On my old Corsa I used a Haynes manual to guide me through most of the servicing work but there isn't one for the Mk3, and the Haynes autofix leaves a lot to be desired. Does anyone know any good tutorials/guides or other sources of information of timing belt replacement for the 1.2TSI 81kW version of the Mk3?

Have you tried YouTube?

 

20 minutes ago, Wino said:

Have you tried YouTube?

Yes, before I posted.

I'm surprised there's nothing helpful there. 

You can get the official workshop manual for your engine via erWin  Skoda for under a tenner. Not quite as user friendly as Haynes but should be reliable info.

21 minutes ago, Wino said:

I'm surprised there's nothing helpful there. 

You can get the official workshop manual for your engine via erWin  Skoda for under a tenner. Not quite as user friendly as Haynes but should be reliable info.

 

Thanks for the tip, but I can't find that manual. I've visited erwin.skoda.auto.cz but don't see a manual, can you post a link to it?

First you register and login. Then from the homepage drop the Individual Vehicle Information tab down and pick Repair Information; then choose your model (Fabia 3).

Then pick Info Medium = Repair manuals; then choose Power Transmission, then the one(s) you need, the fifth one in the list for your engine in a mk3 Fabia by the looks of it.

Click on that link then you'll see a button that says Order flat rate, go there and pay your money and then you'll get a download button for that pdf.   Can't remember if you have to navigate back to that page or it just appears with the download button.

10 minutes ago, Wino said:

First you register and login. Then from the homepage drop the Individual Vehicle Information tab down and pick Repair Information; then choose your model (Fabia 3).

Then pick Info Medium = Repair manuals; then choose Power Transmission, then the one(s) you need, the fifth one in the list for your engine in a mk3 Fabia by the looks of it.

Click on that link then you'll see a button that says Order flat rate, go there and pay your money and then you'll get a download button for that pdf.   Can't remember if you have to navigate back to that page or it just appears with the download button.

 

Cool, I see it now. Thanks for your help.