Drop down doesn't cover my Superb which is the previous to current version - 2.0 TDI/150 estate with manual transmission.
As noted in my thread about general experience with it there's an ongoing issue with the EPC light illuminating and flagging up as stop/start fault. It also disables cruise control. Clears immediately on stopping and restarting the engine; normal service resumed.
During April and May it was doing it at least once on any longer journey. Went to the Western Isles in May/June. It was doing it on the way up after a week on Harris without occurrence it's been much less troublesome.
Was looked at by the supplying dealer in June after a six week wait. No fault found but they did report a code for a cooling fan issue - which may be relevant to what happened next.
Currently on holiday in France. Motored in one day from Caen ferry to Le Mont Dore in the Auvergne. towing our 1200kg caravan.
Left the Autoroute west of Clermont Ferrand; last 15k or so on D roads.
As we came into Le Mont Dore the EPC light came on but as we were close to our destination I ignored it.
Going through the town in 25+ degree heat the engine temperature rose from normal 90 to 110 and then climbing a short col 120 and 130 - as high as it goes. Just as we turned into the campsite the overheat STOP warning light came on.
At no stage was the cooling fan audible.
Left it to cool per hand book and it's been OK since. Hit 110 occasionally climbing the same col but seems to sort itself out before the gradient eases.
OK yesterday towing the 'van down to Millau.
I've reported it to the supplying dealer who've told be the earliest diagnostic appointment is in early September!!
Two thoughts:
(1) can the EPS issue affect the cooling system?
(2) How long to fault codes remain stored if no recurrence?
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>> Two thoughts:
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>> (1) can the EPS issue affect the cooling system?
>> (2) How long to fault codes remain stored if no recurrence?
Educated guesswork
1/. I would have said not, its likely to be a wheel speed sensor, unrelated to the engine mangement system, which the cooling fan is part of.
2/. It entirley depends on the sub system that reports the issue, and the type of fault.
Codes are current or history, either can bring up your check light temporarily or permanently.
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Do you mean Eps , electronic power steering?
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>> 1/. I would have said not, its likely to be a wheel speed sensor, unrelated
>> to the engine mangement system, which the cooling fan is part of.
Intriguing, I think you mentioned this in my other thread. Can you explain?
As far as I can tell EPC light relates to things like throttle, accelerator pedal, cruise control, and traction control. Of those I suppose traction control requires wheel speed sensors.
>> 2/. It entirley depends on the sub system that reports the issue, and the type
>> of fault.
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>> Codes are current or history, either can bring up your check light temporarily or permanently.
That's my take. Some erase over time or after a pre-determined number of restarts without repetition.
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Epc warning light covers anything monitored by the pcm ( power train control module) . It’s not going to be an abs sensor , as the abs light is not on . If you can’t hear the cooling fan running at high engine temperatures, I suspect that could be your problem area . With the aircon switched on , the cooling fan should immediately run at slow speed.
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Does the Skoda warranty extend to France? If so, a French dealer might be able to help on Monday.
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Either way I would strongly suggest you invest in a code reader to grab whatever codes occur when or shortly after they do. Its an almost essential requirement these days. Not expensive (under 100 quid). Whatever you do dont buy the carly one. I use a topdon reader.
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Could it be an electric radiator fan problem. I've come across something similar to this. Was fine when moving (air flow across radiator), but raised its head in stationary traffic.
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Fan motor could be duff, could be temp sensor, oftne skoda temo sensors fail "on" so fan runs at max speed all the time. Unlikely to be thermostat from symptoms.
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Now home.
Driving around Paris yesterday and twice in interminable queues in the Calais ferry terminal (b***** P&O need a thread of their own!) it got to 120 with no audible fan. EPC light back to its regular tricks plus the emission control light was on for a while though it's now gone off again.
To get it in sooner than 8 September the dealer needs me to call the breakdown service - still under manufacturers warranty. Seem to be leaning on them, AA I think, to triage for more urgent access to techs/workshop.
