Tips: Fabia Tips

rnchugg · 20-08-2007, 20:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lummox

When filling your car with fuel the fuel cap sits on top of the flap, its what the cut outs are for in the edge of the cap.

a'la

Applies to all Skodas

OMG!!!! I have tried everything i can to be so carefull not to scratch the paintwork, I have also had the my Fabia 5 years. I even carry a special "petrol rag" that i wrapped around the cap. Your a gentleman and a scholar. A big Cheers dude!

Basil · 24-11-2007, 15:03

next time you're in a Skoda garage, pick up a spare boost pipe clip - they have a habit of losing their 'spring' even if removed only once.
That way if you get the dreaded underhood 'pop', smokiness and loss of power, you can fix it at the roadside easily...
Should you do get the 'pop syndrome' remove the ejected boost pipe completely and check the rubber seal is seated correctly in its channel or you'll do exactly the same thing a mile down the road....
(ask me how I know this, lol!)

TF-VRS · 24-11-2007, 16:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by babyburt

If you lock your key in the car, get who ever has the other key to hold it next to the phone, you put your phone close to the door and when the unlock is pressed by the helpful friend/partner it may open the central locking.
I say may as it can be hit or miss, but if it works it saves on the locksmith charges or a long walk home.

I saw this on brainiac, and didn't believe it - i just had to try it and it worked on my stepdads old car (vectra 02 plate) not sure how far it'll work over

havn't tried it on the fabia

on a different note:

that rear windscreen wiper post is great thanks!

Disco_Mikey · 24-11-2007, 22:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by TF-VRS

that rear windscreen wiper post is great thanks!

Agreed! Well chuffed

Basil · 28-11-2007, 15:14

Tip on changing the fog light bulbs - (which is really tough on the fabia):

do yourself a favour and jack up the car, remove the tyre and open up the front half of the lining with a torx bit.
Pull off the front trim.
That way you can bend the wheel arch lining a bit and actually see what you're doing as well as use two hands.
Remember the clip goes horizontal...
Keep a little magnet on a stick handy for when you do drop that little **** clip...

(have no idea how I managed to do it from the front with one hand before - must've been lucky...)
This was on the side without the washer bottle - dunno if that gets in the way on the O/S)

Cheers
Bas

landsker · 20-01-2008, 17:20

When filling up with really cheap diesel and wanting to stuff in as much as possible, depress the small spring loaded lever located inside and to the front, or leading edge, of the fuel pipe whilst pumping the fuel. You can usually do this with the fuel pump nozzle. Watch for diesel spray, though! This enables the tank to be filled absolutely to the brim. I have managed to get 50 litres in my Fabia tdi this way - useful in Gibraltar with diesel at about 58 p per litre!

Basil · 21-01-2008, 06:15

mate - see halfway down this thread - it shows you how to safely permanently increase your diesel tank volume - no fiddling about with the nipple necessary!
HTH
Bas http://www.briskoda.net/forums/fabia...thingie/57173/

Gyp · 21-01-2008, 23:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by landsker

When filling up with really cheap diesel and wanting to stuff in as much as possible, depress the small spring loaded lever located inside and to the front, or leading edge, of the fuel pipe whilst pumping the fuel. You can usually do this with the fuel pump nozzle. Watch for diesel spray, though! This enables the tank to be filled absolutely to the brim. I have managed to get 50 litres in my Fabia tdi this way - useful in Gibraltar with diesel at about 58 p per litre!

58p a litre! That's less than I'm paying for chip fat in the UK!

sparky2 · 25-02-2008, 13:55

Check your cabin air filter for leaves etc by looking in the passenger footwell, its located under the dash towards the middle of the car, you slide 2 clips and pull down the filter (make a note of which way it comes out - clip on one side) mine was black and full of rubbish. After cleaning or replacement the blower should work better.

ap0gee · 25-02-2008, 14:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by sparky2

Check your cabin air filter for leaves etc by looking in the passenger footwell, its located under the dash towards the middle of the car, you slide 2 clips and pull down the filter (make a note of which way it comes out - clip on one side) mine was black and full of rubbish. After cleaning or replacement the blower should work better.

