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    Dreaded flashing glow plug light - Fabia 1.6 tdi

    in Skoda Fabia Mk II (2007-2014)

    Posted

    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

     

     

     

    Flashing Glow plug light & car not starting

    in Skoda Fabia Mk II (2007-2014)

    Posted

    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


     

    Broken headlight

    in Skoda Fabia Mk II (2007-2014)

    Posted

    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

     

     

    Headlight conversion for european driving

    in Skoda Fabia Mk II (2007-2014)

    Posted

    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.

    Has anyone purchased items from digitalrev.com?

    in Photography and Photoshop

    Posted

    Ive never used their website but have made multiple purchases from their ebay store2 DSLR's Flash gun and afew lenses over the years all delivered within 72 hours from HK and normally they do supply English manuals ALso check out their facebook page and youtube channels for kit reviews and some slightly off the wall product tests

    I am currently researching replacing my canon 40d camera body. I have been looking on digitalrev.com and have been surprised at the price difference. I am aware that the item will be a grey import and the instructions will not be in English. A world wide warranty and door to door warranty is included. I have also checked that the import tax and shipping is included in the price displayed.

    Has anyone purchased camera items from digitalrev.com? I have never spent that amount of money online before so it would be nice to hear any comments.

    Thanks.

    Fabia 1.6 CR TDI 90bhp appalling fuel consumption

    in Skoda Fabia Mk II (2007-2014)

    Posted

    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

    ignition live circuits

    in Skoda Fabia Mk II (2007-2014)

    Posted

    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

    Fabia 1.6 CR TDI 90bhp appalling fuel consumption

    in Skoda Fabia Mk II (2007-2014)

    Posted

    I got my 1.6 105 back in October and for the 1st week running 40 mile round trip to work it was getting 62,pg average on the run to work. then the traffic started to pick up back to normal, change of shift and school holidays ending etc meant i was suddenly getting 48 mpg :(

    A long weekend in London gave me a chance to evaluate the car on a long motorway run where it did mid 50s cruising at around 70mph.

    I was getting ****ed off that the MPG seemed to be continually getting lower.

    I read some of the posts above about ignoring the shift light and keeping the revs close to 2k and noticed the economy starting to creep back up.

    I just managed to get 68mpg on a short motorway blast which was into the 70s until the last mile or so which is a fairly steep hill

    Given previous threads about the difference in performance between supermarket and branded fuel i was trying to stick to shell however due to getting 5p off a litre at tesco im currently running a tank of tesco diesel with a shot of Millers ecomax

    Sat nav instalation

    in Skoda Fabia Mk II (2007-2014)

    Posted

    Hi Guys

    Im looking to hard wire a tomtom satnav.

    Since its mainly for the bluetooth handsfree Id like to have it as a oermanent fixture rather than digging it out of the glovebox every time.

    Does anyone have any suggestions for where to put it that its reasonably out of sight from outside the car but still usable?

    removing the pannel in the head liner

    in Skoda Fabia Mk II (2007-2014)

    Posted

    Hi Gyus

    Im looking to fit a hands free kit and wanting to remove the plastic pannel where the sunroof controls would be if i had a sunroof

    In previous vws it was a plane plastic plate and poped out really easily

    In the Fabia there is are the small vents in it and it seems to be stuck,

    HAs anyone taken this out and if so is it attached to something or do i jet need to get something bigger to pry it out?

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