Hi all, happy new year :-)

I have been lurking around here now in support of some strange issues and have found the information here very very helpful thankyou.

My 04 1.9 diesel has developed overnight a very strange fault ... after new years eve ... delayed milenium bug anyone lol

History:-

Took her in for a service to a Skoda dealer ... light service, oil filters etc, and whilst their they completed 3 recalls for me ... very good service thankyou.

4 weeks later and suddenly, having left the car overnight, as I switched the ignition on all the lights on the dashboard flased on once and the outside temperature gauge showed -22.5. Concerned but hopeful I tried to start the car. It started reved to about 1500 rpm and then stopped ... I kept trying after about the 6th or 7th attempt she fired and ran absolutely fine, except the clocks. These are still showing -22.5 at start Milage and computer figures displaying fine but no speedo rev counter temperature fuel gauge or lights and slowly it changes closer to 0. Highest yet is -16.5.

So my questions and plee for help:-

Is this a similar problem to the octy 1 clock issue?

Is it a temperature senser issue ... hence not starting and car going into self protect mode?

With out the clocks working, other than the obvious problems of what speed am I doing and fuel gauge, will it do any damage to the engine / car to continue using?

Thanks for reading and here's hoping you can help

Cheers

Rich

Thanks Mike

I'll dig out any radio code first (once bitten grrr) then give that one a whirl

Cheers

Rich

Perfect thanks Mike ... off to do it at lunchtime then ... will be great to know what speed I am doing again

Sadly this hasn't worked ... help please?

Further update ... clocks removed all joints checked with a magnifying glass nothing dry, reasembled and still not working

you need someone with vag com to do a scan

where are you located?

Hi Eddie thanks ... I'm near Worcester ... is their any one out their that could help please ... really don't want to go down the £800 new clocks route :peek: