The Skoda Thread

[Jameshow]

'Next door but one' has a VW T5 Caravelle
2.5TDi(?)
8-seater
LWB
They bought it new, on a '05' plate, it's only covered about 135,000miles!!
It has all the room you'd want, & still has a good luggage space, when in full 8-seater mode, & a van when used as a 5-seater

Plus, on a more of a personal preference point, theirs is on 16" wheels, so has a decent sidewall aspect
I regularly see a LWB T5 van, that's on 20" wheels (they look like, & I understand they can be used, Range Rover Sport alloys), it looks silly, as the tyres look like 'rubber-bands'!!! (with very limited rim protection, against kerbing damage)

I miss ours tbh.

 

[Legs]

Spot the typo 🤣

Spoiler: spoiler

 

[Gunk]

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Spot the typo 🤣

I’ll need a magnifying glass to read that!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

it‘s the Dub scene innit

The 20" wheel van is painted in a very nice metallic bronze though

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

My Škoda is in Marshall’s in Newbury this very moment, service and MOT.

My Kodiaq went for its MOT test this morning

 

[figbat]

My Škoda is in Marshall’s in Newbury this very moment, service and MOT.

Passed the test, just worn front brakes as advisories. I can do that myself rather than pay the £436 they wanted for it.

 

[Gunk]

Passed the test, just worn front brakes as advisories. I can do that myself rather than pay the £436 they wanted for it.

Did you manage to sort out the engine light issue?

 

[figbat]

Did you manage to sort out the engine light issue?

Yes, eventually. At first they put an aftermarket oxygen sensor on it, but this threw a different error. Then they put a genuine VAG one in and it’s all OK now.

 

[Jody]

Not quite what i expected given the timescale but the first big job will soon be underway.

Book time for just the turbo is 12 hours

Now it's just working out where to draw the line with cleaning and looking at other components whilst it's off.

 

[Jameshow]

Not quite what i expected given the timescale but the first big job will soon be underway.

Book time for just the turbo is 12 hours

Now it's just working out where to draw the line with cleaning and looking at other components whilst it's off.

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Can I book mine in for whistling turbo!!

 

[Jody]

Can I book mine in for whistling turbo!!

Hopefully yours is a little less time consuming with no DPF and it's position. On a plus, your engine type should be relatively inexpensive for a replacement turbo.

Have you checked for boost leaks or cracks in the exhaust?

 

[Jameshow]

Hopefully yours is a little less time consuming with no DPF and it's position. On a plus, your engine type should be relatively inexpensive for a replacement turbo.

Have you checked for boost leaks or cracks in the exhaust?

No it's fairly constant so I didn't think of that? Not like a boost valve.

 

[Jody]

No it's fairly constant so I didn't think of that? Not like a boost valve.

Crack in the exhaust manifold or the exhaust will allow a constant whistle, even on tickover to some extent. High pitch whistle likely to be a cracked exhaust. Low pitch whistle likely to be a worn turbo

 

[Jameshow]

Niw I've got a dipped beam bulb flickering...

As the are xenon are they standard bulbs or something different?

Skoda Octavia l+k...

 

[figbat]

Niw I've got a dipped beam bulb flickering...

As the are xenon are they standard bulbs or something different?

Skoda Octavia l+k...

If they are xenon HIDs then they are not ‘standard’ bulbs, but should still be replaceable.