Hi Guys

i have a mk2 Octavia 1.9 TDI manual, i am planning a road trip this summer from the uk to switzerland over the alps into Bormio italy via the passo del stevio then down to Milan, Monaco and finally to spain (and possibly Portugal) where i will spend a week or so at an holiday resort before getting the ferry from Santander back to plymouth and finally home to Manchester.

The car is at 85k and will be at 90k when i actually leave in June. i have replaced the following in the last 12 months

• Timing belt and water pump
• Disc pads all round and the NSR caliper
• Alternator battery and serpentine belt
• gearbox oil and final drive oil
• Brake fluid drain and refill
• aswell as servicing tyres etc

 

The car is currently running perfect without any issues and will have a major service at Skoda before i leave

 

The question is at what milage do the clutches and the low pressure fuel pumps (in the tank) start to fail on these 1.9TDi PD   (The car is driven 50/50 Urban and extra urban, i drive very sensibly and the car is never ragged or rallied).

Thanks

TC

 

 

A lot of factors. Depends how much use the clutch has had. A motorway car the DMF can last ages and even when starting to rattle and vibrate they can last longer. My DMF was gone not long after I got it at 29k. But I waited until over 100k before going SMF, because I had no idea. My tandem pump still original at 227k. Just 1 hose leak in that time. But then again it's a motorway car. 

cheers gav_is_con muchly appreciated

There is no specific mileage-failure-chart

 

What kind of engine do you have? 

Most 1.9 PD engines are pretty reliable, but they do have some issues. However, there are some engines which do have high failure rates (mainly BKE and BLS engines -> bad rod bearing design, causing the conrod to pop through your block without warning -> engine is history... See eg https://bxeenginefailures.wordpress.com/ )

 

On my engine, the fuel pump has never been an issue. I also haven't seen much people with fuelpump failures. My car (1.9 PD BJB engine) is currently at 375.000 km (235k miles) and still running fine.

 

Common issues on these cars:

- Defective AC pumps (mostly due to a leak in the refrigerant circuit - especially on top of the dryer, causing the compressor to run without enough refrigerant (which also lubricates it)). You can continue driving usually (Compressor has an internal pulley which breaks when the compressor failes due to lack of lubrication, older ac pumps just 'lock' and your belt will run of... but that type of pump isnt used on the Skoda O2. Only disadvantage: Southern Europe, summer and no AC sucks

- DMF issues: Not really a major usually which causes your holiday to a halt.. but usually occurs between 200k and 250k (125-150k miles). Mine failed at 260k.. Altough failed is a wrong word: It got noticable so I had replaced it with fixed one.

- Turbo failures.

 

AC issues are mainly due to leakage on the dryer (known issue) or can be caused by small stones and other dirt which damages your condensorr: Not really mileage-related, can occur anytime. 

DMF issues: Not everyone has them, or notices them, and generally it's not a real issue to continue driving. Fixing is recommended tho.

Turbo failures.. Totally depends on the driver. My car has still the original turbo installed. 

But I handle it carefully: Usually I don't use the turbo at full power with a cold engine, let it cool down, and once a year I also use Forte turbo cleaner and 'burn the hell out of the thing' once the engine is hot.

Also do regular oil (and filter) changes.

 

My collegues car on the other hand: Drives like a maniac. In freezing weather, cold engine, set auto gearbox to S, and uses kickdown, so it would run at 4000+ RPM with an cold engine -> First turbo was gone at 80k (50k miles)

 

But a brand new car can also fail... so it won't bother me from doing a long trip with a car with higher mileage. And 90k miles.. for a diesel engine.. If correctly maintained, it has just started its life

 

 

Edited 9 February, 20188 yr by DJSmiley

DJSmiley thats brilliant info the car is very well cared for and i drive like a priest.