Thank you both for your time. Im slowly getting used to the codes for wheels etc.

 

I am really pleased with the Yeti so far, the build quality and paint is excellent and after having the bhp increased on the engine and brembo discs and pads all round I find it just gives the old girl the oomph that she needs and the stopping power too. It's a really rugged car, no flimsy plastics -no silly gimmicks , I just really like it.

 

I know the car from new as it was my mum's before me . Mum fully serviced it religiously from day one at Skoda so is in amazing mechanical condition with a paltry 35k on the clock.

The only furrowing of brows has come from the three suspension coils that have broken , two on the rear when mum had it and the passenger side front under my ownership ..perhaps this was a common fault at one time?

 

The cam belt was changed four and a half years ago and I have been informed by my local garage that it should be changed every 5 years , is there any advice re: anything else I should have changed whilst they are in there apart from the water pump? 

 

As part of my modernisation project I upgraded the original cd payer/radio to a modern Skoda RNS315 Nav unit with hands free phone unit and am on the hunt for a reasonably priced NAV SD card for it. 

 

Thanks once again for the information.

Topic moved to a new thread.

Broken springs are not uncommon. Prior to Yeti ownership I had two go on my VW Touran which has the same floorpan. A friend at the time who was an Audi service manager replaced them for me, telling me VAG had several thousand in stock.

As regards the cambelt, go to a good independent and get it done, along with the water pump. It is not worth the risk of it failing.

 

Colin

On 29/10/2020 at 18:34, Sweaty_Yeti said:

The only furrowing of brows has come from the three suspension coils that have broken , two on the rear when mum had it and the passenger side front under my ownership ..perhaps this was a common fault at one time?

 

It's common, full stop.  It's been discussed on here before: https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/262559-yeti-mot-fail/ - and that's just a Yeti thread.  There are similar threads on the other Skoda model forums, and if you look further afield on forums relating to other manufacturers' cars.

 

This AA article is a helpful explainer if the thread linked above is too long to wade through: https://www.theaa.com/driving-advice/service-repair/coil-springs-breaking.  Summary: "the simple fact is that springs are lighter, thinner and don't cope as well with salt and rust."  Note that, being the AA, this is general i.e. non-manufacturer-specific information.

 

Depending on when it was last done, having the haldex oil and filter replaced might be a good idea.

On 31/10/2020 at 14:52, john999boy said:

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Many Thanks

On 31/10/2020 at 19:49, eribaMotters said:

Broken springs are not uncommon. Prior to Yeti ownership I had two go on my VW Touran which has the same floorpan. A friend at the time who was an Audi service manager replaced them for me, telling me VAG had several thousand in stock.

As regards the cambelt, go to a good independent and get it done, along with the water pump. It is not worth the risk of it failing.

 

Colin

Ah righto, its unusual as ive mostly had French cars before and this volume of broken springs is new to me .

Re: cambelt, yes I am always on top of that but just wondered if there was one of those bizarre things that drivers in the know recommend getting done at the same time because its difficult to get to etc . But many thanks for the Advice and info 

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19 hours ago, ejstubbs said:

 

It's common, full stop.  It's been discussed on here before: https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/262559-yeti-mot-fail/ - and that's just a Yeti thread.  There are similar threads on the other Skoda model forums, and if you look further afield on forums relating to other manufacturers' cars.

 

This AA article is a helpful explainer if the thread linked above is too long to wade through: https://www.theaa.com/driving-advice/service-repair/coil-springs-breaking.  Summary: "the simple fact is that springs are lighter, thinner and don't cope as well with salt and rust."  Note that, being the AA, this is general i.e. non-manufacturer-specific information.

 

Wow, everyday is a school day, ok i just thought it was a Yeti thing having not come across it before in such quantity on one vehicle with such low mileage and infrequent use before, however the AA article clarifies that very succincly . Many Thanks 

15 hours ago, widdershins said:

Depending on when it was last done, having the haldex oil and filter replaced might be a good idea.

Many thanks for the heads up, The Haldex oil has been changed twice in 35k miles but the car is 10 years old so im guessing its like a cambelt ..miles or time , But its something to keep an eye on . Cheers 

3 hours ago, Sweaty_Yeti said:

Ah righto, its unusual as ive mostly had French cars before and this volume of broken springs is new to me .

 

The only broken spring I have ever had was on a Renault Mégane - there's no rhyme or reason to it, just a new normal.

I look on springs like brake pads, wheel bearings, tyres etc.  They'll go eventually, rougher roads and higher speeds will probably shorten their life, but there's no predicting when they'll go.  Up until this year I did a fair amount of miles per year in my cars and always kept 'em till they had fairly high mileages on 'em.  I've had at least one spring go in every single one of them (well, except the xantia which had hydraulic suspension, but that had spheres fail).  It's not a recent thing either, cars I've owned decades ago had springs break.

16 hours ago, Sweaty_Yeti said:

Many thanks for the heads up, The Haldex oil has been changed twice in 35k miles but the car is 10 years old so im guessing its like a cambelt ..miles or time , But its something to keep an eye on . Cheers 

 

Every 3 years for Haldex service. 

 

Gen 4 should also have the filter changed. Gen 5 should have the pump gauze cleaned.

It has to be remembered that until a couple of years ago Skoda still said 40,000 miles or 4 years for a Haldex Oil change while some at VW were saying the same and maybe 30,000 miles, and some were already saying scheduled at 3 years.

 

So from 2010 Skoda were saying @2014, and then it could be 2017 or 2018 depending who the car went into.