After racking up 21.5k since November in my Vrs Tdi it decided to dump the contents of it's sump on the M1 this afternoon and also over the back of the car :eek: .

I have my theories as to why, it was serviced 3 weeks ago and had a bit of oil on the undertray near the sump plug, it was due to go to the dealer tomorrow anyway for them to check that over.

The oil level was fine on wednesday when i last checked it so it hadn't lost much if any, it is currently at the dealers for assessment etc.

One good thing to come out of it was the service of the roadside assistance that you get, they were with me in half an hour and can't fault it at all, my question is that the recovery part gives you a replacement car for the first 48 hours free of charge, it is certain the dealer will need my car for longer than that so what do i do about a loan car after the 48 hours? I have a 110 mile a day commute so i can't get the bus or owt, will Skoda supply a car or am i going to be out of pocket?

your advice would be most welcome

has the engine nipped up? Sorry to hear of your trouble.

The engine basically died when the traffic started queueing on the carriageway where the A42 joins the M1 near east mids airport, there wasn't any smoke or anything to indicate a problem, i had to get the bugger turning over to get me off the middle of a motorway interchange without being cleaned up so unfortunately i can't imagine that did the engine any good with it having little oil in it, i got straight to the hard shoulder so only had to move it about 20 yards, it was either that or risk traffic hitting me, strange really as there were no warning lights come on or anything, just the smell of oil when i stopped.

On first inspection the tech at the dealer thought it might be the turbo but it looks like all the oil has come out the bottom end, the top end is still clean.

Ho hum.

I would imagine the dealer ought to be able to sort you out with a loan car of some description.

I to would have thought any self respecting dealer would help you out with a courtesy car??

When something of a similar nature happened on my Astra, a hire car was provided initially, then Vauxhall sent up a car for us to use. I would expect Skoda to do the same.

When something of a similar nature happened on my Astra, a hire car was provided initially, then Vauxhall sent up a car for us to use. I would expect Skoda to do the same.

I had a Fabia that went in for a while after I kicked up a fuss at a motor show. The loan car I was given was owned by Skoda UK but held at the dealer for such issues.

Skoda should authorise an extension to the lease on the hire car you will be given. Be aware that you may be charged for the hire and have to reclaim it back via the dealer...

I hope you don't end up with a bottom of the range VW polo like i did :thumbdwn:

MPM

Oil out the bottom and all over the back of the car . . . sounds like my old Astra when the sump plug popped out at 70mph on the dual carriageway. :(

Can't understand why it didn't fire up a warning light though?

No news on the car yet.

The hire car i had as part of the recovery service went back yesterday and i have now got a Roomster for as long as i need it, swapped it over with no issues, i had requested another Octavia as i have a house move approaching and need a bit of space for taking stuff to the tip etc but the Roomster looks like it will be okay, the aftersales manager said i could have his car if the Roomster was too small, so its a thumbs up so far but we still need to get in to the nitty gritty of what's happened and what repairs are needed etc and this is where their reputation will be made or broken.

I was suprised about no warning lights because i had the bong noise you get when the fuel light comes on/no seat belts etc and naturally when your on the motorway and you hear that for no apparent reason you check you dash pod for further info and there were no lights or anything, the engine cut out when i slowed up in traffic about 1/4 of a mile further on so i don't know if the engine does do that as a self preservation thing, the engine hadn't seized up anyway, we'll see.

Got the car back last Saturday , after the dealer having had it for the 3 weeks since the car broke down, turns out the turbo had blown itself to bits, if i understood correctly one of the blades in the turbine broke due to a manufacturing defect. The car has had a relatively easy life despite racking up the miles quickly as 98% of the miles are on motorways/A roads, so i don't know if there is a faulty batch of Turbos about.

A new turbo, various gaskets and a new oil feed pipe later the car seems back to it's rude best, glad the warranty soaked up the cost though,

I've heard that one dealer alone has had four 170bhp TDi turbos go in the last 6 months...:(

Great... another fault to look out for when mine returns to me!

Glad you got your dealer to do some work on Warranty!

Im still struggling...