Will sort that once Mrs B is back from her haircut!!
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Jacob from the AA confirms that the rad fan, or more likely its control gubbins, is Kaput. Good bloke who really knew his onions. Was able to try and command the rad fan on from his computer thingy but it was silent as the grave
Now waiting for Enterprise to call back about a hire car. Apparently that has to be a VAG product cos obvs if they let me have a Peugeot I'll chuck away the year's earnings I paid for Seoras the Skoda and buy one of those instead.
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>> Jacob from the AA confirms that the rad fan, or more likely its control gubbins,
>> is Kaput.
The Skoda Kodiaq is very popular in the dog world, and a large percentage of them have had fan failures, strangly all failing with the fan permanently or prematurely on, and in this state they sound like the SR.N4 hovercraft in full flight
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>> The Skoda Kodiaq is very popular in the dog world, and a large percentage of
>> them have had fan failures, strangly all failing with the fan permanently or prematurely on,
>> and in this state they sound like the SR.N4 hovercraft in full flight
Way too young to remember the SRN4 but AA guy said it should be pretty loud.
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I thought you were nearing retirement age, not a teenager.
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>> I thought you were nearing retirement age, not a teenager.
Yeah the last SR.N4 hoverspeed was October 1, 2000. Channel Tunnel did it in.
Still get hovercraft to Isle of Wight of course.
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>> I thought you were nearing retirement age, not a teenager.
I am 66 at the end of the year.
AA guy was a year or so younger than my son.
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>> Way too young to remember the SRN4
This belongs in the terrible old jokes thread! :-)
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>>I use a topdon reader.
Do you have a link for that?
I've a device I found in the Aisle of Aldi some time ago which just tells you the codes. What you mentin seems more sophisticated.
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Skoda rang an hour ago.
EPS issue may down to a 'non franchise' towbar.
No fault found with cooling system.
FF effinn S.
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Basically they don’t know. Presumably the cooling fan system is working ok ? Epc “may be “ related to the tow bar ? Another guess ? Surely if the Epc light has been on , there will be some fault codes stored?
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It gets worse.
They now say I should have had some sort of auxiliary fan fitted and that by towing a 1300kg caravan I'm the author of my own misfortune so far as overheating is concerned. Possible damage to the cambelt too which, if it's my fault, won't be covered by the warranty and the tow bar needs to be removed.
Guy who fitted the towbar says he's never heard of auxiliary cooling fans for that car. Skoda in Northampton won't supply/fit one either.
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Modern cars are built with little tolerance for engine temperature, so it is important to make sure any additional strain on the engine has been accounted for. This means that as part of the process of retrospectively fitting a tow bar to your car, your car may need an upgraded cooling system fitted, alongside upgrades to the electrical system for the power required for the trailer.
www.rainworthskoda.co.uk/towing-with-your-skoda/
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“AA confirms the fan motor is duff “ , dealer says there’s nothing wrong with it. So what’s going on . Does the aircon work when the engine temp increases?
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>> “AA confirms the fan motor is duff “ , dealer says there’s nothing wrong with
>> it. So what’s going on . Does the aircon work when the engine temp increases?
I'd say the aircon's odd when engine at top end of normal range.
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>> Modern cars are built with little tolerance for engine temperature, so it is important to
>> make sure any additional strain on the engine has been accounted for. This means that
>> as part of the process of retrospectively fitting a tow bar to your car, your
>> car may need an upgraded cooling system fitted, alongside upgrades to the electrical system for
>> the power required for the trailer.
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>> www.rainworthskoda.co.uk/towing-with-your-skoda/
My own Googling found Rainworths and I'm calling them later.
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I think you could have a very dodgy dealer. Are you within the recommended towing limits for the car?
Does the owner's manual suggest additional cooling should be provided?
With your position in CAB I'd think you're well aware of consumer rights and know what buttons to press.
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>> I think you could have a very dodgy dealer. Are you within the recommended towing
>> limits for the car?
