Scratched my Skoda Scout itch

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The clock spring arrived. The air vent arrived sooner. I ordered it on the 23rd of December and it arrived on the 3rd of January. Can't complain about that. Both are fitted and the air vent looks pretty good quality and it's nice in the recent Queensland heat to get the air flow again. The clock spring is fitted and so far so good.

I took the car down to see Gavin. He did a DSG service for me and a full scan. There were no problems with the DSG. There were heaps of fault codes for the engine. Whilst looking under the bonnet I noticed a piggy back chip type thing. It probably explains what the Graysonline guy was trying to explain to me. It is unbranded and has no numbers or anything on the outside to identify what it is. I don't know if anyone here has any ideas of what it is. I could post a photo but as I said there is nothing to identify it. Anyway we decided that it might have been causing all the fault codes. Gavin cleared all the codes. The car didn't and so far hasn't performed any differently.

If I get some spare cash I will ditch that thing and get a proper tune from Gavin.

I've got some 18" wheels Charlstons I think they are called, that I am thinking of trying on the Skoda shortly. My son wants to put different tyres on his Golf R so I might put his existing tyres on these wheels that I've had sitting here for a while.

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Okay so after a few months of ownership and driving it pretty much everyday I can honestly say that I quite like it.

I still haven't been able to sort the phone Bluetooth issue. My mate Graeme who is quite good with Vagcom and I spent a few hours trying to get to the bottom of it. The phone module under the driver's seat appears to be the problem. It is part number 7P6 035 730 B. I have a mate that works for a Skoda and VW dealer and he has gone to some lengths to try and help also, even emailing Skoda for information.

It appears that the part number of my module doesn't appear in his parts list for Skoda but does for VW. My Scout is a March 2011 build.

Could any other Scout owners out there please help me out by checking their cars and telling me what part number module their car has.

I'm wondering if mine has the original part in place or someone has mucked around with it.

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The part number on my unit is 5K0 035 730 E Built Oct 2011

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Thanks. That is the part that Greg from Skoda says should be there. Perhaps that is my problem. Somebody has put the wrong one in.

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Put the wheels on during the week. I think it totally changes the look for the better. I put 235/40/18's and the grip level is noticeably higher as you would hope. My son organised the tyre change and left the VW centre caps on just to confuse people.



I got an Underground Performance tune done by Alex last Sunday and ditched that piggy back box. It feels much smoother and is definitely a lot gruntier and I thought it went well before. The check engine light came on and I've been driving until yesterday with the light on, but it doesn't seem to have affected the performance. I've been intermittently getting the check engine light come on and then go off again after a couple of days. It was off last weekend when I got the tune and then came on again on Wednesday. I think it relates to the Differential Pressure Sensor. I bought a new one and I was going to put it on this weekend but the light went out yesterday and stayed off again today. It will need to be calibrated anyway if I change it and I don't have a Ross Tech cable yet. Maybe I can ask Greg Roles for help.

The thing I have noticed is that it now changes into 6th at 65kph like my wife's Jetta 125TDI whereas it used to stay in 5th. This is with the cruise control on. The 235/40/18 is a couple of percent smaller rolling radius than the 215/55/17's that were on it so I'm not sure if it is the gearing or the tune that has made the difference. Maybe a combination of the two.

As an aside, my son wacked the piggy back box onto his work Caddy TDI and he said it goes a lot better.

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.....I see that you have the upgraded Haldex controller. Where did you get it from and how much did you pay? I have noticed that if I get on the gas too hard too early in a corner or roundabout it tends to run wide like a front wheel drive befor the rear kicks in. My Golf R is much quicker to transition power to the rear without any noticeable extra understeer. Maybe the higher (and at the moment) pretty worn suspension is a contributor as well.

Are you happy with the FSD Koni shocks?

Sorry, I must not have had the notification of reply to this thread turned on.

Got the Haldex controller direct from HPA when the dollar was stronger and they had a sale. Can't remember the exact price, but it was better than now however still a pricey item. Occasionally they announce a sale on their Facebook page.

Haldex Performance Controllers | HPA Motorsports, Inc.

Koni FSD shocks, again pretty expensive, but they seem to do what it says on the tin. Nice and comfy on a good road, but able to handle sporty driving. I have added the anti roll bars and 18" wheels and various bushes and things so hard to pick what's done what. My car is standard height (but 4x4). Not sure if you can get FSD shocks for the Scout. Sports shocks on a Scout seem a little contrary to the point of the car though?

