I am 99% sure my Octy has a snapped drivers side spring.

I hit quite a big pothole yesterday and heard a clunk.

When turning the wheel to the left now, there is a grinding noise and dropping down off a speed bump it is clunking and creaking, feels disconnected and on the brink of collapse!

I have checked Eurocarparts and can see they stock a front shock for ‘sports variant’ but no mention of a sports coil spring.

On AUTODOC they stock two front sports spring. A pink red and white 993 053 307mm and a pink white red 997 857 307mm.

Which one do I need for my diesel VRS?

Does the diesel have a different shock too!?

Are these the correct part numbers?

gknautomotive suggests the Octavia MK2 2.0TDI RS 170PS with lowered suspension has 1K0411105DB front springs for the manual gearbox version and 1K0411105DC for the automatic gearbox version.

To be sure, check the paint marks on the front springs (if they are original) or check the car's build codes.

Octavia MK2 RS front springs (lowered suspension)

1	1K0411105DA	3 red paint marks 1 grey paint mark			L55
1	1K0411105DB	1 red paint mark 1 white paint mark 1 violet paint mark			L58
1	1K0411105DC	1 red paint mark 1 violet paint mark			L59
1	1K0411105DD	1 red paint mark 2 violet paint marks			L62

https://www.lllparts.co.uk/catalogs/skoda/CZ/OCT/663/4/411/411030

Edited 26 August, 202526 Aug by Carlston

+1 to checking the colours.

Don’t assume the part number lookups are correct.

Also be very careful about “equivalent” or “compatible” items.

The weight distribution between diesels and petrols is different. Also a lot of parts websites think that because a part is for a golf it’s then gonna fit an Octavia. But again, the ratings are very model and spec specific.

Just because it fits doesn’t mean it actually works.

2 minutes ago, mac11irl said:

+1 to checking the colours.

Don’t assume the part number lookups are correct.

Also be very careful about “equivalent” or “compatible” items.

The weight distribution between diesels and petrols is different. Also a lot of parts websites think that because a part is for a golf it’s then gonna fit an Octavia. But again, the ratings are very model and spec specific.

Just because it fits doesn’t mean it actually works.

I checked and the VRS diesel takes a 307mm spring by the looks.

Unfortunately it’s not a spring that is causing the issue, it’s something else.

Opened a new thread for help on that.