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Hello. First post. Long time lurker and appreciator of these forums.

 

Bought a used 2009 Octavia estate 1.9tdi Yesterday (!) to change up from my old faithful 2003 Octavia 1.9sdi. 

 

Really like the car, except it has immediately sprung (or already had) a coolant leak. Former owner isn't replying to messages, unsurprisingly. 

 

Symptoms: light on at end of long drive, and coolant tank empty again after refilling sitting in street all night. Refill again, but coolant is empty after a day driving around. So it's pretty severe. Two times I've checked after its been sat still there's a little pool of coolant under the car. Under bonnet theres signs of coolant also. On metalwork etc. All on right-hand side under bonnet. 

 

Is it definitely the water pump? (£££!) Any way for me to diagnose it myself if so?

 

Do these symptoms in themselves suggest anything one way or the other?

 

Thinking it's not head gasket bc it is leaking when static. 

 

Not sure whether to take to dealer or use my local garage who are usually pretty good to be fair. 

 

Any advice appreciated! 

 

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Thanks.

 

Yep was the waterpump, so cambelt also. And the drive belt had started making a weird noise by the time I got it there.

 

A few other things need doing according to the report, which I had done by the dealer in the end, as they're close and trying to get my wife to trust me again after buying a bit of a shonky motor!

-- fair dos they've done a thorough job and given a good price on the labour, after hearing my sob story.

 

Can't afford them to do everything though...

Looking online now for rear drop links, front break pads and disks, front brushes (or is it best to just do the entire arms?).

 

Could you advise, what are the trusted makes/sources for these Skoda parts? Just get the genuine ones? Or are there trusted alternatives.

And how many of these could I expect to do myself - a beginner, but I can wrap my head around most things eventually, and my old man said he'd show me some stuff...

 

First job: The disks and pads seem simple enough to replace myself, right?

 

 

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Yeah good point. 

They said the pads are at 85%. Is that awful, or got some more miles?

 

Keen to spread the cost really. 

And tbh, I do want to learn to see them and change them myself. 

 

I'll take a look next week. 

 

If anyone has advice on rear suspension drop links and brushes, looks like they will need doing soon too. Uneven tyre wear at the back. Will look others' up on here later on. 

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Update - 

 

There is still a coolant leak.

Had the pump and belt replaced, along with some other stuff that was rattling around --> £500

 

But when the car goes on the motorway it looses water quite rapidly. Like, a litre in a few hours.

Car is actually running great though. And oil/exhaust are fine.

Anyway, I'm guessing (because feeling doomed) it's a blown gasket or crack or something?

Although there's no other symptoms of that.

 

Going to take it to the dealer to check their water pump isn't faulty.

If they don't find anything wrong with the pump, do you think I could try K-seal or Silver Seal?  

 

Got another long drive on Friday.

 

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Egr cooler cracked internal?? Had this with my Audi b7 1.9tdi, water would evaporate through the cooler then out the back, not enough to be smokey but enough to lose coolant mysteriously.

Deleted the whole thing, no more water losss. 

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