The Skoda Thread

[Richard A Thackeray]

Friday 1st

A ‘corner cut’
Round Close Road, cutting to Bare Bones Lane
Hade Edge
(south of Holmfirth)
Whilst not being overly arduous, the 'transverse drains' might trouble a normal car, due to ground clearance
It was also a steeper gradient than it looks

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/99491

 

[Gunk]

Which engine @Richard A Thackeray ?

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Which engine @Richard A Thackeray ?

2.0Tdi (150BHP)
4x4 (some varients are just FWD)
6-speed manual

 

[Gunk]

2.0Tdi (150BHP)
4x4 (some varients are just FWD)
6-speed manual

That 150tdi engine is a cracker, pulls like a train, we have the higher powered version in Mrs Gunk’s 2015 Golf GTD with a DSG box

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

That 150tdi engine is a cracker, pulls like a train, we have the higher powered version in Mrs Gunk’s 2015 Golf GTD with a DSG box

50+ average MPG, over the past 2,300 miles!

 

[Gunk]

50+ average MPG, over the past 2,300 miles!

Ours does about 45 with mixed driving, but drove down to to Annecy a few years ago packed to the gunnels and averaged just over 50

I’m yet to squeeze more than 47mpg out of our BMW 330d touring, however the engine makes up for it, probably the best they‘ve ever made.

 

[Jameshow]

That 150tdi engine is a cracker, pulls like a train, we have the higher powered version in Mrs Gunk’s 2015 Golf GTD with a DSG box

Pulls our carravelle without fuzz despite being 120k/11 years old!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Managed to get a quick snap earlier this morning, it's a big un and it looks to be a soft top

View attachment 703126

Oh dear!!
A 'BuMW' convertible

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

This appeared on the home-page, when l was using a tablet, that usually lived in kitchen

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/skoda/armoured-skoda-superb-review-2023/

Curiously, l can read the full article on that old (Samsung) tablet, but not on my iPhone

 

[Jameshow]

This appeared on the home-page, when l was using a tablet, that usually lived in kitchen

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/skoda/armoured-skoda-superb-review-2023/

Not so good for handling tbh!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 25th

Diagnostics finished at this point

Brander Business Centre
Unit F
Brander Drive
Gipton
Leeds
LS9 6NU

We know the business owner, to some extent, they have their BWSOW on the next pitch to ours, hence why I travelled into Leeds for this

https://www.the-dpf-doctor.com/dpf-cleaning-leeds/

Sensor ordered (2 days to be delivered), it's going back next Monday for it, on my day-off

 

[Jameshow]

Monday 25th

Diagnostics finished at this point

We know the business owner, to some extent, they have their BWSOW on the next pitch to ours, hence why I travelled into Leeds for this
View attachment 707776

https://www.the-dpf-doctor.com/dpf-cleaning-leeds/

Sensor ordered (2 days to be delivered), it's going back next Monday for it, on my day-off
View attachment 707778

Oh that's worth knowing for my transit van dpf! 👍

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 25th

Diagnostics finished at this point

Brander Business Centre
Unit F
Brander Drive
Gipton
Leeds
LS9 6NU

We know the business owner, to some extent, they have their BWSOW on the next pitch to ours, hence why I travelled into Leeds for this
View attachment 707776

https://www.the-dpf-doctor.com/dpf-cleaning-leeds/

Sensor ordered (2 days to be delivered), it's going back next Monday for it, on my day-off
View attachment 707778

Monday 2nd

Been done, now l keep wondering what’s missing/not illuminated on the instrument cluster

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Wednesday 18th

Back at the garage, as above posting, as the orange (generic) engine light is back on - after less than 190miles

Apparently, it’s a ‘NOX’ warning now……I ought to have kept my Octavia

EDIT @ 15:12

No charge for diagnostics

He tells me he has no concerns over ‘NOX sensor’, as all readings are within parameters, & it was probably a ‘disagree’ between received (& expected) values
The (post shut-down) ‘Assisted Coolant Pump’ is throwing up an error code again, l’ve had a quote for it

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 29th


The damned, stupid, thing has been requiring several pushes/attempts for a while
Now it’s cracked

These buttons must be one of those idiotic things that are the answer to a question, that no-one has asked!!
What the heck is wrong with inserting a key, & twisting it?

SWMBO’s Q3 has a standard ignition key, nothing wrong with that!
(if it wasn’t a Q3)