The Skoda car company was founded as Laurin & Klement in 1895 by bookseller Vaclav Klement and bicycle repairer Vaclav Laurin. The firm made its money by building velocipedes and bicycles. In 1899 it moved into motorcycle production, and just six years later had begun to construct cars. However, the company was acquired by Skoda Works in 1925, and then fell under communist state ownership until 1991, after which it was slowly privatised before being purchased by Volkswagen. At Haynes, we have an extensive range of Skoda repair manuals and online procedures available for professional mechanics and DIY car enthusiasts alike. We can give you all the guidance you need.

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For sale Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo Estate 2014 1.6 TDI.full service histroy.MOT 2019. 53k on the clock and will rise slightly with using it as a daily. Has been modified lightly more OEM+. Car is on finance but when sold this will be settled in full.

Many will be aware there is an issue with earlier Mk3 Octavia TDI water pumps failing earlier than can reasonably be expected. As far as I am aware, it's mostly 2.0 TDI's, but stand to be corrected. As there are already multiple threads on here about the issue, (and even though mine is a later car and hopefully not affected), I thought I'd start another (@john999boy if you think this is worth a sticky, it may avoid lots more duplicate threads?) The purpose of this thread is to bring all the info together to hopefully avoid the same questions being repeated, and for members to point dealers towards when they inevitably say 'Never seen it before'. So - as I understand it, the symptoms are usually a random sudden rise in coolant/water temperature, often followed by a warning on the dash. Switching off and back on again may clear this, but it will very likely return. Ignoring this warning carries the obvious risk of long term damage to the engine.

Cars still under warranty will usually be covered, although some choose to pay to have the cam belt done whilst the work is carried out, and pay the difference. Members with cars out of warranty have had varied luck with getting costs covered, so maybe they could share their experience? So.please post: Year of registration Engine Mileage when fault occurred Dealer name & response (i.e. 'don't want to know'/'yep, they all do that'/other) Warranty or goodwill contribution? Any other info. (Full Skoda service history/independent?) Someone may also be able to confirm when the revised part was introduced, and possibly even part numbers.

Hopefully this will help a few people who may have this issue in future. Hi folks, First post - please be gentle! Trying to update the Maps in my 66-plate Octavia. The SD card in the Nav unit (Amundsen 2) is version 5L0 051 236L / ECE1 2016/17 (KT 22 / 2016). When I go to the update portal and enter my VIN, it says 'No updates for VIN'. Went to local Skoda dealer and they tried & got the same result. They were puzzled.

The dealer also tried the VIN numbers for a 16-plate and a 67-plate octavia and got the same result. Is the update portal down or having problems? I have sees a couple of Skoda SD cards on ebay - one labelled 5L0 051 236AD (KT 45 / 2017) and the other 236T (KT 22 / 2017).

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Would they be compatible & just slot straight in to update the maps? Do they have to be registered in any way? They say they are compativble with the Amundsen 2 MIB.

I took three different VIN numbers of Octavias with the same Sat Nav whist I was at the dealer and also tried those on the update site. Two say the same as mine - i.e. 'No updates for VIN' whilst the third says 'Last update Nov 17, next Aug 18'. Is there a problem with the update site?? Cheers, Zaph.

I currently have a Nissan Juke which is now at over 100k and starting to have some hiccups, want something a bit bigger in whatever I get next. I’m looking at buying a 2013 Fabia estate - this one in fact. Itll be my first Skoda, what do you think of it in terms of the engine, model, any questions I should be asking the dealer, anything that I should budget for replacing in the future and when? Thanks in advance for your help. To let you know that, sadly, I am part-exchanging my lovely Silvia Skoda for an automatic Doblo WAV ex-Motability as my left knee has packed up and I can't manage the clutch properly. Silvia is just over three years old and has an extended warranty from Skoda until next March. She has been no trouble up till now and I acquired her at less than a year old with 4K on the clock.

If anybody would like to acquire a prime example (5 door manual) then do PM me and I'll let you know the dealer who'll eventually be putting her on sale, and further information. Be quick, because she'll be going on Monday next, if all goes to plan. So its goodbye and thank you all for the ride. Online workshop manuals - Fabia, Octavia, Yeti, Roomster, Superb. BRISKODA is owned and operated by Summit 360 Ltd, registered in England & Wales, company number 05710517.

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