Yes, the limit is two tonnes. MTPLM for the caravan is 1350kg but were maybe 50-75kg under that.
>> Does the owner's manual suggest additional cooling should be provided?
I don't think so no.
>> With your position in CAB I'd think you're well aware of consumer rights and know
>> what buttons to press.
Indeed I do.
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If the fan was running flat out, and you were dragging a heavy trailer up an alpine pass on a roasting day they may have had a point. If it overheats stationary in traffic / crawling along then they are talking round objects!! It is possible I suppose that the tow bar wiring has somehow upset the fan control system, but it seems pretty unlikely. It should be easy enough to test via the diag machine whether the fan will run, and if not, whether it's a power issue or the fan at fault.
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Thanks Richard that advice is, as ever, brilliantly succinct.
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New cars require bypass relay wiring to overcome the nuances of canbus. This has a dedicated fuse feed from the battery to the relay box which receives its very low amperage input signals from the loom. Supposedly this should not interfere with canbus. Dedicated loom kits make this relatively easy. Gone are the days when you just Scotch Locked into the original wiring harness near the lights.
So how that can interfere with the fan? Heaven knows. But wiring is complicated.
Testing fans is easy. Disconnect from the loom and connect a direct 12v feed. If nothing happens its the fan. If the fan works its probably the temperature sensor fitted to the radiator or one of the larger hoses. There is of course the relay situated in a fuse /relay box in the cabin or under the bonnet. This can be swapped for a known good relay to test.
Id go in the first instance in your case with the fan or relay.
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The towbar fitter used a vehicle specific wiring kit for towbar wiring so no scotchloks!!
Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Tue 29 Jul 25 at 15:49
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I would have thought any dealer-level diagnostics should have "actuator" capability for diagnosis.
The non-OE package I have for the Ducato has the ability to actuate almost every function directly from the software, via the Canbus, including the fan at all three speeds. Whilst static and without having to wait for the actual actuation parameters to be achieved it provides a good method of eliminating failure of the various circuits and devices.
Surely a decent dealer would already have done this.
FWIW, Rainworth Motors have been Skoda dealers since Pontius was a pilot. Patently experience can vary, but my neighbour has had several Skodas from them and seems satisfied.
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>> I would have thought any dealer-level diagnostics should have "actuator" capability for diagnosis.
That's the rub TnE. The guy from the AA said he was actuating it from his diagnostic box and it did not run. Marshalls seemed to be saying it was running but to be honest the people you speak to seem to be young women chosen for their looks and they don't always make sense!!
The initial nonesense yesterday, now I think rowed back from, was that I needed to have the towbar physically removed before they'd do anything further with a potential cambelt issue which 'might' be consequential on the overheat.
Aside from the stupidity of it the cost would be around £500 - based on what the cost to have it fitted less the price of the towbar itself.
PS I love the Pontius was a pilot thing. As a retired plane spotter it hits the right note!!
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Some facts for everyone’s information. The car is likely to have more than one coolant temperature sensor. There is no dedicated sensor for the radiator fan . The electronic cooling fan control unit will be activated from the engine control system via the can network. It’s not possible to by pass the system to activate the circuit, it’s a digital signal . I’ve recently fitted tow bar electrical system to my friend’s T 5 van . Used a Westfalia kit with a 13 pin socket wiring into the existing loom and re coded the body control module to accept the tow circuits. Can circuit disruption is usually caused by fitting non standard lights and led conversion bulbs .
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Thanks. Clear advancements in technology : /
Best I leave this sort of stuff alone these days although I've still to fit the dedicated loom to my wife's Kia Soul which I removed from her old one.
Last edited by: Fullchat on Tue 29 Jul 25 at 18:49
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Update.
Yesterday, morning I thought we were headed for legal after being told on Monday afternoon that as it left the factory it's not suitable to tow.
Full stop.
