Bristolian
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Ha Ha! Maybe I should have said, but yes a diesel. Thanks for your response
The Skoda Thread
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figbat
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Ha Ha! Maybe I should have said, but yes a diesel. Thanks for your response
Funnily enough I have just today bought a litre of exactly the same oil for my daughter’s newly-acquired BMW 118i (F20). It’s quite versatile oil with a broad range of specifications.
Jameshow
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Asda are selling 2litres for £2!!
Bristolian
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A follow-up from post #749 above.
This morning I started looking into the coolant warning issue. Having established that the level sensor is just a couple of prongs that angle downwards from the top/rear of the expansion tank, and are effectively shorted out by the coolant, I thought I would start there. Firstly, I removed the electrical connector and inspected the contacts both in the male and female parts - both were rather corroded or coated in dried up coolant. Using an electrical contact cleaner and a small detail file I cleaned them up and re-inserted the plug. Then I linked the two contacts in the plug with a piece of wire and turned on the ignition and was pleased that there were no faults showing.
Next I used the same file to clean the ends of the probes inside the tank. Once this was finished I turned on the ignition and still got no faults reported, ditto once the engine was running. I've used the car several times today and it remains fault free so I'm hoping to have solved that issue
This morning I started looking into the coolant warning issue. Having established that the level sensor is just a couple of prongs that angle downwards from the top/rear of the expansion tank, and are effectively shorted out by the coolant, I thought I would start there. Firstly, I removed the electrical connector and inspected the contacts both in the male and female parts - both were rather corroded or coated in dried up coolant. Using an electrical contact cleaner and a small detail file I cleaned them up and re-inserted the plug. Then I linked the two contacts in the plug with a piece of wire and turned on the ignition and was pleased that there were no faults showing.
Next I used the same file to clean the ends of the probes inside the tank. Once this was finished I turned on the ignition and still got no faults reported, ditto once the engine was running. I've used the car several times today and it remains fault free so I'm hoping to have solved that issue
Bristolian
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should have all been done at 100,000 miles
Bristolian
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I agree, but it hadn't been so I negotiated with the dealer for them to have the work done and we went 50/50 on the cost. That bought piece of mind for me and SWMBO - a bargain
figbat
Former slippery scientist
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Not when I looked (online). If you can get Castrol EDGE for £1/litre you should buy as much as you can carry. Even if you don’t use it it will easily resell for at least ten times that.
Jameshow
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This was in an Asda living store.
