I have Car Scanner with BT adapter from Amazon and it has everything needed for servicing the car: electronic brake service mode, oil change interval, haldex pump priming, DSG adaptation and reads all the sensors on the car.

For €10-15 for Pro version and €25-30 for a good BT dongle, it’s a great tool. Plus it works on iOS and Android and you don’t have to bring your laptop all the time.

6 minutes ago, fr1nklyn said:

I have Car Scanner with BT adapter from Amazon and it has everything needed for servicing the car: electronic brake service mode, oil change interval, haldex pump priming, DSG adaptation and reads all the sensors on the car.

For €10-15 for Pro version and €25-30 for a good BT dongle, it’s a great tool. Plus it works on iOS and Android and you don’t have to bring your laptop all the time.

This is what I use. Found it also tells you dsg oil temp in the sensor list so could do own dsg oil changes.

Installed white LED vanity mirror lights. Now all interior lights are white LED. Except the removable torch but that requires SMD soldering new LEDs onto the board which is beyond my capabilities.

The lights are VERY bright and may well prove to be too bright. But they hardly ever get used. I just didn’t like how yellow they were on the odd occasion that they did get used!

A few more bits waiting to be delivered then I’m done…..

Another job done on the interior repairs.

Replacing the hand brake switch which had a chip in the chrome.

£30 from AliExpress and a 5 min task to swap it. Also realise how shiny the old one had got from use.

Before

After

Just waiting on deliver of LED tail light and fog light bulbs, and pedal covers then I’m pretty much done for now…

Routine engine oil change. Replaced with Mobil Super 3000 Formula V 5W30 - Oil filter change, brake fluid change.

It was noticed that the coolant water pump is leaking and it is recommended to replace it along with the timing belt. The vehicle currently has 150,000 km.

Recommendations for the coolant water pump and timing belt or can they be purchased as a set ?

Front discs and pads replaced over the weekend.

Nice to see the old discs and pads worn evenly, and calipers, sliders and pins all moving smoothly when we took it all apart.

Replaced with Brembo Prime discs and Brembo Xtra pads, as I regularly carry a lot of weight in the car, and thought a mild upgrade would be better than standard at bringing it to a halt.

Not too sure about the boy-racer red shims on such a sedate looking car (Brembo have just updated the pad compound and changed from grey to red shims to show the new version), but I'll get used to them!

On 17/02/2026 at 22:32, Binx1310 said:

Also realise how shiny the old one had got from use.

Same for steering wheels. Shouldn't be black shiny, should be charcoal grey and matt.

Good job on the switch - checking out your project, aliepxress has so much to answer for!

7 hours ago, superbuser35 said:

Routine engine oil change. Replaced with Mobil Super 3000 Formula V 5W30 - Oil filter change, brake fluid change.

It was noticed that the coolant water pump is leaking and it is recommended to replace it along with the timing belt. The vehicle currently has 150,000 km.

Recommendations for the coolant water pump and timing belt or can they be purchased as a set ?

Famous weak point. Get it changed sooner rather than later. Which engine?

19 minutes ago, travs said:

Same for steering wheels. Shouldn't be black shiny, should be charcoal grey and matt.

Good job on the switch - checking out your project, aliepxress has so much to answer for!

100% I haven't had a car that I've worked on myself for 6 years or so, and to have AliExpress and other sources of cheap OEM copy parts is an absolute game changer.

15 hours ago, travs said:

Famous weak point. Get it changed sooner rather than later. Which engine?

Škoda Superb L&K 2018, 2.0, 140kw, 4x4

Did some research yesterday and going with water pump and timing belt kit: https://vehiclelifetimesolutions.schaeffler.com/en/catalog/auto-parts/belt-drive/timing-belt-set/timing-belt-kit/water-pump-timing-belt-kit/p-TA-3096-5300650300

Installed wireless charger and AC vent covers and discovered rear AC vent adjusters broken.

Also continued playing about with a few bits of coding with CarScanner

-Undertaking prevention turned off

-Auto Unlocking of doors when shifting to P enabled

-Throttle pedal algorithm changed to "Direct" - I assume this is similar setting to changing it to "Audi" with VCDS. This has made such a difference to the driving feel of the car. Now feels like the accelerator pedal is actually attached to the engine!

Full details and pics on the project thread:

Also. You have no idea how much this annoyed me.

Not any more!

Installed DO88 IC and garret Pmax turbo on stock downpipe and stock fuel system. It will be interesting to see what can be accomplished with this combination of hardware.

