What did you do to your Octavia today?

[Andres]

I gave it a wash, then attacked the inside with some soapy water and then a coat of Mothers Protectant. Looks nicer, will be interesting to see how long it stays clean and glossy-ish. Was nice to remove all the hand marks etc regardless!


It's almost due for a service - but still under warranty for another 8 months. It's using a little bit of oil. Over the last 8,500kms I've had to add about 1.3L of oil. Which is roughly 0.15L/1,000kms. This is well under the handbook levels of 'up to' 0.5L/1,000kms so it's probably fine. But I've never had a car use so much before, so I'm a little wary.


I'm tossing up whether to go to the VWVillage for servicing, which is closer and does Revo tunes OR go to the Skoda dealer, just to get them to note the oil consumption in case it gets worse. I'm thinking if I note the 'issue' before the warranty period expires, and it gets significantly worse, I have a better chance of after-warranty cover. Thoughts?

[GTR27]

That does seem like a fair bit, but not unheard of with new turbo engine's. Take it to the dealer and get it serviced and Menton it, the week brush it off and say 'normal' but at least it's in record. You could add an alternative, take it to a specialist and get them to look at the pcv as that can also gunk up and cause consumption. Both my Skodas used a bit in the first few thousand ks, but it eased off after that (I'm talking 2-300ml over 5000 k, then not much at all after that). Transporter or one of the more mechanically minded guys might be able to pipe up and offer some more specific advice

[Andres]

I've tentatively booked it with the Rockdale Skoda and mentioned the oil consumption concern in the e-mail. The reply wasn't all that useful (they'll check the oil as part of the service..... well durr!) but I'll talk about it again when we drop it in and make sure they log it as a concern. I'll give them my actual oil consumption figures then too.

The Mother's Protectant looks pretty good this morning and it's obviously less 'lush' looking where I've missed a spot on the door.

[spud75]

It's almost due for a service - but still under warranty for another 8 months. It's using a little bit of oil. Over the last 8,500kms I've had to add about 1.3L of oil. Which is roughly 0.15L/1,000kms. This is well under the handbook levels of 'up to' 0.5L/1,000kms so it's probably fine. But I've never had a car use so much before, so I'm a little wary.


I'm tossing up whether to go to the VWVillage for servicing, which is closer and does Revo tunes OR go to the Skoda dealer, just to get them to note the oil consumption in case it gets worse. I'm thinking if I note the 'issue' before the warranty period expires, and it gets significantly worse, I have a better chance of after-warranty cover. Thoughts?

VAG cars are known for oil usage and each car is different. From experience, my 1.8T A4, used up to .5L per tank if I used a heavy right foot, and spent a lot of time in the upper half of the taco. Shall we say spirited driving? I even had the low oil waring light come on on the M1 heading towards London as I was not used to checking the oil so often. Now that was concerning. After that, you always check every tank fill, and always carry either 5L or 1 L of oil in the boot.

Now with the 1.8T, if I drove normally, I would use zero oil in 10,000km. Drive hard, and it drank the stuff.

Good to have the usage on record, but Skoda wont do anything. Also try and remember how you drove the last tank or so.

[zei20t]

I've tentatively booked it with the Rockdale Skoda and mentioned the oil consumption concern in the e-mail. The reply wasn't all that useful (they'll check the oil as part of the service..... well durr!) but I'll talk about it again when we drop it in and make sure they log it as a concern. I'll give them my actual oil consumption figures then too.

The Mother's Protectant looks pretty good this morning and it's obviously less 'lush' looking where I've missed a spot on the door.

pointless 'test' they do. some of my 'consumption' was due to the fact they didn't do up the sump plug properly and then put silicone around it to stop it leaking.

im using penrite enviro+ 5w40 and ive put 1L within 6 months. before that, it was 1L every 2 months. the dealers use cheaper oils that don't seem to last long.

[donweather]

I have residual current in the a3 but only when ignition is on. No residual on RS. Full led bulb set about $20. Remember led's require miniscule current to glow. If you dont start your car for 6 months it may be an issue but there are other active systema that would use more power.

The only bulb I have had to put resistors on is the boot on the a3. No others.

So what was the verdict on the residual glow of the LEDs? I oddly noticed mine glowing for the first time at 4am this morning. Can't say I've ever seen them glow before so was a bit odd when I saw it this morning.

[GTR27]

I just checked in the garage (absolutely pitch black) and there is not the slightest hint of light from any of my globes.

I know the sunroof setup is slightly different to normal......maybe it helps? (I dont have sunglass holders - have the roof rontrols there instead)

[spud75]

So what was the verdict on the residual glow of the LEDs? I oddly noticed mine glowing for the first time at 4am this morning. Can't say I've ever seen them glow before so was a bit odd when I saw it this morning.

I still have the glow in the A3. Havent got around to trying different globes. Other priorities first. eg RVC, LED reverse lights, just retrofitted RNS-E....

Were they glowing with ignition on or off? I get no residual glow on either car with ignition or switch off.

[woofy]

I just checked in the garage (absolutely pitch black) and there is not the slightest hint of light from any of my globes.

I know the sunroof setup is slightly different to normal......maybe it helps? (I dont have sunglass holders - have the roof rontrols there instead)

I was thinking our MkII didn't have the sunglass holders due to the sunroof when the sales guy was showing us but it did. It's just the MkIII that lose it. The sunroof in both sedan and wagon are much bigger this time round though.

[donweather]

I still have the glow in the A3. Havent got around to trying different globes. Other priorities first. eg RVC, LED reverse lights, just retrofitted RNS-E....

Were they glowing with ignition on or off? I get no residual glow on either car with ignition or switch off.

With the ignition off and had been off for over a day!!!

It's just really odd as I've gone into the garage before in complete darkness and never ever noticed the glow. So just wondering if it's only recently just started to occur?

[Dzl_Dubba]

Plastidipped the rear badges.

[Mysticality]

ST Coilovers went in!



Rear still needs lifting a little

[vEnOm_oz]

Great job! Where did you get your plastidip from? Any particular brand?

Plastidipped the rear badges.

[Dzl_Dubba]

Great job! Where did you get your plastidip from? Any particular brand?

Autobarn have the original plastidip. Its overpriced but i couldn't be bothered shopping around online. They do have other brands but went with the original.

[MJKooLio]

Plastidipped the rear badges.

Where did you get the plate from?