Greetings one & all,
I'm considering an older Octavia estate diesel.
Could you please advise which engines/years did not have DPF fitted.
Many thanks.

2 hours ago, alun1808 said:

I'm considering an older Octavia estate diesel.
Could you please advise which engines/years did not have DPF fitted.

None of the Mk 1 had DPF.

According to my CT tester MK1 (ASV engine I think) had a rudimentary DPF and pointed it out, a sort of expansion box in the downpipe, whatever it actually was it certainly smelt of rotten eggs a couple of times.

 

It did not have all the emissions guff that goes with an EU5 DPF nor block up in the 325000 miles it did.

Thanks chaps,

I guess then from 2004 onwards all 1.6's & 1.9's had DPF's?  I was hoping they might have been DPF-free until 2008/9 when euro5 came in.

Edited 30 April, 20242 yr by alun1808

Alun, I'm pretty sure that all the 1.9 pd 105 bhp models didn't have a dpf unless any of the 4x4 versions did? All 1.6 and 2.0 did have dpf's. 

Thanks Sheriff.

None of the MK1 Octavia had a DPF.

 

On the MK2 it's a bit more complicated. 

 

The 1.9 PD in the MK2, regardless of the trim never had a DPF fitted.. in the UK at least.

 

All of the CR diesels in the MK2 have a DPF. These replaced the PD engines in early 2010.

Some of the early facelift cars got the PD engines without the DPF.

 

The vRS diesel MK2 had a DPF from when it launched in 2006- this was on both the PD and CR engined VRS. 

 

The 4x4 2.0 PD had a DPF from when it launched. 

 

The 2.0 PD fitted to the non-vRS and non-4x4 models did not have a DPF.

 

Hope that helps.

Cheers softscoop,  Clearly I'll need to check details carefully.  As a matter of interest, is there a forum member who has access to a database, which can check reg number for dpf?

Hello again chaps,

Considering a 51 plate 1.9 estate, so assuming this is a mk1 w/o DPF - so far so good.  It's done 180k, but engineer maintained, so hopefully mechanicals should pass muster; minor mot advisories.

Reportedly the rain gets in, resulting in damp musty interior.  I find this surprising/disappointing - had assumed Skoda build quality would be A1.  Are they known for letting in the rain, from any obvious ingress points?

Appreciate your collective knowledge/wisdom.

Regards.

That's an old car what can you expect?

5 hours ago, alun1808 said:

51 plate 1.9 estate, so assuming this is a mk1 w/o DPF

It will be, sight unseen.

Trim level? Particularly does it have plain heater, vanilla a/c or full Climatronic? Also, does it have sunroof or not? Possible sources of water ingress and methods of drying the interior vary depending on these items.

Blue, TBH I was expecting Skoda build quality, not Ford build quality.

 

Paws, thanks for the suggestions, I'm on a learning curve here.

Any car that is 23 years old can have problems regardless of how well it was built in the first place. 

 

It could be something as simple as the windscreen has been replaced and the adhesive is failing letting the water in. 

Thanks softscoop.