Hi i'm akachi from #SaudiArabia I have Skoda Octavia Tour mk1 03'  1.9 TDI 

kinda hard to get performance parts for my car from local stores so i have to get the parts from Octavia or Audi A4

 

my car kinda in bad shape 2 guys  drove the car before me  " they were learning how to drive with this Octavia " so a lot of parts were broken including the roof lighting " pls don't  ask how they manage to break it  " 

anyway this car is the one which I learnt how to drive also  so it kinda my favorite car my family want to get rid of it a lot of failing start happening but this car manage to stay working like fire "

the car drove only 167K KMs only  not a lot 

the transmission was automatic I swapped it with 5-speed manual with the same clutches of that car I crashed with the car in the front

 

let's start from the outside to inside 

 

 - the body of the car went to a lot of BAD history  I want to Re-Paint the car with Black color instead of Sliver  also want to put the new badges of the skoda on the car 

 

a new set of wheels  I saw this set of Audi A4 the tire was I think 215/50R 17  but i;m concern about my car's Drums I think it wont fit so i'm planning to convert the drums to disc break  to fit them!

 

 

 

- suspension is kinda worn in the car I want to lower it is there any factory suspension I can find the local store or the dealer like for Audi a4, vw bora and polo 

 

- after market clutches for my car what should I put?

 

- chip performance is a demand for me what is the cheapest best one I can afford  the diesel prices is low here 1 liter cost 0.23 Euro

 

- can I put any good parts in my car from VW or Audi in my car?

 

 

here is some questions that I don't understand 

 

my car is so strange when starting up fast I had to put the switch on for 5 secs and turn it on to act normal why?

what parts I should take care of that maybe will fail in the future?

what is the oil capacity of the engine with the oil filter?

can I put the xenon light on my car?

is there a good performance exhaust for the car?  

 

 

Hi. 

Youll need to give a bit more detail the car to get the answers youre looking for. Its a '03 1.9diesel, but which version? Engine code will be on the sticker under the boot liner - ALH, AGR, something along that line. That will tell us youve actually got. You said its "Tour" but thats the name they put on mk1's built after the end of original production to use up parts and sold only to taxi drivers, but That only started happening in 2004/5.

 

VW Bora or golf parts will fit, but need to check compatability - difference trims/specs may cause problems, eg the load ratings on Shocks and springs are different due to the different weight distribution.

@akachi - OK, Wheels up to 17x6.5 ET42 5x100 will fit your car, subject to using the correct tyre size. The most critical points being that the offset must be ET38 or ET42, and PCD must be 5x100.

 

I don't understand what you mean by "roof lighting"? Do you mean the interior courtesy lights?

 

To lower a TDi you need a specialised set of TDi lowering springs and dampers, because the engine is heavier than any of the petrols, even the 1.8t.

 

As mac says, to advise on engine tuning and brake upgrades, we need to know what the standard spec of the car is first.

ALH 

1 hour ago, KenONeill said:

Do you mean the interior courtesy lights?

yep 

Ah, its an ALH so 90bhp same as mine was.

 

If you change the injectors and get a fueling rate tweak done on the engine you can get it up to 110bhp with nothing else to be done.

 

If you then go with skoda Black Magic as your respray colour (you mentioned wanting it black) you gain another 5bhp as its the best colour

 

45 minutes ago, mac11irl said:

injectors and get a fueling rate tweak done on the engine you can get it up to 110bhp with nothing else to be done.

 

can't do that cause I don't  do that cause I don't want to do anything in the engine not in this car, I have another mk1 like my car I will do that later with it,

I only want to lower the car and improve the handling and the breaking

 

 

and make the interior GREAT AGAIN 

 

 

 

49 minutes ago, mac11irl said:

skoda Black Magic

 

can you tell me how to get this color? 

 

I have to get the color by my self 

 

Your current paint code is 9102.

 

Black magic is 9910.

Any half decent auto sprayer should be capable of mixing and matching it.

 

Interior seats, carpets from a mk4 golf or bora wil bolt straight in. 

Dashboard bits and door card etc would need to from another Octavia. Ebay for breakers is your friend there, though the shipping cost could be your problem.

 

can I find a manual to download for fixing the car?

@akachi - Well, the most likely causes of a "courtesy light failure" are that they've been switched off (surprisingly hard to get them into automatic mode), burnt out bulb(s) (depends on specification) and failed "door open" detection. So does the door open warning light come on when you open a door?

 

If you don't want to tune the engine, the standard brakes are entirely adequate, and it's expensive to do more than better pads anyway, because you need to start swapping hub carriers and stub axles, calipers and caliper carriers to get above 280mm front discs, or fit discs at all if you have rear drums.

1 hour ago, akachi said:

can I find a manual to download for fixing the car?

 

Try and get Hayes manual 4285   (try ebay and second hand book sites)

It is this one (might be seller nearer you)

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/SKODA-OCTAVIA-98-to-04-Petrol-Diesel-Haynes-4285-Owners-Workshop-Manual/1839468081

 

Not totally sure it covers the engine that you have, you might need manual 5549 which was for later versions

What Ken said about brakes is true. 

Get decent quality discs and pads up front.

Then new drums, shoes, pistons and springs for the rears. 

While your at it, throw 2 new hand brake cables in as well, odd are existing are stretched.

 

A full refresh did wonders on my old bucket.

Pagid do all the bits youll need and the quality is good, along with the price.

 

Just lobbing this in as a pointer.. got an email flyer from Eurocarparts 

With an up to 50% off car parts promo being advertised.

I dunno what the shipping would be like to Saudi, but its a good site to get stuff, even with the shipping the cost might be reasonable.

11 hours ago, mac11irl said:

What Ken said about brakes is true. 

Get decent quality discs and pads up front.

Then new drums, shoes, pistons and springs for the rears. 

While your at it, throw 2 new hand brake cables in as well, odd are existing are stretched.

 

A full refresh did wonders on my old bucket.

Pagid do all the bits youll need and the quality is good, along with the price.

 

@akachi - What he said, except that I wouldn't buy new wheel cylinders unless they're leaking (you can't buy pistons for drum brakes separately) or springs unless they're broken (all they do is pull the shoes back off the drums and a bit of anti-rattle)

17 hours ago, SurreyJohn said:

Not totally sure it covers

it cover my engine thanks.

12 hours ago, mac11irl said:

new drums, shoes, pistons and springs for the rears.

they told me that I had to change the break drums with discs to fit any 17's or 18's in the back 

duuude look at it looks bad with the steels 

did any of you delete the EGR?

if yes what the pros and cons of it? 

2 hours ago, KenONeill said:

@akachi - What he said, except that I wouldn't buy new wheel cylinders unless they're leaking (you can't buy pistons for drum brakes separately) or springs unless they're broken (all they do is pull the shoes back off the drums and a bit of anti-rattle)

 

Mine were binding if parked for more than a couple of days. Just said stuff it and did everything

Sorry, i meant cylinders, rather than pistons... 

@akachi - What the garage told you is not true. You'd be retaining the same 5x100 PCD and centre spigot size so your choice of wheel would physically fit. Discs will look better than drums behind a spoked wheel such as the "spider" style on an Octavia vRS but this is less relevant behind something like a Compomotive TH https://www.comp.co.uk/wheels/motorsport.asp .

 

@mac11irl - I've only ever experienced brakes binding in a moist high relative humidity and salty environment. Since the OP lives in Saudi Arabia...