Hi all,

 

Had the car for a week now and I have had a very sporadic issue. Every other morning on the same part of my journey (time length) the EML will start flashing for 5 seconds then kick off and not stay. At the moment I don't have any friends who can scan it to find out what is going on so it is only guess work till I can get it back to the dealership. Because it happens on the same part of my journey, I can only deduct that it has to be part of the start up sequence.

 

Is there any part of the start up sequence which can go pear? When its cold she runs a little lumpy, but this does not co-inside with the EML. Otherwise running has felt fine, heat from the heaters fine, petrol is drinking a bit quicker than expected but I think that is because I have been driving it more and they put **** petrol in it and I have put V-power in.

 

When I bought the car, the RPM needle light was dead and they replaced it. On Thursday the speedo died (they're going to replace) I can't see this causing that issue.

 

What is every ones thoughts? Would like some pre-knowledge before I go up there.

When i had my mk1 vrs i had a coil pack fail & that made the EML flash on & off but the car ran badly at the same time,mine also ran a bit lumpy for the first 30 seconds of running when started from cold this was due to the secondary air pump working,i found if i let the car tick over until the pump stopped then it was fine. 

I assume you are actually referring to the FL Mk2 Octavia that you just bought rather than the Mk1 in your sig?

 

A flashing EML light can be caused by any number of faults....usually some sensor or the like....It really needs scanning. Odd that the speedo has failed too....Possible that it's related.

When i had my mk1 vrs i had a coil pack fail & that made the EML flash on & off but the car ran badly at the same time,mine also ran a bit lumpy for the first 30 seconds of running when started from cold this was due to the secondary air pump working,i found if i let the car tick over until the pump stopped then it was fine. 

I had/have the Mk1 and the SAI is what popped it to my head when it came to why the EML clicked on.

I assume you are actually referring to the FL Mk2 Octavia that you just bought rather than the Mk1 in your sig?

 

A flashing EML light can be caused by any number of faults....usually some sensor or the like....It really needs scanning. Odd that the speedo has failed too....Possible that it's related.

It is for my Mk 2 FL. Really need to get that updated!

Out of interest, can you go to any Skoda dealer under warranty and get the car scanned?

I think so.....explain the symptoms and I'm sure they'll scan it.