In that case, as I was assured at purchase that it was fit to tow and not given any recommendation about a cooling upgrade and nor could one be provided I thought we were in 'not fit for purpose' territory. CA's website actually quotes that as an example of not fit for purpose.
As that situation needed management attention I asked for the name of the manager of the Northampton branch. I was give a name, Jules, and I mailed them a full account of the history from when we first looked at the car in January. The name I was given turned out to be wrong - he's moved on and is now General Manager of the Leicester Branch. They needed to be involved though as they sold me the car.
He replied saying he would investigate and get back to me. His email raised a question, based on previous experience with the model, about whether the water pump might be the issue.
Fast forward to this morning. I'm sitting in our hired Golf while Mrs B has a podiatry appointment. It's Lucy from Skoda. Same old guff as before. I need to collect my car and remove the tow bar before they'll do anything with it. She's apparently unaware of my involving management although I copied her immediate senior into my email.
Eventually I'm transferred to Andy who says he's acting manager as the post holder is on holiday. He's unaware of my complaint which when I'm threatening to invoke 'fitness for purpose' seems a bit of an oversight.
He hears me out with what felt like increasing sympathy. Unprompted by me he too mentions the water pump and explains that where they get hot the plastic impeller loses it's tightness on the drive. He was also easier when I explained our caravan was around 1300kg. Seems they were thinking in terms of some sort of double axle monster close to two tonnes. He knew about risk of jack knifing and the 85% rule for towing newbies.
Bottom line is he's looking into it in tandem with his counterpart in Leicester and will get back to me.
Waiting for the phone to ring.
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Good luck,
I think you may need it,especially dealing with the used car trade.
Keep us updated.
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What a load of nonsense. Are they saying that cars destined for hotter climates have different water pumps and cambelts ? Vag did have a problem with plastic water pump impeller coming adrift, but that was 15 years ago. I think this guy is struggling to offer any sensible answers.
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This story reminds me of why I got the Citroen dealer to fit a tow-bar to my Berlingo as part of the purchase agreement before I collected it (even if they did sub the work out to a tow-bar fitting company). Not that I tow anything - it's just for a bike rack - but at least they can't blame me for any faults connected to the install. (3 years/36,000 miles on, the car has been faultless).
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>> This story reminds me of why I got the Citroen dealer to fit a tow-bar
>> to my Berlingo as part of the purchase agreement before I collected it (even if
>> they did sub the work out to a tow-bar fitting company).
If the dealer in Northampton had been willing to fit one I might have done the same. They refused on some weird rationale about electronics and security.
I think it was them who signed me to an outfit called Indespension but their local site closed and the dearest one is in Brum/Black Country area.
Guy who fitted mine says he's had people signed to him by Marshalls. He was also not complimentary in terms of what he said he'd heard about their competence and customer service.
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Finally got some sense after speaking to the branch manager.
The 'black box' shows the car got too hot and that knocked out the cooling fan control unit. No fan. Whether the overheat killed the fan or the other way round is chicken/egg stuff. If anything ever swings on it I'll be saying the fan control module gave up first and allowed the car to overheat.
Having cleared/lost the fault code that stopped the fan control do-dah it's all working again.
As to consequential damage to the cambelt etc I'm told that having had a stethoscope on it they can't hear anything. I've said I heard what could be either cambelt or auxiliary belt squeaks on start up they'll try again in the morning.
The larger/faster fan is recommended, not mandatory. Given I'm not towing a 2 tonne horsebox up Mt Ventoux it's probably not necessary but belt/braces wise I'll get it fitted.
Might take the car to another outfit in Banbury next time it needs attention.
I'll be emailing the manager regarding the failings of one of his employees.
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“ the car got too hot and knocked out the cooling fan “ ?? Where’s this story from . Utter nonsense. There may be a higher Kw cooling fan , but you’d need to check with parts dept . What’s your engine type/ code ?
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Sounds they've come up with a story that mean they don't have to deal with this particular issue any more.
