Skoda Octavia Vrs 1.8t
Discussion
velocefica said:
Blackout was last year. Get your paint brush out.
It will probably end up like that one day if it end up taking it on a car rally!So the new coil packs came today, replaced all 4 and found a much smoother engine, much better mpg and a LOT more power! Very happy indeed.
Put the mats in the wash, look at the state
I'd absolutely love one of these, I had a non-VRS octavia and it was genuinely a nice drive. The 1.8t engines are awesome - had one in a passat which was big, heavy and rolled a lot. I can imagine a 1.8t octavia being lots of fun!
Good job on tidying her up OP, keep on with it, it's a nice car, well worth the trouble. Mind if I ask what you paid?
Good job on tidying her up OP, keep on with it, it's a nice car, well worth the trouble. Mind if I ask what you paid?
samj2014 said:
I'd absolutely love one of these, I had a non-VRS octavia and it was genuinely a nice drive. The 1.8t engines are awesome - had one in a passat which was big, heavy and rolled a lot. I can imagine a 1.8t octavia being lots of fun!
Good job on tidying her up OP, keep on with it, it's a nice car, well worth the trouble. Mind if I ask what you paid?
Thanks! Its a surprisingly powerful motor, I'm very happy with it. I didn't pay a penny for it, it was a swap with a friend! Although I don't think that its worth much at all.Good job on tidying her up OP, keep on with it, it's a nice car, well worth the trouble. Mind if I ask what you paid?
amusingduck said:
OP have you checked with Skoda to see if the coilpack recall has been performed? If not, you can take it to them and they will replace all coilpacks FOC.
I haven't actually, but i shall do that, ill give them a ring!So heres what I mean about the suspension in general:
Offside:
Nearside:
Safe to say, I'm not exactly driving it fast at the moment
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Today's work:
Restored the black trim around the car so it is actually black instead of grey
Had the aircon regassed for the total of £23!
Liking this car more everyday!
JonoG81 said:
Doing a good job so far with it mate, a very under-rated car IMO
Cheers! I agree, my brother has an 07 Corsa vxr, and he loves this! Today's work:
Restored the black trim around the car so it is actually black instead of grey
Had the aircon regassed for the total of £23!
Liking this car more everyday!
Bloody hell, that poor thing has been seriously neglected. The airfilter has the look of one of those cheapo chrome Ebay specials that has been ignored for a while. I would pick up a cheap second-hand airbox (surely plentiful) and lob a pattern parts panel in there, just to give it the best chance of running well.
As you probably already know, those topmounts are completely shagged - do yourself a favour and pick up the bits from EuroCarParts/GSF for very little money, and don't drive it too far/fast/hard in the meantime.
As you probably already know, those topmounts are completely shagged - do yourself a favour and pick up the bits from EuroCarParts/GSF for very little money, and don't drive it too far/fast/hard in the meantime.
Edited by Dave200 on Tuesday 11th August 17:33
I've got a shed Golf GTi with the Same motor. Find it a really flexible unit that's more than happy to rev all the way to the redline. One thing I found was take the throttle body off and give it a good clean. Mine was so dirty when I got the car it would cause a part throttle misfire! Really to like them though, they're not handlers but make for a great daily hack at shed money
Dave200 said:
Bloody hell, that poor thing has been seriously neglected. The airfilter has the look of one of those cheapo chrome Ebay specials that has been ignored for a while. I would pick up a cheap second-hand airbox (surely plentiful) and lob a pattern parts panel in there, just to give it the best chance of running well.
As you probably already know, those topmounts are completely shagged - do yourself a favour and pick up the bits from EuroCarParts/GSF for very little money, and don't drive it too far/fast/hard in the meantime.
I know, but here I am trying to breath life into something that to be honest, I shouldn't really be wasting my money on, especially seen as I just rack up the miles as a work vehicle..at 30mpg. As you probably already know, those topmounts are completely shagged - do yourself a favour and pick up the bits from EuroCarParts/GSF for very little money, and don't drive it too far/fast/hard in the meantime.
Edited by Dave200 on Tuesday 11th August 17:33
The only thing about putting a standard airbox on is that ill have to throw the Cold Air Intake pipe away (The filter is just above the ground, shielded by the under tray). And I like the extra turbo noise!
Top mounts are on the increasing list of things to do, ideally I'm wanting just a full suspension set off eBay, i can't do with these lowering springs!
JakeT said:
I've got a shed Golf GTi with the Same motor. Find it a really flexible unit that's more than happy to rev all the way to the redline. One thing I found was take the throttle body off and give it a good clean. Mine was so dirty when I got the car it would cause a part throttle misfire! Really to like them though, they're not handlers but make for a great daily hack at shed money
Its the main thing that surprised me about the car, the motor does actually seem excellent, even with the miles and how its been treated. I have checked the throttle body but it does seem nice and clean, so thats the first thing that i haven't had to do!I de-blacked the rears after nearly an hour per light and a full bottle of tar remover, but its paid off.
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