Hi,

 

I'm surprised to be asking this considering our 2016 2.0L diesel Yeti hasn't missed a beat in the 8 years since we bought it new.

 

 

I started smelling diesel a few days ago but thought it was coming up the valley from the large building site below us. We've just enjoyed two solid days of rain bucketing down; I found lots of pretty colours under the front offside on the wet driveway so the smell was from our Yeti after all.

 

I'm unfamiliar with diesel cars although I have lots of experience with petrol cars; here's what I found; whomever replaced the filter at the last service hadn't tightened down four of the five screws shown in the picture; I'd guess one of the torx screws was lost and replaced by the very long pozi type type screw; only the pozi screw was fully tightened the other four possibly forgotten once the long screw was found and secured.

 

Can any member please identify this filter for me please; I've not seen one of these previously.

 

Our Yeti remains a joy to own and drive.

 

Kind regards, Col.

You don't say, have you tightened those 4 screws that were loose and still got a leak?

Hi,

 

Many thanks for asking Urrell. Yes I tightened the screws solving the leak. I've since ordered a dozen of these screws through eBay shortly to arrive; I'll replace all five and have a few spare.

 

 

I politely emailed the garage owner explaining what I'd found and he replied with an apology admitting his mistake saying there's no excuse; he carried out the service and has been honest about it..

 

When DMK Wakefield tried to rip me off stating new front brake discs & pads were needed at a cost of £352 when the brakes still had many more years of service left in them I looked around for a recommended local service garage. Right from the start I liked and trusted this garage owner and in spite of this easy mistake I'll still trust him with future servicing. I don't throw stones because I've made many silly mistakes and I know this garage owner will be more diligent at the next service.

 

I posted asking what this filter was in order to check it was indeed a diesel filter because I'm used to petrol engines having an oil filter this size; I didn't understand the three pipes in its top but obviously now I'm more experienced. I'm sure the new screws will be OK but I'll update once they arrive.

 

Why don't Skoda resume Yeti production after all the EV's are upsetting so many owners who want to return to ICE's. We'd happily buy another brand new diesel or petrol Yeti; eight years old and we still love our Yeti as if it was brand new.

 

Kind regards, Col.