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There was a recent legal case in these woods when the owner of a Bentley Bentayga were suing either Bentley or the dealer because the car wasn’t suitable for towing with. I think it was something to do with the suspension.
Must google it.
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Latest version is that whatever caused the EPS(?) light to come on effectively switched off the radiator fan. That's consistent with the AA guy's findings.
Picking car up tomorrow with a f load of paperwork to bear that out.
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I’ve never seen a car where the Epc light causes the fan to switch off . Think you’ll find it’s the other way round. A failure of the fan circuit will illuminate the Epc light.
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>> I’ve never seen a car where the Epc light causes the fan to switch off
>> . Think you’ll find it’s the other way round. A failure of the fan circuit
>> will illuminate the Epc light.
Makes more sense that way I agree.
Sequence was that EPC light illuminated coming into town where we were staying.
Temperature then started to climb in short section of stop go and continued as we went up the Col de la Croix Robert to the campsite until all reds came on. I couldn't safely get off the road between it hitting 130 which gives an overheat caution and the campsite 300 metres further up the road.
Marshall had it on 9th June becuase I asked them to investigate persistent EPC light issues. They came back with 'no fault codes found' but said there was one relating to cooling.
Failure to join the dots?
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At 130 degrees and all red warnings, the fan should be roaring away like a jumbo jet engine. Really can’t understand what the dealer is talking about. Have they run the engine up with the ac switched on to check fan operation?
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>> At 130 degrees and all red warnings, the fan should be roaring away like a
>> jumbo jet engine. Really can’t understand what the dealer is talking about. Have they run
>> the engine up with the ac switched on to check fan operation?
Combining sources:
I've had EPS light issues apparently randomly for as long as we've had the car. The car tells me it's a stop/start fault but as soon as we turn it off and on again normality (apparently) returns.
The car was with the supplying dealer on 09 June regarding EPS light issues. When I collected it they said there were no codes that might trigger the EPS light but they'd cleared one relating to the cooling system. That was, I now think, a mistake.
When Skoda sent the AA to my car on Friday there was again a fault code regarding the cooling system again. AA guy showed me the message on his diagnostic screen and demonstrated that the fan would not turn on.
It seems that either his action or one of Marshalls after leaving the car with them on Saturday cleared that code. Result is that the cooling system is now performing to spec; no fault found.
It was only in a call at 17:55 yesterday that Marshall admitted a link between the EPS light and the fan not working.
With hindsight, as I summarised above, the sequence of events is 100% consistent with that.
What they now need to do, aside from eating a large portion of humble pie, is work out what caused the fan to fail and rectify it.
It seems that Skoda recommend a cooling upgrade for towing. Larger fan, bigger motor and more blades plus different grill for more airflow. That information is not in the handbook and not widely known, according to another dealership, outwith the Skoda network. Hence when you ask for an after market 3rd party towbar to be fitted nobody adds the question 'do you want a cooling upgrade too'.
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I know this is for a Karoq, and apologies for the fact I can only get it at this size, but it's just about readable, and gives some idea of the requirements.
tinyurl.com/skodabar
On the particular source that came from opinion was divided on the need for a different radiator grille, some saying they already had the one with more airflow, regardless of not having a factory-fit towing upgrade.
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>> On the particular source that came from opinion was divided on the need for a
>> different radiator grille, some saying they already had the one with more airflow, regardless of
>> not having a factory-fit towing upgrade.
Thanks, I think I've been on the Briskoda thread where that was posted.
I think my next action is to grab max goodwill money from Marshalls and get the kit fitted at min cost.
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It’s all very well fitting an upgrade fan / cowling etc for towing, but if there’s an inherent fault with the cooling fan circuit, it’s not going to fix your issue.
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I had been looking at getting a towbar fitted to my 2016 X1 but seen reports that if you ordered it new from the factory the car would have came with extra cooling capability.
I never really looked into it in any more detail.
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>> I had been looking at getting a towbar fitted to my 2016 X1 but seen
>> reports that if you ordered it new from the factory the car would have came
>> with extra cooling capability.
