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Ok so after poking around somewhat aimlessly in the engine bay this morning I removed the injector connectors again, straightened out the wires and put them back, Car started. and has started with no problem ever since. Assuming its not another red herring, looks like it is a dodgy wire in the injector loom.

Hi All This has been turning into a bit of a saga so thought I would reach out for advice. A couple of times in the past, (both times on a Sunday) my car refused to turn over with the glow plug light flashing and the engine management light flashing, later in the day or the next morning the car was fine, consulting the forums i found people reporting similar issues of unknown origin happening once then never again. Two weeks ago this finally happened on a Saturday, the car was still dead come Monday morning so on my way to work I dropped the keys though my local mechanic's letterbox He connected up to his diagnostic machine (snap-on) it showed an injector fault, as is didn't specify which injector he decided to disconnect each in turn and on disconnecting injector 1 the fault went away and the car started, reconnecting the injector did not cause the fault to reoccur and I got the car back whereby it ran fine until the following Saturday. I called the garage and he came up with the diagnostics box, tired the same as the week before with no luck, after a few attempts the car started. he left and 20 minutes later the car was dead again. When on Monday morning it was still dead i dropped off the keys once again. As the garage was busy they didn't get to it until Thursday I'm told the mechanic came up to collect the car, tried to get it started, failed, went back to get his van to tow it in and then it decided to start, drove round to the garage , turned it off and it then refused to start again. On a hunch he put a jump battery on the car and it started fine. putting a new battery on the car after which it started fine every time and no sign of the injector fault returning on the diagnostics, surmising that there want enough current in the nearly 6 year old battery to run both the starter and the fuel injection system. I got the car back last night & again this afternoon it has died. I disconnected the injector, the flashing glow plug light went away I reconnected it and the car refused to start whether it was connected or not. I have checked the battery with a multi-meter & it currently shows 12.3v My dads telling me to just call Skoda & get them to bring the car in and they will know how to sort it, although since the car is showing an injector fault I suspect they would charge me more than my local guy has charged me for the hours hes put in just for towing the car in & then tell me it needs a set of injectors, also dont really want to throw the emissions software update into the mix if the car continues to act up Any help & guidance hugely appreciated Grant

Hi Guys I'm thinking of fitting a dashcam behind the rear view mirror in my Fabia largely for ease of wiring and avoiding removing trim panels Does anyone know if its possible to tap into the wiring to the interior light? Thanks Grant

@delta925 Thanks for the tip, I've got an off ebay copy of VCDS somewhere ill try and find it @SuperbTWM I didn't notice anything unusual with the dash well apart from the warning lights and the buzzer As above still haven't had a chance to check the battery terminals, it was dark and raining by the time i left the office last night so when she started 1st time I just drove home

Sorry Guys I reread my original post, when I say it doesn't turn over the starter runs as normal and all sounds fine but the engine just doesn't start. Ill take a look at the battery terminals tonight, make sure they are clean/tight

Hi Guys Not sure if this is one for in here or the diagnostics forum. So this afternoon I went to go out and the car wouldn't start. (1.6 TDi) The car wouldn't turn over. the glow plug light started flashing as soon as I turned the key. When trying to turn over the engine after a few seconds the oil light started flashing and a warning buzzer started beeping. Checked the oil level and its fine I plugged in my obd-II dongle and scanned for fault codes with Torque OBD but no faults found I left the car for a couple of hours, I tried it when I got back and it started 1st time with no issues From searching the forums I've found some similar issues with the flashing glow plug light etc So I was thinking dud glow plugs faulty exhaust temp sensor Blocked DPF But not sure with any of these why the car would run fine less than 2 hours later? Has anyone seen this before? Thanks Grant

Hi Guys I got home tonight and noticed my drivers side headlight was smashed. I assume this is the correct headlight: Eurocarparts (2012 1.6 tdi) but im noot sure if it actually has a black trim or if thats just the picture. As the lamps still work does anyone know if its possible to just replace the front glass? Also if i remove the remains of the broken glass will it bo ok to use the car for the next couple of days until i can get the parts? Thanks Grant

Sorry for reviving an old post I found this one from a search and went looking for the levers last night I found the one on the passenger side so I now know what im looking for, not looking forward to adjusting the drivers side but for those that may also be hunting for the elusive lever Take off the Rubber cover on the back of the projector side The lever is on the inside edge so towards the middle of the engine bay. Reaching into the light housing to the full extent of my fingers i found a full a flap that felt more like think tin foil than a lever which i was able to move down with a little persuasion and back up with a little swearing. Hope this is of some help to any one else stumbling across this.

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The Manual says: Code 7GG,7MB or 7MG on the vehicle data sticker indicates that your vehicle is equipped with a diesel particle filter checking my data sticker the code is 7MQ also i dont think ive ever seen the warning light on the dash for the regen running

As far as I can tell from the manual my 1.6CR is not equipped with the DPF Ive watched my fuel economy on the drive to work drop from low 60s to low/mid 40s coming back to this thread has reminded me to ignore the shift light although if any of the vcds experts out there know if there's a way to turn it off that would be handy The car is due its 10k service in the next 500 or so miles Im hoping that this will help revive the economy I've also started using fuely and I am noting which brand of fuel and which garage each tank came from

yeah I was thinking about the piggyback or a spur fuse http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUTOLEADS-BSF10A-10-AMP-STANDARD-SPUR-BLADE-FUSE-LEAD-CABLE-FOR-CAR-VEHICLE-/150904699664?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item23229efb10 i was just looking for advise /recommendations on which circuit to use for the live feed

As per my other recent thread. ive now ordered/gathered the needed bits to install my tomtom I have Tony (gratyeti;s) sat nav installation guide which takes the ignition live feed from a blade fuse spur on the rear wiper circuit. I notice in the fuse box there is a gap marked in the manual as telephone installation but i assume that this is not going to be live as i don't have nay factory fitted phone options. So is tapping the rear wiper circuit the best bet for an ignition live or does anyone have any other recommendations? Thanks Grant

Glad you got it fixed the before image is not showing up though just the photobucket holding image