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Edited 20 February20 Feb by sreten

3 hours ago, sreten said:

Installed DO88 IC and garret Pmax turbo on stock downpipe and stock fuel system. It will be interesting to see what can be accomplished with this combination of hardware.

Nice....can't see any of ur pics though.

How does it feel with the Powermax?

Wat car do U have?

Dyno results?

Stock downpipe and stock fuelling!! Wow, that is going to restrict the Powermax big time!!

I'm getting mine fitted in 3 wks time.

Along with Galano injectors, spark plugs n Stg 3 tune.

I already have an IE downpipe and intercooler, as well as R600 intake.

I thought plenty of Golf guys have run bigger power on stock fuelling…assuming that’s the same between the different variants of the engine.

Stage 3 sounds awesome. Bigger turbo will prob be on the cards for me some time but not yet.

4 hours ago, sreten said:

Installed DO88 IC and garret Pmax turbo on stock downpipe and stock fuel system. It will be interesting to see what can be accomplished with this combination of hardware.

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Sounds good but have a look at those links. Images just need img, not url as well and they’re doubled up.

I have superb 2.0 tsi 272hp, opf version without MPI. Stock fueling is fine for 450+ HP. My goal was to go above stage 1, but keep car euro emissions compliant. Option to put downpipe without opf was not acceptable to me, that's why I decides to go for pmax and keep stock exhaust. We will see the end result soon. I installed everything by myself, tune will be done remotely using simos tools. I have one step colder sparkplugs, and I removed snow guard from the airbox. That's basically all the mods I have done. Inside I installed digital cluster, I didn't like old style analog dash, it's very ugly and outdated to me.

For those who had their doubts about stock fueling, this is the current situation. I think this is 400+ hp at the moment, tune still in progress.

@sreten - interesting to see how it all goes for u with the hardware combo ur using.

Just to clarify, with the fuel system - I was referring to upgrading the port injectors. The stock HPFP is fine, as well as the fuel pump.

This upgrade will utilise stronger 1050cc injectors to improve the port injection, used at low and mid range power.

The direct injectors, used at mid to high end range, is all good.

Currently the car (mine is a FWD 220) is making 320hp 515Nm at the wheels power.

I'm not sure how much more this will increase after the Powermax, but if it hits 400hp, I'll b happy.

Edited 21 February21 Feb by JR RS

I don't have port injection on my car. When they introduced opf, they ditched port injection from the engine.

This morning, I finally stopped a vibration that in the cabin that has been irritating me for the past 6 months.

It sounded to be above / behind the glove box, it occurred when the car was at 1100rpm. So at cruising RPM. Now I do have a USB cable and Camera cable ran for the past 2 years. I assumed this had moved.

I've had the glove box out more times than I can count. Clothe taper every cable and plug. Cable ties where I could. And still it vibrated.

In the end i narrowed it done to the passenger air vent. Where it connects to the duct behind. This duct was vibrating off the vent duct above.

Packed in some foam between the 2 ducts and no more vibrations.

What a journey!

In for a minor service and MOT this morning which it passed with the usual advisories about corrosion on the rear springs. It's 10 years old now and is a gnat's under 45000 miles. With the wheel refurb and road tax I've dropped just shy of a grand on it this month 😬

Inspired by a very very minor part of the epic @ApertureS thread, I have installed self adhesive felt inside the sunglasses holder. I was hoping for black or light grey but they only have Red, Pink or white on the shelf, so went with the white. Doesnt look too bad and is nice and smooth for my sunglasses!

Felt was from Hobbycraft: https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/white-self-adhesive-felt-sheet-a4/5728371002.html

16 minutes ago, Binx1310 said:

Inspired by a very very minor part of the epic @ApertureS thread, I have installed self adhesive felt inside the sunglasses holder. I was hoping for black or light grey but they only have Red, Pink or white on the shelf, so went with the white. Doesnt look too bad and is nice and smooth for my sunglasses!

Felt was from Hobbycraft: https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/white-self-adhesive-felt-sheet-a4/5728371002.html

👍I did exactly the same a year or so ago. I couldn't figure out where a really annoying rattling noise was coming from. Turned out it was my sunglasses in the sunglasses holder. As temp fix I used some small form bubble wrap which seemed to do the trick & later replaced it with some leftover sticky backed felt from when I lined our old Karoq door bins.

I did it manly to protect glasses. But as it’s returned up the front edge too it should prevent rattles.

Mine is a diesel so everything vibrates and rattles at certain rpm’s. I just turn the music louder!