The last two cabin filters I've had have been carbon-impregnated, so it may be that they're meant to be black before you all throw away a perfectly serviceable filter!!!

sparky2 · 25-02-2008, 17:11

Well it was white around the edges !

ap0gee · 25-02-2008, 23:13

It probably wasn't a carbon filter then. I don't think everywhere puts them in as standard. They're changed every 10k miles at service anyway, unlike the engine filters which are done every 40k (go figure!), but if you drive a lot in town, I bet they get sooty really quickly!

Sovskoda · 03-06-2008, 21:12

I want to put a trailer board on my Fabia (2001) but can't seem to find anywhere to plug the cable in. Have found the hole through which the cable should pass - but no sign of a socket. Manual is not overly helpful.
Any hints gratefully received.

Gyp · 04-06-2008, 18:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sovskoda

I want to put a trailer board on my Fabia (2001) but can't seem to find anywhere to plug the cable in. Have found the hole through which the cable should pass - but no sign of a socket. Manual is not overly helpful.
Any hints gratefully received.

I'm a few miles from my Haynes manual to check for sure, but to my knowledge the Fabia doesn't have a "socket". Unless the trailer board will be permanently attached, you'll need to put a towing socket on the outside attached to the tow hitch. Once the wires go through from the towing socket into the car, you'll need to attach them into the car's wiring loom, typically using Scotchlocks

Have fun

P.S. If there is a socket, please ignore me

katia_banessa · 01-09-2008, 17:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by ap0gee

The last two cabin filters I've had have been carbon-impregnated, so it may be that they're meant to be black before you all throw away a perfectly serviceable filter!!!

When mounting it again be sure to put it in the right air flow position (there is some writing on the filter saying the correct air flow direction). I change mine twice often as the service recommends because it gets full of dirty and this diminish the air flow.

24-11-2007, 15:03	#102
Basil Hardcore Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bahrain Posts: 3,257 Members Car: Fabia vRS Thanks: 200 Thanked 194 Times in 151 Posts	Re: Tips: Fabia Tips next time you're in a Skoda garage, pick up a spare boost pipe clip - they have a habit of losing their 'spring' even if removed only once. That way if you get the dreaded underhood 'pop', smokiness and loss of power, you can fix it at the roadside easily... Should you do get the 'pop syndrome' remove the ejected boost pipe completely and check the rubber seal is seated correctly in its channel or you'll do exactly the same thing a mile down the road.... (ask me how I know this, lol!) __________________ Fab vRS - Black Magic - PD160 intake - Forge FMIC - colour coded front grille -SLC Splitter - K&N Airfilter -SEAT Strutbrace - Jabba ARB - IC Waterspray (need to wire it in!) - 312mm TT brakes - Eibach Springs - Skoda Reversing sensors - Devonutopia Tuning (tm) Custom Exhaust (2 1/4" straight pipe) - Short shifter mod- 5 brake light mod - Helix Steel SMF + Organic Clutch + pressure plate - Peloquin LSD - TD stage 2 Hybrid - Washbrook remapped ECU - Uprated injectors - Cupra bushes -Poly-filled dogbone - Allard racepipe - Pirelli Dragons - Forge Rear Strutbrace - DIY SS upper boostpipe delete -Koni FSD's - elephant pipe CCV mod

28-11-2007, 15:14	#105
Basil Hardcore Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bahrain Posts: 3,257 Members Car: Fabia vRS Thanks: 200 Thanked 194 Times in 151 Posts	Re: Tips: Fabia Tips Tip on changing the fog light bulbs - (which is really tough on the fabia): do yourself a favour and jack up the car, remove the tyre and open up the front half of the lining with a torx bit. Pull off the front trim. That way you can bend the wheel arch lining a bit and actually see what you're doing as well as use two hands. Remember the clip goes horizontal... Keep a little magnet on a stick handy for when you do drop that little **** clip... (have no idea how I managed to do it from the front with one hand before - must've been lucky...) This was on the side without the washer bottle - dunno if that gets in the way on the O/S) Cheers Bas __________________ Fab vRS - Black Magic - PD160 intake - Forge FMIC - colour coded front grille -SLC Splitter - K&N Airfilter -SEAT Strutbrace - Jabba ARB - IC Waterspray (need to wire it in!) - 312mm TT brakes - Eibach Springs - Skoda Reversing sensors - Devonutopia Tuning (tm) Custom Exhaust (2 1/4" straight pipe) - Short shifter mod- 5 brake light mod - Helix Steel SMF + Organic Clutch + pressure plate - Peloquin LSD - TD stage 2 Hybrid - Washbrook remapped ECU - Uprated injectors - Cupra bushes -Poly-filled dogbone - Allard racepipe - Pirelli Dragons - Forge Rear Strutbrace - DIY SS upper boostpipe delete -Koni FSD's - elephant pipe CCV mod

