Had my Injectors replaced by Skoda Yesterday. Work carried out by Benfield in Harrogate. This was thre First time they had changed any.

What a difference it's made to the Car. Just been out for a Spin, about 50 miles on A & B roads and a quick blast up the A1. The car feeler more responsive to the trottle, picks up quicker in 3rd and 4th, a much more smoother ride and delivery of power and the MPG has gone up by about 6 or 7 Mpg. No DPF filter light on the dash and no regens, looks like they got it right.

Well Done Skoda and Thanks.

Good to hear, it's even nicer knowing that it was done for free!

It is worth pointing out that a few of the problems experienced by others since the injector change weren't immediate, definitely not as soon as the day after.

I too noticed the smoother engine response and increased MPG straight away, however the cold starting issue only appeared when temperatures dropped to around freezing and the engine cutting out appeared for the first time about a month later. The repeated regens of the DPF isn't something I've noticed - yet.

Fingers crossed you don't experience any of this

Can't say I noticed a difference with mine :(.

DPF Is playing up now too!

Is the light coming on Luke?

Done any motorway driving recently?

Light hasn't come on, but it's cutting out and running poor!

Just done a 30 mile drive on motorway at 2250rpm to help it!

Just had my injectors replaced too and noticed all the good points above youve mentioned however the regens have become far more aggressive and lasting much longer no warning lights or cutting out but drives like a pig revs to around 1100 rpm and sounds like exhaust got holes in it.

Mine has had remap and definately over fuelling so considering dpf delete but cant seem to bring myself to spend the £800 those lovely helpful people at JBS Autos want can anyone suggest anyone else pleaseeeee.

Take it back to Skoda!

All was fine before the change, all is not well directly after the change.

Something they have done has had an adverse effect on your car which they need to put right.

Had replacement injectors fitted last week. Agree with massive improvement in fuel economy (10% better). Unfortunately it's made the cold starting issue worse. At 4degrees or lower, the engine coughs and stumbles on cold start-up (alredy fitted new glow plugs).

Are we coming to the view this is a cam sensor problem? If so, does anyone know where the sensor is fitted, how much it is, and how difficult to change?

I was wondering if the cold start problem could be due to a faulty temp sensor telling the ECU the temp was higher than it is, so not enough fuel is dispensed for start up. Just a thought...

Got the call this morning, doesn't sound promising.

The new turbo is fitted but they told me the oil level was high and that it was 'slightly gritty'.

They think fuel has been mixing with the oil through one of the new injectors.

Anyway they want to change the oil and filter (£130 = asking Skoda UK to pay) and spend some more time checking other possible causes.

I assume then that they haven't yet solved the cold starting problem either, I still think they reckon it's related to the turbo but I'm not convinced.

Mean while I'm in a white 2011 1.6 TDi CR Seat Ibiza Sport Tourer which is a very nice car, might ask them if they'll swap

Got the call this morning, doesn't sound promising.

The new turbo is fitted but they told me the oil level was high and that it was 'slightly gritty'.

They think fuel has been mixing with the oil through one of the new injectors.

Faulty new Injectors or not fitted correctly?? seem to be dragging on a bit Silver, hope it gets sorted soon

Up to now [ touch wood ] mines in tip top form.

They think fuel has been mixing with the oil through one of the new injectors.

How many miles have you done on the "new" injectors, do you think this may become a greater issue for those that have had new injectors and loom !!!

How many miles have you done on the "new" injectors, do you think this may become a greater issue for those that have had new injectors and loom !!!

My new Injectors were fitted on 11th Jan 2012 and from then the car has run smoother, better throttle, and a good increase in MPG, had 1 passive regen but put that down to the engine been fiddled with. Others I believe have had problems since they've had the Injectors replaced, perhaps mine will suffer after a few more miles but who knows, somethings a miss but what?

I'm expecting the ABS/ESP fault soon but I might never get it.

Just hope everyone gets there car back in good working condition without too much personal expense.

@ silver. Have you been putting " Gritty oil " in or " Gritty Derv ". How does it become "Gritty"

To be fair, my vRS since the new injectors has been much smoother and responsive and I've seen the decrease in fuel consumption too. I haven't had issues with excessive DPF regens either.

It's just this blasted cold starting bug, if it wasn't for this I'd very much be on the 'positive experience' side of the fence.

I honestly believe the turbo failure is unrelated and has just got in the way of them fixing the cold start issue.

I do a lot of mileage, the injectors were done just after I bought the car in October (33,000 miles) and it's now done 40,000 miles, so 7,000 miles on the new injectors.

