[VRS Air Valve problem - Moved posts]

When you say that the second air valve has been modified what do you mean. Just a query as I own a 2003 octavia vrs which was running ok but started to be troublesome, tick over very lumpy and coming off roundabouts/corners bottom end seems as if its holding back, runs well when spooled up. Has had new plugs, new air mass meter from main dealer and is showing no faults on either the dash or plugged in at friends garage. Friend suggested may have an air leak in one of the pipes but nothing looks obvious.

Any suggestions would be appreciated - Thanks Carl

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hi carl,have u had the throttle body cleaned out as i had similar problem and this cured it

[vrs tdi vs vrs tdi]

not sure where to start ,I had my vrs in to a dealer for a small cosmetic repair.The dealer loaned me there vrs tdi in the mean time while mine was being sort after,I don't know if it was just me but the dealers vrs felt a bit quicker than mine.The only difference between the two was a difference of about 1000mile on the clock and that mine had 18" rims as where the dealer had 17"inch would that make a difference?Im thinking as the dealers was a demo car they hammered it from the get go, would it make a difference?I was sad to give the demo car back as I thought mine was not as fast as this one .You would expect the cars to feel identical as they having exactly the same engines weird:confused:

[Should I keep it???]

I'm not being funny but if I could afford an RS4 I wouldn't be driving a VRs in the first place.

im with u on that one jonno,if u can afford one say bye bye to vrs.id give my left ball for a rs4

[vRS TDI]

I also had a mk1 before getting the vrs tdi,my mk 1 vrs was standard aswell,funny thing is even though the tdi 10bhp less its feels quicker than the mk1, obviously because of the amount of torque it has.The in gear acceleration is impressive ,it gives a lot of bigger engine cars a scare ,you feel like you can give anything a go.

The find tdi shows its best on motor ways and b roads ,around town and in traffic I find the turbo lag in first to be a bit of a downer.

I also find in 2nd on dry road it still battles to put its power down properly,as you would expect trying it in the wet you have no hope.please tell us how the test drive went.

[Improving on perfection]

Honestly i would loose the the rear wing first its a bit OTT ,replace it with the standard then get the black strips on the bumpers and side ,coloured them to match the car,then change the colour of the wheels to more of gun metal colour,blacks a bit to dark looks like the car has no wheels on it.change it more to a kind of sleeper,not so much that you're advertising your self that you're fast.Its just my opinion nevertheless you bought an excellent car,alot of car for the money well done!

[leather interior VRS octavia]

Looks great - How much does it cost?

Its a extra on the skoda octavia vrs,its £1.400 ,I had the choice between the leather or

sat nav ,but after trying to live with a white trim in my last mk1 vrs ,I couldn't do it again.

[leather interior VRS octavia]

Wow, that is superb. Really change the interior. I love it. Now change the silver trim on the dash to black, or carbon fiber. I'dd love to be able to do that on my car.

One question: How is the side airbag deployment designed into the seats? Can you shoot a closeup?

cant see much on the side apart from the air bag tag

[leather interior VRS octavia]

I can't recall anyone else having this fitted yet Matt. I think the leather work is done by a UK company and then fitted on an exchange basis.

yes they said it had to be sent away to independent company to be fitted,they had it for week as they had to re-trim the existing seats.The leather came out better than expected gives the interior real sporty but plush feel.

[leather interior VRS octavia]

hope this works ,I got my car back on friday as dealer had to fit my leather interior as it was

not a factory option ,but the wait was worth it,really happy with the finish.

[New VRs diesel]

Hi Bob,glad u enjoyed the TDI.Ive had mine for just over 3weeks now and still cant get over how quick it feels.It feels much quicker than the mk1 I used to have even though its 10bhp less.

[ipod for vrs tdi]

push cd button until u get "AUX IN" and u should be able to hear your ipod play,might have to adjust the level to 3,volume is a bit low I would say.

[free jumbo box,18 zenith wheels,vrs tdi]

Hi there I just wanted to find out when this offer started ,as I ordered my car through lease plan mid October with these extras not knowing skoda had this deal on ,and I know for a fact that on the quote they charged me for them.Should I query this,or does this only apply to the petrol vrs or is for sale to the public only.Has anyone had this issue when ordering as a company car as well?

