Fixing More Stuff On The Skoda!
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- čas přidán 5. 12. 2020
- Now that the skoda gearbox is fixed.. Its time to fix everything else that is broken on this skoda fabia!
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12:55 I really did think that the door would hit the wall 😬
I held my breath lol
scary moment, that was...
Breath taking! xD
Just a suggestion James but i would get some Silicone lubricant and spray inside the window channels.
The seatbelt issue was funny but we all have them moments 😂
100% once did a clutch and gearbox change on my friends car, we were fighting the new gearbox for a solid 40 minutes. It was only after this that we decided to compare it to the old one. What do you know? they bolt pattern was different and it was the wrong gearbox xD 😂
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Great video. I find for longevity, that any cables that have started to crack will be a problem sooner or lately. Depin each cable one at a time and put a bit of heat shrink on it. Once you get the hang of it you can do a whole connector quite quickly.
Is that a special tool?
Most of the plastic on vehicles is made out of ABS, interior trim, bumpers, glovebox doors etc. You can glue these plastic parts using the same solvent adhesive used to stick waste pipe together, cheap, permanent and strong. And because it is a solvent it takes on the colour of the original part and if you use it carefully you can sand and polish visible parts until the repair is almost invisible.
😂😂🤣🤣🤣 the seat belt problem was funny when u realised it was normal. The "can you belive this guy rebuilt a gearbox" got me dead 😂
Savage 😄
The name for that rubber grommet that goes from the pillar to the door in the trade is known as a snorkel !👍
Seat belt system is part of the airbag system, on almost all cars. Some seat belt buckles have an explosive pretentioner that yanks the seat belt tight when the airbags go off. The systems also check if its worth setting of the airbag on the passenger if their isn't one and also why you can turn it off so you don't kill kids in a baby seat. They are all differnt though. All manufactures have their quirks.
drivers seat don't need an occupancy sensor car can't drive itself lol..
I get it though, my car warns me when I start moving, not all the time so it's a bit unusual if non-VAG.
yup. same on my 2009 Peugeot 207cc. The driver side doesn't need occupancy sensor, only the passenger does. :)
Good job done.
I had a 2006 1.2 Polo and the drivers window stopped working, mechanic told me it was the regulator which ended up costing £150 but it wasn't even that. Took it to a mechanic who knew what he was doing and it was the wires in the door were pinched/corroded. Luckily got the money back for the regulator.
your soldering was good actually, my only concern is that joint will no longer flex as it should and could break again
A lot of vehicles have the wiring ports at different heights on the door and pillar. This allows the loom to twist along its length rather than repeatedly bend in one place.
My 2008 Honda Civic does the same and beeps at me if I don't have seatbelt on. Sometimes it can be easy to overlook the obvious as I've done many a time but you are absolutely correct to check that there are no more serious issues lurking for absolute peace of mind. The Skoda will be a brilliant little car so you will be proud of a job well done.
The little Skodas coming along nicely now James, can’t wait to see it shined up will be cracking looking.
the blue and the black wire in that door loom were looking to give up too, surprised you didn't fix them .
great video again, i like the way you explain everything in detail, plus its always satisfying to fix all those niggling little faults!
Parcel shelf in no way a bodge job, that Sir is a repair and nothing wrong with that.
Very well done.
Such a great idea with the parcel shelf peg. I have a snapped 1 in my citroen. And I'm going to copy your idea. So glad you filmed this James
Or i used a long bolt with a fat head and several washers and nuts
or do as i did ,an attach a nut n bolt to the shelf itself, when refitting ,you push the bolt end in 1st ,then push the right side in to keep it in place ,saves a lot of time n fiddling? fixed my own that way...
All I would say with that solder repair is that the wire has already broken when it’s a flexible wire and soldering it has just made a previous break point hard but brittle. Would be surprised if it last for a decent time.
What I would look at doing different in the future if I was you would be looking at depinning the connector and putting a new wire and pin in
Great jobs on the Skoda , that should make a nice motor all cleaned up, Best wishes.
Typically vag cars tend to have a sensor on the passenger front seat so when it senses pressure and the seat belt isn’t being used it sounds a charming sound while the wheels are turning. That’s what the extra wiring loom is👍
Very clear instructional video as I have a problem between the door and the body now I understand how to repair the wiring. Kind regards Tony from Sweden.
