Hello,

 

I've noticed the missus 1.4 TDi has damage in the engine bay. Has anyone seen this "fault" before? Its the EGR valve under the engine bay cover.

 

 

Edited 8 November, 201510 yr by wilsonian

I had this exact problem! Solution, mark on the cover where it runs on that vacuum pipe, cut it, wrap that pipe in insulation tape for more protection !

Later cars have a rubber sleeve over the pipe so it takes longer to rub through.

Could a spacer be placed under the cover to raise it up slightly? Pretty annoyed this is a "design flaw" that skoda don't want anything to do with...

Could do, easier just to trim a little out of the back of the cover.

Mine is a 57 reg and it too has the extra hose so it takes longer to rub through, that's why I cut a notch out of the cover and taped up pipe, to regain some protection