Because this is my 'nice' car I tend not to drive it in anger, so it's probably a waste having the controller on it. I kid myself I can pick the difference on sealed roads and can certainly on dirt (that's fun). It's like woo hoo, I'm an Audi Quattro rally driver flicking up stuff from all four wheels!

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Thanks. The Koni site says that they make FSD's for the Scout. I was looking at them at Demon Tweeks. They were down to $772.00 plus postage on a recent sale and since Brexit the UK pound has fallen. You are right that it seems a little Irish to try and turn a Scout into a performance vehicle but I like to go quickly through corners as these days there are too many flash for cash sites around to go fast in a straight line.

I mostly got the Scout because its diesel, has the 4 motion and the extra clearance compared to my Golf R. The work that I do means I often have to drive on gravel roads and up steep rough driveways. I have been tossing up whether to get some coilovers to drop it a bit but still be pretty high in comparison or just get better shocks and leave it where it is. I've always gone for the Koni yellows in the past and I am still considering them as well.

Since I put the 18's on it definitely grips better but actually it seems to have lost a bit of handling finesse. I think it might be because the 18's are so much heavier that it has affected the unsprung weight balance. I bought this thing on a whim and I got it fairly cheap with the idea of not spending too much on it. Trouble is I have ended up liking it a lot and I have to try to stop myself from spending money on it.

At the moment I'm trying to find the money for a VCDS cable now that Gavin has headed south. I'm hoping for a second hand one but they are pretty rare.

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Well the Scout has covered around 18,000 relatively trouble free kilometres. I have to say that I am still enjoying the old bugger. My wife likes it too and is often taking it. She took it on recent weekend trip to Bundaberg and covered about 800 k's. I finally got around to fixing one more of the things that annoyed me when lifting the bonnet.

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Well the Scout has covered around 18,000 relatively trouble free kilometres. I have to say that I am still enjoying the old bugger. My wife likes it too and is often taking it. She took it on recent weekend trip to Bundaberg and covered about 800 k's. I finally got around to fixing one more of the things that annoyed me when lifting the bonnet.

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Did you get it from SuperSkoda? How easy was the installation?

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I found it on EBay. It was a 10 minute job. No drilling or painting required, unless you don't like the look of the black brackets. You just need a 10 ml and 12 ml I think it was spanner. You just remove the existing bolts, put the supplied brackets in place and replace the existing bolts. Then you just click on the strut. Actually the instructions said to put the strut the other way around.

It really annoyed me not having the strut, particularly because the plastic piece that the original support arm was supposed to plug into was missing.

[wingzee]

I found it on EBay. It was a 10 minute job. No drilling or painting required, unless you don't like the look of the black brackets. You just need a 10 ml and 12 ml I think it was spanner. You just remove the existing bolts, put the supplied brackets in place and replace the existing bolts. Then you just click on the strut. Actually the instructions said to put the strut the other way around.

It really annoyed me not having the strut, particularly because the plastic piece that the original support arm was supposed to plug into was missing.

Thanks. Do you mind sharing the eBay link for it? Cheers mate.

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Installation kit hood damper For Skoda Octavia II (A5 2004-2012)

Hopefully the link will work. If not, pm me your email and I will try and send it to you. It was a real pain in the proverbial to get it. In the ad they say they don't post to Australia so I got it sent to Singapore because I was going there for a week in June. Only problem was that it didn't arrive there until August. Luckily my friend at the address in Singapore was able to forward it. I was talking to the guy through EBay because it took months rather than weeks to arrive in Singapore. He actually told us to put in a dispute because it hadn't arrived. After we put in the dispute it subsequently arrived.

As it was all happening and it looked like the first one had gone missing I told him I would buy another one and he then agreed he would send the second one to Australia. A long story to explain that you may be able to get him to send it to Australia.

[wingzee]

Installation kit hood damper For Skoda Octavia II (A5 2004-2012)

Hopefully the link will work. If not, pm me your email and I will try and send it to you. It was a real pain in the proverbial to get it. In the ad they say they don't post to Australia so I got it sent to Singapore because I was going there for a week in June. Only problem was that it didn't arrive there until August. Luckily my friend at the address in Singapore was able to forward it. I was talking to the guy through EBay because it took months rather than weeks to arrive in Singapore. He actually told us to put in a dispute because it hadn't arrived. After we put in the dispute it subsequently arrived.

As it was all happening and it looked like the first one had gone missing I told him I would buy another one and he then agreed he would send the second one to Australia. A long story to explain that you may be able to get him to send it to Australia.

Didn't realised it was meant for the MK2 - nonetheless I shall check with the seller. Thanks heaps!