So had a call from the garage today and it looks like they've found the problem with my car, one of the injectors might have failed, they've had to order a special tool to measure the fuel coming out of it, I'll try to keep everyone updated with events so anyone who has a similar problem knows what it is in the future as this doesn't appear to be something that's happened before with a UP/Mii/Citigo 

Interesting to know. At least they haven't stripped the engine [emoji106]

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Hopefully that will be the cause and they will get the car fixed!

MPI engines kind rely on these kinda... you know... fundamental parts. Certainly would explain your issues. 
Hope it's fixed soon, mate. 

You mean they don't have a glass bottle and a measuring jug. 

You mean they don't have a glass bottle and a measuring jug.

I'd rather them use a specialist tool than doing it on the cheap, even it is just a bottle and a measuring jug, at the end of the day there a professional garage and I expect them to use the correct tools for the job

The fact that they do not have the correct item that would be used on all cars with injectors speaks volumes for their professionalism.

To be fair a good measuring jug would be more than fine. It would tell you straight away if the injector was faulty . It's its that far out with the actual v predicted flow it would show up straight away.

I think we need to remember the garage is owned by Westover [emoji19]

it really goes to show that Skoda dealers do not have properly trained mechanics just fitters. Any mechanic worth his/ her salt would have whipped out the injectors one by one and compared the spray pattern and flow and changed the duff one(s).

I think we need to remember the garage is owned by Westover [emoji19]

Seeing an old Westover or Lookers logo on any forecourt car numberplate will always see me walking in the other direction,I'd rather take my chances with a car that had been serviced by the resident primates at Monkeyworld. :yes:

it really goes to show that Skoda dealers do not have properly trained mechanics just fitters. Any mechanic worth his/ her salt would have whipped out the injectors one by one and compared the spray pattern and flow and changed the duff one(s).

I agree with that partly, I reckon the larger dealers have monkeys for mechanics but I reckon you'll find a more reliable service from a local Skoda dealer who aren't partnered with anyone because they know they have to rely on their customers service to keep the money flowing, a brilliant example is when I asked Westover about fitting factory (it's important to remember the fact it was factory optional springs and not aftermarket) they said "naa don't do it mate, can't get them ordered" and when I spoke with a small local dealer I found after a day a price of labour and the springs and they very informative to let me know they couldn't be ordered as a set but had to be ordered spring by spring

thing is most service dept's are unit swappers only, a single "master" mechanic who has attended a few courses at Milton Keynes about how to use and interpret the computer / diagnostic kit seems to be the case

 

few seem to be old style mechanics who use experience and there ears, seems more often than not a case of computer says x we will change it

 

some of the blame lies with skoda and their warranty system, where they dictate what is change or the dealer don't get paid for the part or work

it really goes to show that Skoda dealers do not have properly trained mechanics just fitters. Any mechanic worth his/ her salt would have whipped out the injectors one by one and compared the spray pattern and flow and changed the duff one(s).

The only thing wrong with that assumption is that a "spanner" would be needed and they don't come with diagnostics (or today's technicians).   :think: 

 

Fred 

 

Posted  same time as Bluecar1!

The computer says no!

Dumbasses [emoji19]

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The computer says no!

Dumbasses [emoji19]

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They left the computer in my car once (not the computer but the connecter that you plug in to read a cars diagnostics)

You should've kept it [emoji16]

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You should've kept it [emoji16]

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I know! I was so stupid to hand it back [emoji20]

The leads are cheap, it's the software that is expensive!

Posted in the wrong topic, should have really posted in here:

 

 

It's almost 2:30 and I'm still waiting for the garage to phone to say if the cars ready, I'm not impatient but I haven't had my car for over a week now and I want it back

 

 

What a load of ****, they "apparently" tried to phone at 10 past 2, my phone hasn't left my site since 10 this morning when I woke up, I know my home phone went off but I don't usually bother to pick it up, they have my mobile so they could have tried that if they couldn't get through on the home phone, apparently this "special tool" arrived today to measure the fuel injector at middayish and it'll take 7 hours to test the injector! 7 Hours?! He said he doubts I'll have the car back this week, so there goes more of my bloody money paying for there petrol, I can guarantee they won't fill my car up and if they do they'll probably charge me for it, it's starting to **** me off frankly, going from what people have said a mechanic who knows his stuff through knowledge would have my car tested much sooner than today and wouldn't have needed a "special tool" and frankly what garage does not have the required tool? Specifically a HUGE ******* dealer part of a even bigger franchise connected to all sorts of other dealers in the area, really getting impatient now, how is it a tool to measure the fuel coming out of the injector takes almost a week to arrive and a bumper bracket takes just a couple of days

 

hi hyphons,

 

do I sense a tad of frustration

Is this a stupid question: Why they should pay the petrol which you use?

Is this a stupid question: Why they should pay the petrol which you use?

Could you rephrase the question?

I'll try:

Dealer is trying to to do their best, to fix your car. You are using a car "for free", while they try to fix your car. Why they should pay the petrol you use? Charity is not a business.

I'm just trying to say it's not dealers fault that injector was faulty. Then again, what do I know.

I may be dumb, but I would be happy if issues appears when warranty is valid. When there is no warranty, issues are more expensive.

Sadly that all sounds like bull**** to me. You should've gone to the other even if it is along way.

I haven't had my Rapid for 54 days now as its still at the dealers. Doesn't matter as I've rejected it [emoji16][emoji106]

Your car should've been sorted in 3 days max.

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