/noisy engine under load. gentle pressure on the accelerater pedal sounds kinda normal....put your foot down and it's noisy. John

would help if Iread the top...members name after location doh. oh well nearest guy to me hasn't been on since end of march.

found that I can't find the list of vcds owners....is it broken?

I only noticed the smoke for about 10 seconds yesterday and I would say gray smoke. Is this the correct fuel filter? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fuel-Filter-SKODA-FABIA-Diesel-99-08-/300585286299?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3ASkoda%7CModel%3AFabia&hash=item45fc477a9b#ht_2266wt_1195 Thanks John

17656 P1248 Injection Sporadic : pump fuel metering control (A): range performance CODE 002 : Could this be the problem? This is just copy and pasted from online and isn't a result given for my car. perhaps this is what was happening? Have been reading about limp mode too?It will get up to high revs when driving....just takes a while with little power. So should I take it to my local garage guy or to a place with the diagnostic machine, if so how do I find out where the nearest one is? I live at ml117au. John

The timing belt was checked and was tight. both aa mechanic and halfords guy said it wasn't that car has not been serviced for 2 or 3 years. Engine was replaced a year ago after the timing belt went. I bought the car with 93,000 miles on the clock. I don't recall being told by my garage that the timing belt needed replacing. had it serviced for a couple of years and then probably missed its service 18 months ago. replacement engine sounding smooth and was believed to have done 83000 on it. "When cold it blew a little black smoke" indicates unburnt diesel, until it warms up the pump usually advanced the injection timing slightly , may be that is not working properly Is that usual to blow a little smoke and then stop. Does that indicate it's working correctly or incorrectly? Think that between them 4 mechanics were guessing that the fuel pump was overflooding the engine, Or were they looking for a desperate punter who was stuck far from home to cough up some expensive work for them?

well I just drove it to take the dog to the field for it's walk. When cold it blew a little black smoke, but after a minute there was none to see, Thanks for your advice. I remember one of the mechanics guessing that it may have been an injector and seeing them taking each one out in turn while running. then discussing the problem and coming up with the fuel pump and some regulator within it?. perhaps they were guessing. Not sure that they were sure what was wrong. anyway I'll change the filter on monday. Would it be fine with the fuel thats left in the tank?(I'm guessing so). I'm also not totally sure that the problem had not started before the garage. Think I'll change the filter first and take it from there. Thanks John

I had recently used half a small bottle of redox diesel cleaner(amount recomended on the back). perhaps not such a good idea John

Thanks for your reply. I'm not a mechanic. It certainly wasn't misfiring. when you lightly rev it it sounds quiet, so going downhill it's quiet, as is ticking over. when you go to pull away you have to slip the clutch a bit. I hope it is only the filter!. I've never changed it since I bought it 4 years ago. the engine is a relacement that used to sound quite sweet. Could it have been some bad diesel put in?.I'd stopped and stuck in 25 quids worth at a service station on the way down.(definately diesel as I checked the receipt.) John