Love watching you pamper a car that's a decade old. I have the exact same car (1.2HTP) trim and love it till now. Unfortunately, a few weeks ago, I drove straight into a pothole and now I hear a creaking sound on the left side like worn mattress every time I ride over a speedbump. It's embarrassing. The problem is this. I can't pinpoint the issue. And it isn't there waiting to be found but I know it's the left wheel because that's the side that took the beating.
When I start the car each morning and drive, the sound is non existent, but then after covering a few kilometers the sound emerges till I leave the car parked for hours. I have already performed a visual inspection around both springs and arms looking for clunky ball joints or leaks. So far there's none which is what confuses me. I have also lifted the car on wheel jack to attempt the 6 and 9-o-clock wobble test on both front wheels and nothing seems to move oddly out of place. Is there anything you can suggest now that you have worked this close on your car?
Nice one James, those little jobs all help bring the car back upto scratch.
James you forgot about the head light adjuster. Keep doing what your doing, best channel on you tube 👏 👍
That concentration face when you was soldering killed me 😂
Wire snapping... the absolute bane of my existence. I have a 2006 Ford Fairlane and a super common issue is for the indicator stalk wires to snap. Sure enough all of mine had either snapped or were about to snap. I only noticed because my dash lights wouldn't turn on with my headlights. I'm just glad my headlights kept working until I was able to fix it!
Loving all the videos, great yo chill out too.
Crazy as it sounds, it’s worth checking the dealers prices sometimes for parts. They are actually cheaper sometimes.
I ordered a new drainage pipe for my mk7 golf.
eBay £15. Vw direct £5.40
I love the fact you can take the Mick out of yourself rather than cutting it out of the video, it shows you know what entertainment is and don't take yourself seriously. Kudos my brother, keep up the good work. 🤣👌🏿👍🏾😁
That moment when you talk yourself into fault finding a code that wasn't really there ... LOL ... love those moments 😀
In my experience, always, the first job to do with Fabia Mk 1 electronics is to use the scan tool to read and then zero all the faults and then start the engine again and see if the codes re-appear.
I've found that just re-installing the battery after a re-charge is sufficient to generate random error codes - let alone anything like reflected 5G signals. However, I've also found that , sometimes, these apparently random error codes are early signs of later component failure, with real effect.
Had exactly this issue after a lockdown battery re-install this week. Took the thing for a run without doing a scan first. It was obvious , whilst driving on a motorway, that the engine was overfuelling at high RPM - even with my foot off the accelerator and the engine at operating temperature, the car was accelerating up a 1 in 60 hill. On later scanning, VCDS showed an EGR "Excess-flow" error code and error codes for both door modules. After zeroing these, car ran normally after a second run and error codes did not recur. In fact, I'm wondering if there's a bit of water temperature mis-reporting that's at the base of the apparent EGR problem.
Lucky my car pre-dates stop/start, ' cause re-installing the battery or putting in a new one can involve re-coding the ECU - colloquially known as "A right ball-ache".
Brilliant video. Nice to see some cheap fixes that we could all do. James, as ever, very inspirational. Thank you.
nice explanatory video for soldering the cables between doors, thanks!. One like from Czech Republic! :)
Wire soldering solved the problem for a very short time for me. Soon it broke again. Then i replaced a longer pieces (20 cm or so) of all the wires. A lot more work, but it's good now.
"can you believe this guy rebuilt a gearbox" - good on you, it is good to have a humble attitude at times.
Thank you for the smile!
i had a Skoda Fabia and had the same problem, but 5 of my wires had perished. i think its a problem across the board with the wires breaking. cheap cables. had to drill rivets out from speaker because the access is a NONE. thank you for great videos.
Great video. I loved how happy you were in solving the Elec Window fault... YESSS! We're happy for you too. Great Channel 😀
Absolutely awesome vid 👍🏻. I love that sense of achievement when you get things done on a car, test them out for the first time and they work. That wasn’t a bodge job on the parcel shelf, that was genius and resourcefulness at work.