That seems to be the case with Skodas too. But they don't share the information with after market suppliers so it's no surprise people buy the towcar of the year and get in a mess.
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>> I had been looking at getting a towbar fitted to my 2016 X1 but seen
>> reports that if you ordered it new from the factory the car would have came
>> with extra cooling capability.
My g31 was ordered with electric retractable towbar, the cooling is stock, it does however spec towing stability and gearbox map added when the 13 pin plug is connected
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>> It’s all very well fitting an upgrade fan / cowling etc for towing, but if
>> there’s an inherent fault with the cooling fan circuit, it’s not going to fix your
>> issue.
Exactly.
That's where we are now.
Waiting for an update.
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A quick question.
ISTR you had your first EPC light issue fairly early in ownership.
Was this whilst towing, or (shortly) after a sustained bout of the same.
If not, it would seem to eliminate the topic of towing from the underlying debate.
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>> ISTR you had your first EPC light issue fairly early in ownership.
Yep. From purchase on we've had random EPC light issues. First when I was at the helm was in April, Grand National weekend going to see our son. No trailer. On the M6 south of the M42. Engine off and on again and it cleared.
Mrs B thinks she'd seen it before and, in so far as tow bar wiring might be implicated, in the first couple of months before we had the towbar fitted.
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the dealer is 100% fobbing you off with an excuse. If its fitted to skoda specs, get it unplugged.
Get a code reader, leave it in the car, run it around till the warning light comes on, read the code before you turn off the car, and go back with the info to the dealer.
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Unplug the tow bar from the car?
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FYI, I found the following in the Aug2021 Superb pdf brochure (had to copy and paste the sentences separately) under Optional Equipment:
Integrated tow bar with adapter. The tow bar can be easily released from the boot and folded away after use. Includes preparation of the following vehicle systems for optimised operation whilst towing: alternator, battery, fan and cooling system. £975
Tow bar preparation. Please note, if a tow bar or tow bar preparation is not fitted on the car, the VIN plate may not show any towing weights and the car will never be eligible for towing. As such it may not be possible to retrospectively fit a tow bar if the car is not fitted with tow bar preparation at Factory. Please speak to your Retailer to confirm the exact towing eligibility. £190
It would seem reasonable to me to infer from the above that the 'tow bar preparation' would be to 'the following vehicle systems for optimised operation whilst towing: alternator, battery, fan and cooling system'.
I remember seeing on Briskoda that early (e.g. 2016) Superbs had no towing weights displayed unless the preparation had been specified, but was under the impression that that was no longer the case for later cars; the above seems to indicates otherwise.
(In comparison, the 2017 Passat price list has no mention of 'towbar preparation').
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Worried me for a minute there but the V5 says max towable mass is 2,000kg.
If a mod to the cooling is required question is 'how would I know'?
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Apparently if there is no max towing weight on the vin plate, it needs the cooling upgrade
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>> Apparently if there is no max towing weight on the vin plate, it needs the
>> cooling upgrade
The information above suggests that if the VIN plate has no towing weight that's it; VIN update not available.
Car's at Marshall's still but I assume VIN matches V5.
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Indeed, if the VIN plate is silent about towing weight, then you can't tow, ever.
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>> Indeed, if the VIN plate is silent about towing weight, then you can't tow, ever.
But VIN will match V5?
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The vin number will match V5, does the V5 include all the other bits on the vin plate?
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The V5 vehicle details presumably match the VIN, cock ups excluded.
If there is a cock up it's not my fault.
The car overheated because the cooling system wasn't doing its job.
If mods are needed I'll have them done. There may be an argument about who pays.
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>> But VIN will match V5?
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It should do. There is obviously a chance of cock-up when first registered, but that is very unlikely.
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Have you read up on the Silica gel bag/water pump issue on Skoda engines?
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>> Have you read up on the Silica gel bag/water pump issue on Skoda engines?
