Hi all my first post on the site

First of all wanna say great site.

On my 4th Skoda now and wouldn't buy any other.

Wanted to ask if there was anyone in Bristol with VAG as the EM light has decided to come on on my Octy gie me a bit of a fright at first till I read up on here.

General concensus seems to be don't panic unless something doesn't feel right

Is the 2.0 Octy which from what little investigating I have done seems to be a bit of an odd customer (is it really the Audi engine under the bonnet ?)

Also quoted direct from Skoda "The 2.0 Octavia does not have any recommended replacement schedule for the Cam Belt, it should be checked every 10k and changed if required" THIS SCARES ME A LITTLE no A LOT

Currently running at 62k miles and I have no idea if the Cam Belt has been changed (probably not being an ex lease motor) Thinking about getting it done anyway just to be on the safe side.

Hi, and welcome to Briskoda, glad you like it

We have several people on the site who will be able to answer your cam belt question, and I'm sure someone will be able to help you out with the EM light too (Just not me I'm afraid :( )

PM " TaviaRS " - he's generally around that area, and I'm sure has VAG COM.

As for the cambelt, generally its every 60K it should be changed, at least for the diesels. However, it worries me a bit that there's not a recommended one for your car as cambelts don't tend to show signs of wear & tear before they go - normally its damn sudden (and destructive ) As you're at 62K now, I vote for getting it done a.s.a.p, or if you're feeling lucky, wait until the 70K oil change service.

Oh, and welcome! :wave:

Yep, I have VAG-COM, drop me a PM and we'll sort something out.

Jon

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Thanks for the offer but I discovered from one of the other posts that the AA can read the systems so I called the Very Nice man out and he hooked up

Giving Error Code - P0172 - Bank1 too rich (AA guy seems to think this may be Lambda Sensor, but may have just been a glitch, he's reset it now so the lights gone out) just wait and see if it comes back on now I guess

So I'm now a little less paniced(sp?) now gotta admit I am clueless with these new fangled cars :confused:

Now off to search the boards for more info on fault code

Welcome to Briskoda , ...........a cambelt change seems to me to be a good bit of advice !..........given your mileage