Advice required pls, my 68 plate mk 3 diesel estate has a leaking off side front brake caliper. Already too many miles for a warranty claim so I went to Eurocarparts. 

Part ordered by registration number for next day delivery, then what they gave me was completely different to the caliper on the car.

Does anyone know if the caliper was ever changed during the mk 3 lifespan, maybe at facelift?

Euros will order another to check right part was in the box.

Any advice much appreciated. 

 

I'm not sure if there is a difference to the actual caliper but there are 2 different disc sizes on the front of diesel octavia's disc sizes are 288mm and 312mm. 

312 or 340 front on the vRS  the 312’s are the ones you are after on an FL TDI 

All sorted.

The problem was down to EuroCarParts numbering. Not an on the shelf part so visible comparison not possible, instead they ordered one in. What came in the box bore no resemblance whatsoever to an Octavia calliper, or any other VW group calliper so they tried again, the second attempt brought an identical part to the first attempt so clearly Euros error, hence my original question.

Instead I bit the bullet, went to the main dealer who got me the correct part next day. a bit dearer but at least its a new calliper not refurbished.