Yes.
As I understand it clogs things.
Issue here seems to be that the rad fan failed to operate when the engine got hot.
Is there any link between the silica stuff and that?
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>> Is there any link between the silica stuff and that?
Aparently the water fails to get to the temp sensor for the fan?
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Doubt it’s got this bag on a 24 plate . Vw stopped using this system about 6 years ago. Check the coolant expansion bottle, if it’s got the bag , it will have the logo “mit silicat “ stamped on it.
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>> Doubt it’s got this bag on a 24 plate . Vw stopped using this system
>> about 6 years ago. Check the coolant expansion bottle, if it’s got the bag ,
>> it will have the logo “mit silicat “ stamped on it.
Just realised I misstyped the MY. It's 22 rather than 24.
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I think it's sorted now.
I still cannot make sense of the sequence of events described but it's now accepted that the cause was a defect on the car.
If the sequence is fault stopping fan>EPS light on>no fan>overheat while towing up hill it makes sense.
Putting those events in a different order ie component senses overheat so stops the fan working makes no sense. Information round neck I think.
Will report when I've got the car back.
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I look forward to your report.
In the meantime perhaps you should hitch the caravan up and tow it up the nearest hill.
Or perhaps you already have.good luck.
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In 2015 I ran a 2013 Superb 2.0TDI (the EA189 engine), rated at 170hp and chipped to 215hp. I towed a 1300kg caravan with it up hill and down dale and never had a problem with the coolant temperature. The oil temperature once exceeded 125ºC climbing the M62 whilst towing, so I slowed down for a couple of miles. Other than that, it proved faultless in all conditions.
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Car picked up middle of last week. Had to nip in at 08:00 for 'doors open' as otherwise I'd need to mess work around.
Swapped the Enterprise rental car Skoda supplied and picked up mine. Slight hassle as it wouldn't start. It did so for service desk girl as soon as she pushed the button. Later realised that after driving a couple of automatics over the previous week I was pressing the brake instead of the clutch. As my car's a manual it requires the clutch to be depressed before the starter will operate.
As above we agree that the overheat was a vehicle fault. I cannot make sense of the sequencing of events as outlined but as long as nobody's going to say me or towing were responsible there's a limit as to the time I'll spend and goodwill I'll waste arguing the toss.
It's done everything asked it since including a 300 mile round trip to Liverpool without even a flicker of the EPC light.
I'm waiting parts for the cooling mod - bigger and beefier fan - but will have that done.
Other than perhaps getting the 'van off my drive and round the corner to the storage yard I'm not going away with the 'van until that's done.
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Update.
Took car to Marshall Leicester on Tuesday early doors for fitting of cooling fan upgrade. It also popped up an 'oil change needed' warning while on yet another trip to see the kiddly winks in Liverpool last weekend so was able to get that added to the job card.
They kept it two days as the cambelt end noise is still present particularly on start up.
Picked it up yesterday and other than a wallet battering bill for the bigger/beefier fan and its fitting all seems good. How the hell can a fan with a 12 volt motor, a plastic shroud/frame and a bit of wiring cost north of £600?
The oil change was covered by the service contract the car came with. Belt end noise is fuel pump/injectors; they all do it!!
On the whole glad to be rid of the petrol Karoq allocated as a loan car. Too much tech. Lane departure tuggy steering schizzle is stuff I neither want nor need and the speed limit overspeed warning was in a mess over actual limits. The lane from here to the next village en route M1/J!6 has a limit of 60 not 40. Adaptive cruise is new to me. If it were my own car I'd learn to use it but having the car brake for too rapid closure when I know I'm just waiting an overtaker passing.
I could though get used to the 'automated manual' gearbox though its potential for premature failure would prey on my mind.
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Think you’ll find the £600 is more than just a fan , motor and plastic cowling. It will also contain the electronic speed control module.
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Skoda Superb - 24 2.0 Warning Light, Fault Codes and Overheating. - Zero