Omg.its got to be a ...we finish at 5 and this car needs pulling off the production line. mine is a 2oo9 .original batterry .same with all suspension all its had since new after covering 125000 miles is a serpentine belt.2 cambelt changes.normal service procedures and tyres.and never shown a fault light on dash .love her never let me down in 14 years ❤
I got one of those. It stays on when engine and belt not on. Same on the similar models to those, ie Ibiza, Polo, etc.
Spline fasteners have become so common on German cars now, it’s just an alternative to Allen keys. They are usually used for safety related situations, airbag stuff, seats, axles, wheel hubs, engine dampeners from what I have seen on VWs, BMW are big on their etorx bolts which I have head break more commonly than regular bolts.
Another good lesson thanks for all the help. Tom
Well done James, its all the little jobs that gives great satisfaction when you fix them yourself.
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I think that the electronics might cleverly assume that, if the engine is running, there must be a driver. :) So, for economy, no driver sensor.
Noticed the same thing on my Qashqai just yesterday, thought it was an issue as light wouldnt go out then the penny dropped lol
@@Keirdo69r now the mistake you made is buying a qashqai
@@benholroyd5221 2nd that absolute stinker of a car
Great video, I always enjoy Škoda content of any kind, this was an inexpensive but effective result, well done James!!.
Lovely Jubbly, a senior moment.
It’ll be MOT’d before you know it. I had the same issue with the wiring loom to the door.
Great job mate another way of fixing the parcel shelf is to use a wooden dowl and give it a paint the same colour as interior bit of a bodge but it's functional lol
Need some silicone grease in those window rubbers.
Had to chuckle regarding the seatbelt light, easily overlooked though.
Great days work there, top job on parcel shelf too
Another great video James hope you are going to do a detailing video on the Skoda keep up the great content👌🏻
Nice to see you back James. Good video 👍
Wd40 the guide seal where glass slides up and down. Will help the glass slide easier.
As long as the belt isn't buckled it will stay lit. Nice spider 🤣
Door electrics are a common failure point, door harnesses aren't expensive 😊
Whilst I dislike dishing out criticism, I've found that the solder repair isn't suitable in this location. Better to use a butt connection and repin the one wire for the main loom connector.
Can we have a full detailing video?
Keep up the good work mate
Very productive video. I have same colour same model car only the difference is TDI... Please tell me how to fix headlights beam adjustment issue
Lovely job m8. Your videos are improving my knowledge abouts cars quite considerably. Please keep uploading the great work
Thanks for not making me bored this weekend
The savage landlord evicts sitting tenant!!!!!! all seriousness its nice when you can fix stuff without costing anything. All the best.
well done james i bet you are chuffed doing the jobs on the skoda great video as always stay safe
Great vid as always mate!
Happy to see you back on a regular basis 👍🏽
Great Fix sort of thing i Would do.My electric window rail broke window went down uneven so i cable tied it back togther and it works.
That face he pulled whilst soldering the wires ... LOL
13:10 it’s definitely a vag problem, big on golfs and a4 too. And tailgates
Superior german engineering eh
@@Stop..carry-on looks like the tape is bound too tight from factory seeing his cables
Glad you kept that clip James, a was in stitches mate. Loving the vids keep it up👌
My Skoda airbag light was on it was a broken wire in rubber in drivers door.Which on scanner said door side impact sensor fault
great, work, i mamaged to fox my focus horn, it worked i think one of the connectors wasnt on properly so only the high tone was sounding, and i have a parkside soldering station and a workzone strippper, so much better than sidecutters, sometimes you dont grip hard enough and dont strip it or too hard and cut the wire
learned so much about my skoda thanks to your videos bud, appreciated a lot thanks man👍👍👍👍
Nice little jobs
Lovely little car, I've had one for a couple years now and have no real complaints. Could use a bit more horsepower but seeing as I'm in stop&go traffic all the time its more than enough for the job.
One thing I will say is if your going to buy one of these change the timing chain as soon as possible, they are known to fail in these cars and cause piston slap. I had to swap the engine out because the previous owner had abused the living hell out of it, the chain was so badly stretched it was actually loose, I'd estimate about 10% longer than a new one, and of course this finally messed up the timing enough to cause a bad case of piston slap, took a chunk out of the piston and bent a valve severely.
