Hello everyone, actually this our first Post in this forum, I'm really appreciated for its existence.

 

I bought Skoda Fabia 1.4 MPI (2002) two weeks ago, the dealer told me it does 15 KM/Liter. But when I experienced the car I realized that id doesn’t' do more than 10 (Estimation). So According to your experiences How much this car should do per liter or per gallon.

 

And one more question please , my timing chain sound is pretty loud , the cars has 180K Kilometers. Is there any possibility that the Timing chain will break?!

 

Many thanks for everyone.

 

 

 

Hi,

I have the same engine and I can get no more than 40mpg on the motorway and it plummets to 29-30 mpg on local roads if I'm very careful.

It's just a very old engine tech, ohv pushrods. Has the car been serviced recently? Can't beat an oil/filter change.

Never heard of a timing chain snap. Just get really noisy.

The timing chain is recommended to be changed everything 120K miles as it gets loss with age.

Hello,

 

The 1.4 mpi is quite a nice little unit & with ours I'd say we tend to average low 30's miles per gallon & 40 to 45 on longer runs. It's not the most fuel efficient engine but equally not the worst!

 

Timing chain wise yes the change interval is recommended at 120k but may need attention beforehand due to maintenance/servicing etc. It will tend to become a little more noisy with age but is unlikely to break. 

 

Others areas to look out for are coolant sensor false activation, thermostat failure, anti roll bar/console bushes failure (more so on earlier models) & leakage around door seals, particularly rear.

 

Cheers, 

 

Rob 

 

 

 

Others areas to look out for are coolant sensor false activation,

Cheers, 

 

Rob 

What's this about? Pretty sure mine has this issue. Goes away once the engine is is at operating temps.

What's this about? Pretty sure mine has this issue. Goes away once the engine is is at operating temps.

Hi ya,

 

Sorry temp may be a little misleading. This relates to the small red illuminated temp warning symbol flashing up, normally on start up, accompanied by audible beeps. It relates to the faulty activation of the sensor plugged into the expansion bottle and can be rectified by cleaning the connection. However, sometimes it's just as easy to change the expansion tank & did this recently for around 12 quid. Common fault on the Fabia 

Hi ya,

 

Sorry temp may be a little misleading. This relates to the small red illuminated temp warning symbol flashing up, normally on start up, accompanied by audible beeps. It relates to the faulty activation of the sensor plugged into the expansion bottle and can be rectified by cleaning the connection. However, sometimes it's just as easy to change the expansion tank & did this recently for around 12 quid. Common fault on the Fabia 

The fluid level/temp light starts flashing about 10 seconds after the engine turns on, then three loud beeps. That it?  Shouldn't that give a DTC?

Cause I know that my radiator is leaking, but I used radiator seal to fix it and it ran fine for around 1000 kilometers. No leaks whatsoever. Now I've bought a new radiator. Assuming, it started whining about the leak. If it turn out that the issue is a bloody 12 quid plastic bottle, I'll rip my hair out.

The fluid level/temp light starts flashing about 10 seconds after the engine turns on, then three loud beeps. That it?  Shouldn't that give a DTC?

Cause I know that my radiator is leaking, but I used radiator seal to fix it and it ran fine for around 1000 kilometers. No leaks whatsoever. Now I've bought a new radiator. Assuming, it started whining about the leak. If it turn out that the issue is a bloody 12 quid plastic bottle, I'll rip my hair out.

That's spookily like us. Ours developed a leaky rad & so added some rad seal, ran it for a short while & then ended up replacing the rad. However a proportion of rad seal stays within the system and in our case caused a build up of residue in the expansion tank. This in turn lead to the activation of the sensor despite there being the normal coolant level in the tank. In that case it was easier to change the tank but the sensor is known for annoyingly activating the warning symbol & producing 3 distinct beeps. I've changed the exp tank twice now in just under 4 years as have a few others on here! I'll see how long it lasts this time? :wonder: