The wife has a petrol vrs and generally has been very happy with it, in the last 3 years or so she's had it.
It's always needed the occasional engine oil top up - about 200ml a month at a guess. We researched this issue and it seems it's a known problem in some earlier engines, down to bad pistons.
The consensus is that if you keep an eye on the oil it shouldn't cause trouble.
The car was outside of warranty and technically there was no fault that needed fixing so we lived with it.
In the last 3 weeks the car's been asking for a lot more oil, something like 500ml a week!!!
Obviously this is excessive. I can't see a leak, nor much smoke. Performance wise it also seems ok, engine feels punchy and will go like a rocket if needed.
I booked the car to be looked at tomorrow by skoda, and I'm dreading what they might say. I suspect it could mean over £1000 to sort pistons out, and although better than a £3000 engine repair, I do wonder if skoda have some responsibility here?
As I mentioned this problem (if it is, in fact, the same problem) is a known fault with this series of engines.
In the past how have manufacturers dealt with this sort of matter?
I'm jumping the gun a bit here - need to hear what they say, but none the less I'd like to know what I can reasonably expect from skoda...
It's always needed the occasional engine oil top up - about 200ml a month at a guess. We researched this issue and it seems it's a known problem in some earlier engines, down to bad pistons.
The consensus is that if you keep an eye on the oil it shouldn't cause trouble.
The car was outside of warranty and technically there was no fault that needed fixing so we lived with it.
In the last 3 weeks the car's been asking for a lot more oil, something like 500ml a week!!!
Obviously this is excessive. I can't see a leak, nor much smoke. Performance wise it also seems ok, engine feels punchy and will go like a rocket if needed.
I booked the car to be looked at tomorrow by skoda, and I'm dreading what they might say. I suspect it could mean over £1000 to sort pistons out, and although better than a £3000 engine repair, I do wonder if skoda have some responsibility here?
As I mentioned this problem (if it is, in fact, the same problem) is a known fault with this series of engines.
In the past how have manufacturers dealt with this sort of matter?
I'm jumping the gun a bit here - need to hear what they say, but none the less I'd like to know what I can reasonably expect from skoda...
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