Hi All,

 

First time on here, even though on my second Octavia vRS!

 

I recently took delivery of a MkIII Octavia vRS (Diesel, in race blue - factory spec) and within 4 days and only 167 miles on the clock the engine developed an unusual and not pleasant sound like a knocking whilst under load (pulling away - generally accelerating). I took the car back to the dealer and to be honest they were very good and gave me a demo octavia elegance as a courtesy car whilst they investigated my compliant.   

After swapping engine parts from another vRS in the showroom to try and identify the root problem, it turned out that the fuel injectors were faulty! They have since replaced all four injectors and it seems to be running ok, we have only just filled the tank after its initial first tank of fuel and its averaging 40mpg, which is where I would imagine it to be of its first tank, and after everything the poor thing has been through!

 

I was just wondering if anyone knew of, or heard of this fault on the new 184ps diesel engine or is just a one off?

 

Other than that, I'm loving the new car, just getting to grips with the new tech.

 

Cheers   

Welcome . If you post in the octavia section you might have more luck with any questions

Thanks Dale, rookie mistake

Nae bother. Did it myself when I joined :p

Hi and welcome aboard.

Welcome.