Morning all

i have a 245 vrs 38,000 miles and took it in for a check over ( freebie )

i have noticed a small, very small damp patch on the floor when car is moved 

and Skoda want £848 to replace the thermoregulator and water pump 

seems a lot! 
my coolant was just below the minimum so I have topped this up 

does anybody know if you can get them else where and approximately how much please 

 

Could it be your aircon condesate? 

11 minutes ago, JD52 said:

Could it be your aircon condesate? 

It has lost about a big cup full of coolant, 

1 hour ago, baxter202 said:

It has lost about a big cup full of coolant, 

Does that smell of antifreeze or distilled water.

220 2015 vrs with 67K here. For 2 years I've been regularly topping the coolant up. It will always sit a few mm below the minimum never go lower and always ran spot on. Top it up and it might stay up for a fortnight or a month or longer but always come back to the same spot below the minimum. 

 

Last year upon service they could not see any staining, this year they could, with what's visible without removing anything.

 

I've just paid £837 at a VAG specialist. I was quoted £720 odd last year after the service when I discussed loosing coolant.

 

I was told that they can go on for a bit or suddenly just dump everything on the drive on start up, or when driving. I'd run with my luck for as long as I fancied. 

 

When they showed me the old pump I could see various points where it was leaking and had stained screw heads.

 

Ultimately we're either both being done over or it's about right for Joe Blogg public without mates rates or a Sunday side job rate.

 

 

Thanks for that 👍

I do know somebody who can do it a proper mechanic but would not charge any where near that, 

my Citigo a 62 plate clutch went Skoda wanted £1200 he did it about 18 months ago £175 

we just get robbed, they wanted to charge me £324 to replace calibrate my camera 😳 what camera lol