20-01-2008, 17:20	#106
landsker Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Costa del Sol, Spain Posts: 49 Members Car: Skoda Fabia 1.9tdi hatch Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Tips: Fabia Tips When filling up with really cheap diesel and wanting to stuff in as much as possible, depress the small spring loaded lever located inside and to the front, or leading edge, of the fuel pipe whilst pumping the fuel. You can usually do this with the fuel pump nozzle. Watch for diesel spray, though! This enables the tank to be filled absolutely to the brim. I have managed to get 50 litres in my Fabia tdi this way - useful in Gibraltar with diesel at about 58 p per litre! __________________ Roger I just LOVE my siesta!

21-01-2008, 06:15	#107
Basil Hardcore Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bahrain Posts: 3,257 Members Car: Fabia vRS Thanks: 200 Thanked 194 Times in 151 Posts	Re: Tips: Fabia Tips mate - see halfway down this thread - it shows you how to safely permanently increase your diesel tank volume - no fiddling about with the nipple necessary! HTH Bas http://www.briskoda.net/forums/fabia...thingie/57173/ __________________ Fab vRS - Black Magic - PD160 intake - Forge FMIC - colour coded front grille -SLC Splitter - K&N Airfilter -SEAT Strutbrace - Jabba ARB - IC Waterspray (need to wire it in!) - 312mm TT brakes - Eibach Springs - Skoda Reversing sensors - Devonutopia Tuning (tm) Custom Exhaust (2 1/4" straight pipe) - Short shifter mod- 5 brake light mod - Helix Steel SMF + Organic Clutch + pressure plate - Peloquin LSD - TD stage 2 Hybrid - Washbrook remapped ECU - Uprated injectors - Cupra bushes -Poly-filled dogbone - Allard racepipe - Pirelli Dragons - Forge Rear Strutbrace - DIY SS upper boostpipe delete -Koni FSD's - elephant pipe CCV mod

25-02-2008, 13:55	#109
sparky2 Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 259 Members Car: Octavia TDi (me),Fabia TDi (wife),Fabia VRS SE (son) Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Tips: Fabia Tips Check your cabin air filter for leaves etc by looking in the passenger footwell, its located under the dash towards the middle of the car, you slide 2 clips and pull down the filter (make a note of which way it comes out - clip on one side) mine was black and full of rubbish. After cleaning or replacement the blower should work better.

25-02-2008, 17:11	#111
sparky2 Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 259 Members Car: Octavia TDi (me),Fabia TDi (wife),Fabia VRS SE (son) Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Tips: Fabia Tips Well it was white around the edges !

25-02-2008, 23:13	#112
ap0gee ASZ Eternal Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Leafy Chesh-shire Posts: 6,879 Members Car: Black Magic Fabia vRS Thanks: 352 Thanked 370 Times in 321 Posts	Re: Tips: Fabia Tips It probably wasn't a carbon filter then. I don't think everywhere puts them in as standard. They're changed every 10k miles at service anyway, unlike the engine filters which are done every 40k (go figure!), but if you drive a lot in town, I bet they get sooty really quickly! __________________

03-06-2008, 21:12	#113
Sovskoda Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 Members Car: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Tips: Fabia Tips I want to put a trailer board on my Fabia (2001) but can't seem to find anywhere to plug the cable in. Have found the hole through which the cable should pass - but no sign of a socket. Manual is not overly helpful. Any hints gratefully received.

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