Hi - New to site but I have to pass on my concerns to all Octavia 2 VRS drivers. My car is one of the first models produced and has covered 80,000 miles. Its engine suddenly cut out (no power, heavy steering and braking)and the car stopped in the middle of a busy road.Investigation shows it was due to a clogged fuel filter.The car bought new from Henry Skoda in 2006 has been serviced by them only on a 10,000 mile schedule instead of the usual 20,000 mile one and has not been chipped or modified.The dealer says this is not a servicable part and will not be changed in any service.My plea to all owners of a similar model is to speak to your garage or Skoda UK and correct this fault before a serious accident occurs

Hi and welcome, diesel or petrol. Diesels should have them drained/ or replaced at 4 years and if not replaced then at 90,000 km = 55923.4 miles , and if it was petrol would change it then anyway

Hi and welcome aboard.

Hi and welcome, diesel or petrol. Diesels should have them drained/ or replaced at 4 years and if not replaced then at 90,000 km = 55923.4 miles , and if it was petrol would change it then anyway

The car is a petrol VRS. The dealer said the fuel pump has been damaged by the failing filter and has replaced the pump ,filter and now a pressure sensor that is now not working after the refit costing a total of £530 and taking 24 days to do.I didn't expect to have to fork out this amount of cash and wait as long for the repair! PS - Car is still at dealer awaiting payment (day 25)

Oh dear not good and expensive, must say never heard of thison a petroled one. Maybe as it was at least two salesmens cars they were always driving on empty tanks as any muck in there will be at the bottom

Oh dear not good and expensive, must say never heard of thison a petroled one. Maybe as it was at least two salesmens cars they were always driving on empty tanks as any muck in there will be at the bottom

This is my own car bought new with 5 miles on the clock.I always fill with V-Power and v.rarely allow petrol light to come on so this is why I find this so alarming!- you could have a ticking time bomb waiting to kill your car

This is my own car bought new with 5 miles on the clock.I always fill with V-Power and v.rarely allow petrol light to come on so this is why I find this so alarming!- you could have a ticking time bomb waiting to kill your car

Sorry replying to 2 similar questions, the other was a used one, well definately change the filter at next service, over 5 years old and only 36,000 miles though

Sorry replying to 2 similar questions, the other was a used one, well definately change the filter at next service, over 5 years old and only 36,000 miles though

Hi got my car back today fully valeted, delivered to my workplace, bill reduced to £360 and free next service (I have however bought 4 cars from them) so all is well - the old discovery 300tdi will get a rest now till it gets icy or snows and my wife can take the VRS instead of the subaru sti up to Dundee Uni to deliver more provisions to daughter saving me £s in petrol!

She should be self sufficient, both daughters at uni, the furthest is in Nottingham, but they both completely independent. Good deal you got with the next service as an cheapy one is 105, must be good to choose between 3 cars

Hi Alexander,

I saw this and just can't believe the dealer service dept never changed the petrol fuel filter as a matter of course during one of the services, bearing-in-mind your car had 80k on its clock! Surely they must know what I know below?

VW group car engines have always had effective, efficient fuel filters fitted between them and the car's petrol tank and due to their efficiency which is designed to protect the engine/ petrol pump, they do get clogged and should be changed at intervals. The old Golfs needed these changed at about 20k and were a much smaller plastic and 'cardboard' type affair costing approx £4 !!! but well worth it after I'd seen our family car and another VW car suddenly do what your car did, Stop without warning, etc, frightening us all to near death on a busy road!!

The newer cars, including our 150k Mk4 Golf have a much larger sealed cartridge type in-line fuel filter approx sixe of a can of coke, underneath the car just in front of the petrol tank and these cost approx £12 -15 as a genuine VW/ SEAT/ SKODA part. For the sake of safety, peace of mind and £12 I change mine always after, say 45K the I know its done and won't fail me.

Naughty garage not doing this for you! I'll be getting my own for the vRS and either putting it on myself or handing it over at service time and telling them to put it on.

Naughty garage not doing this for you! I'll be getting my own for the vRS and either putting it on myself or handing it over at service time and telling them to put it on.

If it is not down to be changed in the service schedule then the dealer should not be looking to change it without consulting the owner. This seems to be more an issue with Skoda's service requirements rather than the dealership. It does however sound bad that a £12-£15 item is not ever looked at especially if it's failure can cause so much damage. I wonder if this is a one off or if there are more examples of it? What do other dealerships do?

If it is not down to be changed in the service schedule then the dealer should not be looking to change it without consulting the owner. This seems to be more an issue with Skoda's service requirements rather than the dealership. It does however sound bad that a £12-£15 item is not ever looked at especially if it's failure can cause so much damage. I wonder if this is a one off or if there are more examples of it? What do other dealerships do?

Agreed, not really garage's fault, just my preference from experience.

Agreed, not really garage's fault, just my preference from experience.

Just to help point everyone in the right direction the dealer has checked their Master Tech system and also Skoda's (ELSA) system using my car's chassis number and there is no recommendation to replace the fuel filter. It would have been good if the dealer had changed the filter using their mechanical experience but as they and I imagine all other dealers use Skoda's "Menu price screen" it does not appear as a job to be done. I have e-mailed Skoda UK all these details a few days ago but still await a reply. Thanks for the interest - lets hope a fuel filter change will be added to the service schedules soon before accidents happen or piggy banks raided!

PS - Having driven the old discovery for nearly a month I feel so low down in the VRS and a great deal faster.