Guys

Great advice in my last thread thanks. Seems that surging is my 'thing' and looks like it's pretty common.

Must confess though that my head is starting to swirl a bit as I'm not the most mechanical bloke in the world. I don't want to hand it over to a garage and say "sort it out" 'cos in my expereince they rarely do unless you can pin them on what they must do but still charge an arm and a leg. Also some of the short hand used on the site is over my head at the moment.

So.... I need some more help - from friendly Skoda mentors please:thumbup:

As I'm a mecahnical retard the only solution from a search I'm going to 'risk' is a throttle body reset. Not sure if there is a FAQ somewhere but I've worked out that a DV is a Dump Valve but no idea what a MAF is. Also have no idea what these do - help anyone?

How will I know if these are standard or aftermarket and if they are knackered - or is this something that a mechanic needs to do for me?

On the fault codes - it seems that these are learnt from software called VAG-COM. Is this obtainable for muppets like me and if so is it easy to use? Otherwise I guess the codes must only be obtainable from a dealer or a non-franchised Skoda/VAG specialist (I plan to use the latter as my car is out of Skoda warranty - and I know a good VAG specialist from my Audi owning days - who obviously charges less than VAG rates).

Other issues it might be seem to be hose faults - is this a question of asking the mechanic to check all turbo hoses - to make sure no leaks and that they are all fitted correctly?

Also (sorry for the massive list.... ) - is this sort of work / fault finding best done by a tuner or a VAG/Skoda qualified mechanic or would either do?

Thanks guys

Sean

Hi Sean, try using the search function. There's been loads of stuff on this. Here's one thread on the subject with some good, labelled engine bay pics too.

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/octavia/37924-turbo-hesitation.html?highlight=turbo+hesitation

The MAF is the air flow meter/sensor. It's connected to the back of the airbox and can be problematic on many different VAG cars.

If you're a complete novice, and unless you've got a mechanically-minded mate, the only way to go is with a VAG specialist garage. One easy thing you can do however, is give the engine bay a quick look over to check for split/loose hoses. You never know and it could save you a few quid. One of my old Corrados started to run badly, very lumpy idle/acceleration. A quick look under the bonnet and I found a split hose. Took me 5 minutes to change it and cost about £5.

Hey Andy

Great thread - thanks! I've done loads of searching on the forum but hadn't seen this one...!

Lots of things to play with - even for a muppet like me.

Sean

Glad to be of service! Hope you get it sorted soon- keep us posted!

An old diesel I had surged, it was air getting into the fuel system.

But with the huge number of electrics in a car it could be any of them a sticky fuel pump, air or any number of things.