Hi,

I have a 10 year old Octavia 1.9TDI SLX and still running well. It has 150K on the clock. Generally we are very pleased with the car. It is a good family car, in fact we have had the car so long now it feels like part of the family.

I have had to have a new Cat and clutch fitted in the last year. She's getting a bit expensive to hold on to.

Anyway, I was thinking of trading in for a new one and taking advantage of the scrappage scheme while it still lasts. However, then the very real threat of redundancy came at work, so I put the plans on hold for another year.

I had a recent quote for some work but felt it was prohibitively expensive. Its been a few years, but I used to do my own maintenance, and was wondering how hard it is to change all four discs and pads. Do you need any special tools?

I also have a broken coil spring (very near the top so still drivable), and leaking shocks at the rear, as well as perished bump stops. I'm tempted to have a go at all the work, but again would appreciate hearing any other members tips, and experiences in these areas.

Cheers for now,

Tiz

Welcome to the forums

Try posting your question here: http://briskoda.net/forums/forum/27-skoda-octavia-i/

you will probably get more replies.

welcome to briskoda

welcome

Welcome

The work you need to do straight forward.

The only special tool will be spring compressor.

Thanks for the welcome everyone.