No idea how the oil has got 'gritty', either way the thought of my engine and turbo being lubricated with grinding paste isn't helping me sleep at night! I'll be interested to know what this grit is and where it's come from. The car had its fourth / major / cambelt service done at 32,000 miles by a Skoda dealer so the oil is the same age as the injectors.

The dealer is trying their best but I'm beginning to loose faith in the car now :'(

"Grit" would suggest "swarf" and that's not a good thing, I had a PD150 Bora with a chocolate cam and followers, £2,500 bill put me off a bit.

The turbo failure could be the reason why you have gritty oil as the turbo is oil cooled, if something has broken apart or failed within the turbo you may well have particals in your oil....I'm no mechanic but that's the only thing that makes sense to me.

As for the cold start, it could be a number of thing's, fuel pump, high pressure pump, injector loom (did they change that when they changed injector's), faulty glow plugs, cam sensor.....the list goes on.

Hopefully they can give you the answer soon.

Grit in the oil could be from the area around the oil cap, as crap seems to sit there and can fall in when the cap is been un screwed, But the injectors mixing oil, I dont get how that could be done. there is no oil fed to the injectors or the area of the head they are fitted to. if its in the bore then you have problems with the piston rings.

I wasn't paying too much attention after he mentioned the gritty oil :'( , but I think he said that the mechanic suspected one of the injectors was leaking fuel which was somehow ending up in the sump, hence the higher than normal oil level.

He couldn't tell me the cause of the gritty oil but suggested that it may have been responsible for the initial premature turbo failure. The reason I'm not so sure is because the replacement turbo whistled from the minute I drove off the forecourt so it must have been faulty before it was fitted and not as a result of contaminated oil?

Please don't mention piston rings

I'll see what the loan car is like on the commute to work on Monday, when they call me with the bad news I'll ask them for a cost to swap

Grit in the oil could be from the area around the oil cap, as crap seems to sit there and can fall in when the cap is been un screwed, But the injectors mixing oil, I dont get how that could be done. there is no oil fed to the injectors or the area of the head they are fitted to. if its in the bore then you have problems with the piston rings.

I believe that the Injectors on a PD engine are bathed in oil, there always in oil therefor oil could leak in

When you go back ask them if the mechanic that did the work notice if the sump plug had "grit" on it, they are magnetic and attract metal particals and prevent them from flowing around the engine, any good mechanic would notice this when removing it for an oil change.

This tread would put anyone off buying a pd170, do they really give that much trouble?

This tread would put anyone off buying a pd170, do they really give that much trouble?

Don't think so. When you think , maybe 20 million engines made through out the VAG range and only 0.005% are fauty

It 'aint bad, is it

Don't think so. When you think , maybe 20 million engines made through out the VAG range and only 0.005% are fauty

It 'aint bad, is it

Yes true but say u buy a vrs and there's a recall on injectors,do u get them fitted free but wait for all these after math problems or chance that ur injectors won't go!

Also why is fitting new ones giving all these other issues and is this effecting everyone that got new ones fitted?

Yes true but say u buy a vrs and there's a recall on injectors,do u get them fitted free but wait for all these after math problems or chance that ur injectors won't go!

Also why is fitting new ones giving all these other issues and is this effecting everyone that got new ones fitted?

yep fitted for free and it's not proved that they cause other problems, mines fine

Yes true but say u buy a vrs and there's a recall on injectors,do u get them fitted free but wait for all these after math problems or chance that ur injectors won't go!

Also why is fitting new ones giving all these other issues and is this effecting everyone that got new ones fitted?

Let's face it, we still own them so there must be a lot of good points, let's not always put the negative side across.

I like......that the Octavia 11 has more cubby holes and hiddy places than the Octavia 1

I love......the colour of mine (race blue)

I love..... the fact that I make BMW owners look twice when an estate passes them up hill

I like..... the size of the boot

And now for the rest of you to add your best bits

Let's face it, we still own them so there must be a lot of good points, let's not always put the negative side across.

I like......that the Octavia 11 has more cubby holes and hiddy places than the Octavia 1

I love......the colour of mine (race blue)

I love..... the fact that I make BMW owners look twice when an estate passes them up hill

I like..... the size of the boot

And now for the rest of you to add your best bits

I'd buy another PD TDi Vrs tomorrow

I'd buy another PD TDi Vrs tomorrow

Well it's not all bad so hopefully I find a good one!

If I'm honest I drove a 2009 & 2011 vrs cr170 and taught they were slow or felt slow.

I drove a 2007 pd 170 and was very impressed! I was even considering a new vrs but I can't get that kick in the ass power from the cr.

Is this just me I wonder!