Nice one James good luck with the deep clean
The seatbelt warning light on this era of VAG products isn't related to any input from the seat occupancy sensor. It's just an instantaneous read from the switch in the seatbelt buckle, which is by far the easiest way to set that sort of system up. It's how Volvos have done it since the 1970s...
The issue with the broken wiring going into the doors, as you've found here, is very common across all makes of vehicles. As regards Skodas, I know it's common on 2nd generation Fabias and Roomsters as you said, but the rest of them seem to be pretty good, or just too young to tell yet. You can get the same issues on high mileage Octavias, especially those that have been used as taxis, but that seems to be more common in the back doors. A friend of mine has a 2012 Octavia estate with over 300,000 miles on it which has been used more like a company car its' entire life and it's had no issues in that respect. It's probably safe to say that the issue with mk2 Fabias and Roomsters is more of a design fault than a material quality issue...
Another great video, more great content! Love the vids mate, learning a thing or two from watching you! Haha good job 👍🏻
One of my favourite tools is my gas soldering iron,similar to Antex type.
Nice job on the door wiring James, it’s looking good 👍
Very enjoyable video mate has usual you have done a first class job on all those things that needed doing and u showed us a trick how to save money with the repaire on that parcel shelf I love it well done
Phil in stoke
12:55 jheez that was very close😬😬 great informative content as always James, really satisfying stuff👍🏼
Haha! We've all had those brain-farts mate. Really looking forward to the detailing on this Skoda. I had a wire breakage on my E91 Touring where the central locking was intermittent, turns out there was a wire break in the same place, the rubber protector on the tailgate door.
Great video that’s exactly how I soldier my wires and use heat shrink you know it’s safe
Great video, well done with the gearbox! Hope you make a tasty profit on this motor for future projects! Keep up the good work man!
Always eagerly await your vids, you must give loads of confidence to aspiring spannermen saving themselves money Keep up the good work
Clears dtcs “I think this is fixed “
Looking forward to the next one James! 👍🏼
Good work keep it up by far my favourite youtuber keep it real and haven't strayed from your roots of working on your driveway with everyday cars and everyone can relate to 👍👌
Love your honesty with videos show that we are all human and can make mistakes love the content keep up great work.
Check the connection between the plugs coz the wiring gets pulled backwards and forwards so the connection isn’t good 👍
Also silicone spray for the window runners makes them run smoothly
as far as design "features" go, riveted on speaker is my spirit devil.
Hope you get to 100k subs soon. Great content fully explained as always.
another good video James. I do like these type of car tinkering vids. I might have just put a bit of grease or lube on the window mechanism whilst you had the card off though.
Good stuff. Thumbs up from me. Definitely one of the best car channels on here.
Lovely job. Good soldering.
In my experience these things don't get fixed because dealers mechanics can't be arsed to. They only fix the things that appear as a fault code or what the customer reports (If you're lucky and its not a wet Wednesday).
Surely, good professional mechanicing is about fixing everything you find and not giving it a "Stiff ignoring".
I can't understand, given that at least 50% of car components have a digital address within the chassis electronics system, why manufacturers aren't using a single fibre optics with multiplexed digital signal for control electronics combined with infra-red transmitter and receivers to bridge air gaps . . like this door hinge. Then the only copper wiring needed would be the ring power circuits positive side and the take offs - huge potential saving in production cost and definate improvement in reliability and the customer experience.
I can't believe that fibre optics couldn't be made robust enough for use in mobile vehicle wiring . . . one wonders what the control wires in Mr Boston Dynamics dog are made from.
Brilliant videos, keep up the good work!
Job well done buddy
Top class bodgery.
I'm glad you found your mojo for CZcams again.
Always enjoy your vids 👌
Where's the bodging?
@@benholroyd5221 he said himself he thought the parcel shelf idea was a decent bodge. I would have done exactly the same.
Another great content james love the vids keep them coming bud
And well done finding the problem.
Wet n dry the spotlight then polish up. 👍🏻
I commented before the end 😂😂
I had the same happen on my vw , I ended up just putting a nut and bolt through hole sticking out just enough to support shelf , been ok for nearly a year now
great job as always matey!
Yeah my dads Fiesta is the same, if the engine is on it assumes there will be someone in the driving seat to drive it, it’s only the other seats that have to have someone sitting in it to make the light come on
Great work some good fixes 👌