[torque band vrs tdi]

just want to find out were you change up.I read on here that you should change up around 3000 rpm to stay in the torque band,but saying that I feel the pull trails off around 4200rpm.Im coming from a mk1 vrs so I'm learning how to drive a tdi properly buy not revving its nuts off,also does anyone know why the increments change half way through the speedometer from 20mph-10mph?

[Squeaky suspension]

Its the ARB bushes,just make sure the dealer replaces both at the same time ARB and new bushes ,if they just replace the bushes the problem will come back in a few weeks time.

[Metal Water Pump & other issues]

I had the mooing problem for months they replaced the pads but the mooing came back after about a week ,I finally gave the the hint to replace the pads and discs at he same time ,as well as putting some copper grease behind the pads and since then I havent had any problems at all.

[Abnormal temperature Mk1 vRS]

Thanks guys .I made an appointment for Monday at my dealer,Im going to point out about the water pump and hope they find out whats causing these problems

[Abnormal temperature Mk1 vRS]

The car has done around 68k and the water pump has not been replaced since new as I got the car from new.The other thing I wanted to point out is seems to be sluggish in 4th and 5th around 60mph if i boot it nothing happens it only slowly gains speed,its as though I need to gear down to overtake, like into 3rd.Im used to the power but it just feels kinda slow.

[Abnormal temperature Mk1 vRS]

Hi there ,I seem to have this problem on my mk1 vrs the tempreture gauge is supposed to be at the halfway mark which is 90 when warmed up but,mine seems to be hovering around 100-110 lately. I've had it into two skoda dealers and they cant find anything wrong.I am a bit concerned as it has never done it before.It does it even when u are driving at a steady speed on the motor way,it seems to drop slightly when coming to stop start traffic .has anyone experienced this before?

[air filter changed every 20k?]

Is this right I looked at mine recently and it looked really dirty and it had just had its 60k service, ,I would have thought they'd replace it every 10k.

[Octavia RS in general]

Hi gav,Ive had mine 4 years now from new with 65k on the clock and I am still happy with it.It is starting to show up a few niggles hear and there,but with age every car will give small problems,apart from that probably the best car Ive owned in a long time.I live and work around London, alot of stop start driving,and it gets abused.

[full leather trim VRS mk2]

Hi there again,has anyone got pics of the full leather interior upgrade.The only picture I can find is on the skoda UK website,but its a bit small.Has anyone had it done yet and is it worth the £1400 extra?I have the mk1 vrs and owning a car with grey trim is a nightmare to keep clean,and Im just a bit concerned of the having the same problem with the the grey suede leather on the new seats , pics please if you can thanks.

[brake calipers on vrs]

Hi there ,quick question on the mk2 VRS what colour do the brake calipers come in on the black VRS are they red?,as I read somewhere on the forum that the 2008 model they were going to switch back to green.Is this true ? is there an option on what colour you want for the brake calipers.I have seen green on the silver VRS,s is this standard?can someone help please.thanks

[Octavia Vrs Front Suspension]

Hi there,I know this a common problem,Ive had it for a while now,when going over

large bumps I get a loud rubber rubbing noise from under the driver side.Ive had it to the dealers for a number of visits,they say it ARB,or its the rubbers that have to be replaced at which time they replace.I find after a few days of it being fixed the problem slowly begins to come back ,has anyone had this problem before and what fix can fix it for good!as its driving me mad!Im just so tired of go back and forth to the dealers for the same problem.The car is no longer under warrenty will replacing poly bushes instead of the rubber ones work? please help.thanks

[Buying a mk1 Octavia Vrs.... Advice Needed!]

on a test drive listen out fo sqeeking suspension from the front of car,and also when braking in reverse listen out for the dreaded mooing brake noise ,other from that the car is superb Ive had mine for 3 years now and it still brings a smile to my face .I prefer the look of the old mk1 it looks agressive than the mk2,mine still gets looks to this day as I live in london and they seem to be very rare here.I think its the best value money can by in terms of preformance ,comfort and styling.I had a civic type r for a year and every time I got out and in the into the vrs ,it actually felt that the vrs was the better car.

[cleaning trim on octy]

The best way I find is ,put some non-bio washing powder into about half a bucket of hot water,using a spong with the soapy water rub into the seat vigourisly.the seat must be slightly damp ,not to wet then get a small dry white towel and rub into the seat as if u were drying it ,u will see on the towel how much dirt has come off the seat after rubbing it dry.It works around the door handles aswell.