Hi all,

 

I emailed a garage in Bucks asking them to change the DPF Sensor (I already have the part, bought for £80 odd) and run the necessary calibration. I mentioned that the sensor is visible but quite low out of reach so couldn't be done by someone I took it to just on the roadside.

 

"We would charge around 4 hours @ £95.00+VAT = £456.00 "

 

I got this quote and was quite shocked - is this to be expected?

 

I look forward to any advice, thanks all.

Edited 4 August, 201510 yr by student91

I would email a few other dealers and compare?

£114 an hour.

Nah.

Next...

I owned a 1.6 TDI for about 18 months. During that time I called upon Skoda assistance to view a problem. They identified a dpf sensor failure.

They had a sensor on their van, which was fitted within an hour.

 

Your dealer speaks with a forked (inexperianced) tongue!

Hope this helps

Edited 5 August, 201510 yr by 2ndskoda

Calibration is a piece of cake, you simply enter a code into the login settings of VCDS, and go for a drive. The whole process should take less than 15mins.

 

Have a read of a thread with the solution here.

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/222633-g450-sensor-adaption-using-vcds/?hl=%2Bdpf+%2Badaption#entry2620689

 

The sensor itself is also easy to replace.