Octavia 1.6 TDI EGR fault

AngelaG

Hi everyone. I have a 10 Skoda Octavia 1.6 . Recently I got a letter re the emission scandal. Yesterday my EGR Valve went. Are the two issues linked. The Skoda garage said the part will be €400 not including labour. I know nothing about cars so I am just wondering has anyone any advise ..... Thanks

dr.fuzzenstein

AngelaG wrote: »

Hi everyone. I have a 10 Skoda Octavia 1.6 . Recently I got a letter re the emission scandal. Yesterday my EGR Valve went. Are the two issues linked. The Skoda garage said the part will be €400 not including labour. I know nothing about cars so I am just wondering has anyone any advise ..... Thanks

No, as fas as I know receiving a letter very rarely causes the EGR to fail.

Stallingrad

AngelaG wrote: »

Hi everyone. I have a 10 Skoda Octavia 1.6 . Recently I got a letter re the emission scandal. Yesterday my EGR Valve went. Are the two issues linked. The Skoda garage said the part will be €400 not including labour. I know nothing about cars so I am just wondering has anyone any advise ..... Thanks

No connection I'm afraid, just poor engineering. You may get a better price at an Indy.

AngelaG

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

No, as fas as I know receiving a letter very rarely causes the EGR to fail.

I deserved that !

AngelaG

Stallingrad wrote: »

No connection I'm afraid, just poor engineering. You may get a better price at an Indy.

Thanks

jimgoose

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

No, as fas as I know receiving a letter very rarely causes the EGR to fail.

Dummind him Angela, he's a sauer Kraut because his beloved Dieselpanzerdampfekraftwagenen have been demonstrated to be about as well-engineered as a Perodua Axia built the weekend after an earthquake. :pac:

AngelaG

jimgoose wrote: »

Dummind him Angela, he's a sauer Kraut because his beloved Dieselpanzerdampfekraftwagenen have been demonstrated to be about as well-engineered as a Perodua Axia built the weekend after an earthquake. :pac:

Dieselpanzerdampfekraftwagenen ? Good resale has it ?

jimgoose

AngelaG wrote: »

Dieselpanzerdampfekraftwagenen ? Good resale has it ?

You'd be absolutely stunned!

asteroids over berlin

AngelaG wrote: »

Hi everyone. I have a 10 Skoda Octavia 1.6 . Recently I got a letter re the emission scandal. Yesterday my EGR Valve went. Are the two issues linked. The Skoda garage said the part will be €400 not including labour. I know nothing about cars so I am just wondering has anyone any advise ..... Thanks

Same thing happened in my 1.6tdi Audi. Maybe enquire with a few different indy garages as the labour for mine was eye wateringly expensive, ironically mine went when i was on the way to get the car serviced, !!

R.O.R

What's the mileage, and have the garage put in a goodwill claim?

If the mileage is low enough, then Skoda may contribute something towards the repair.


Unfortunately, it's a common issue on a lot of cars with EGR's. It has to be positioned close to the exhaust, so is constantly heating up and cooling down when the engine runs - this causes the metal to expand and contract and eventually leads to leaks and subsequent failure.

I know new Opel's have much more substantial heat shielding around the EGR now, so hopefully they'll last a bit longer.

breakemall

AngelaG wrote: »

Hi everyone. I have a 10 Skoda Octavia 1.6 . Recently I got a letter re the emission scandal. Yesterday my EGR Valve went. Are the two issues linked. The Skoda garage said the part will be €400 not including labour. I know nothing about cars so I am just wondering has anyone any advise ..... Thanks

This happened my wifes '10 Octavia too, it seems to be a common fault with them. Give Skoda Ireland a call, they covered the cost of the parts so it only cost €400 for labour.

dr.fuzzenstein

jimgoose wrote: »

Dummind him Angela, he's a sauer Kraut because his beloved Dieselpanzerdampfekraftwagenen have been demonstrated to be about as well-engineered as a Perodua Axia built the weekend after an earthquake. :pac:

I don't even drive a Kraft durch Freude Wagen! :P If you want a really decent German car, you have to buy Ford.

jimgoose

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

I don't even drive a Kraft durch Freude Wagen! :P If you want a really decent German car, you have to buy Ford.

Tell me about it. It's much the same with slightly eccentric old English cars.