Lol

Nx u be blaming the driver!

:-)

Wayne...You don't have a coilpack....Diesel engines don't have spark plugs

As George suggests..it might be prudent to edit your profile to advertise this

Nobody is blaming your driving

Deffo not that.

As I said the engine was at 70degrees since it was still warmish from earlier trip

Contrarywise; my point was that the engine I got the issue on was neither cold nor at full opeating temperature (just warm enough to take the cold enrichment off, but the transmission oil was still cold enough to be thick). Your statement that a VAG engine was showing 70C water temperature is pretty much a perfect example of that case.

Contrarywise; my point was that the engine I got the issue on was neither cold nor at full opeating temperature (just warm enough to take the cold enrichment off, but the transmission oil was still cold enough to be thick). Your statement that a VAG engine was showing 70C water temperature is pretty much a perfect example of that case.

Eeeek!

Ok.

As said before hopefully a one off.

And hopefully Skoda will confirm this in next couple of weeks.

Thanks all for comments guys! :-)

Had similar problems with an auto diesel Discovery. After a lot of investigation it was found to be the ignition key/immobiliser interface. The lock had been replaced with a Defender ( cheaper) barrel so the chip was too far from the immobiliser, new Disco barrel ( under warranty) solved it.

An immo problem won't cause a running engine to stop, but a faulty ignition switch can. Has the car been scanned for faults.

An immo problem won't cause a running engine to stop, but a faulty ignition switch can. Has the car been scanned for faults.

Not yet!

But booked with Skoda in a fortnight (local Skoda very busy!)

Car under warranty anyway :-)

Not yet!

But booked with Skoda in a fortnight (local Skoda very busy!)

Car under warranty anyway :-)

A fortnight's too long IMO, Wayne. What if this happened whilst on a motorway?

 

I'd tell them you're concerned that this is a safety issue and can they scan it ASAP.

Yes Auto's can, my mates Astra auto used to stall everytime he came to a stop at a junction (car was only just 3 years old at the time). Something to do with an idle sensor, but this was a petrol

Lee - happy to wait.

I know the other skoda (Leeds) got a shorter waiting time.

But happy to wait.

M12 - thks for comment

Lee - happy to wait.

I know the other skoda (Leeds) got a shorter waiting time.

But happy to wait.

M12 - thks for comment

Anything that self clears may be lost after 50 starts.

Anything that self clears may be lost after 50 starts.

 

Y?

Y?

Because there's only so much space in the non-volatile memory that fault codes are held in. 

Because there's only so much space in the non-volatile memory that fault codes are held in.

Wot?!!!

Ok - ANY MEMBER IN WEST YORKSHIRE can scan for me for beer money (or cola for non-alcoholics)?!!!

Wot?!!!

Ok - ANY MEMBER IN WEST YORKSHIRE can scan for me for beer money (or cola for non-alcoholics)?!!!

Ok, I'll try harder. 

 

Computer memory comes in 2 sorts:-

1. Volatile Random Access Memory which is effectively wiped when power is removed from it (or when you switch off in the case of a car).
2. Non-volatile RAM which retains its values when power is removed. This type is used to store fault codes on VAG cars.

There is a limitted amount of memory as part of the Engine Management System. The non-volatile RAM offers enough space to store about 50 fault code values, so it is cleared out periodically, which removes non-persistent codes.