Cars hate me

[Penninetrader]

We use a garage, because it's an absolute pig of a job on the Octavia specifically.

There were no problems until the recall to have the ECU reprogrammed in the aftermath of the VW emissions furore. After that it was never quite the same (and anecdotal evidence suggests that there are many people in the same boat), not helped by the fact that almost all our driving now is short distances. It's completely the wrong car for that, but changing it right now isn't the sensible option.

If it makes it through the next two or three years though (when the children are both finished with university), we will consider its job done and when it falls apart we can replace it with something more suited to our lifestyle. Perhaps a dumper truck

James

Do we have an outcome or is this still a work in progress ?

 

[JamezF]

Do we have an outcome or is this still a work in progress ?

Still a work in progress as the weather on Sunday was really too foul to get anything done, and today I have been at work. Hopefully I can play some more tomorrow.

James

 

[Penninetrader]

I think you have done the hard trudge already.

 

[Frazer Munro]

I felt the pain with my Fabia in exactly the same way. My solution was to go electric 3 years ago and have had no issues since, except....
A fox? bit through the detection cable to the wheel hub! apparently its may of some of a Soy extract.

 

[JamezF]

Well, online videos suggested that there's a plastic cam that obstructs the door release mechanism and if it is moved out of the way the lock will release. So I drilled a couple of small holes on the inside of the door frame (because it meant not having to drill out all of the rivets holding the inner door skin in place) where they'll be covered by the door card and after much grunting and worse managed to lever the cam back to where it is allegedly supposed to be when the door is unlocked.

It makes no difference whatsoever. The door remains locked. Removing the inner door skin now looks like the only option, so I shall start drilling out the rivets

James

 

[JamezF]

Seven of the nine rivets are now drilled out. The remaining two are obstructed by the seat, so I shall take a few tools to work with me tomorrow and those two can get closely acquainted with Mr Dremel

James

 

[Dekzion]

I can try that, but how is it actually supposed to help?

James

Well I've had a relay stuck once and by flashing the power it started moving and finally freed itself.

 

[JamezF]

Well I've had a relay stuck once and by flashing the power it started moving and finally freed itself.

Ah, right, I see.

James

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

just sit crosswise in the driver's seat with your back to the driver's door, put your feet together and rise your knees to under your chin.

#Then kick ten times of sh!t out of the passenger door.
It used to work for us in ferryport car halls or with C3 vehicles reimported from the carribean.

 

[pargyle]

Seven of the nine rivets are now drilled out. The remaining two are obstructed by the seat, so I shall take a few tools to work with me tomorrow and those two can get closely acquainted with Mr Dremel

James

You know what's going to happen don't you ? Having got the inner skin off you will suddenly find that the passenger door immediately unlocks itself but the drivers side door immediately locks and all the windows stay open ....