Need advice on who to sue regarding car with damaged engine

Retrogamer

Has the timing belt or any tensioners been replaced since you bought the car?
Does it have FSH?

Usually a timing belt is replaced after so many miles or so many years (whatever comes first)
At what intervals do Skoda recommend yours is changed (mileage & years)

m0bov

Its a timing chain, there is no maintenance on it, should last life of the car. Yes its got FMDSH.

Collabora

m0bov wrote: »

Its a timing chain, there is no maintenance on it, should last life of the car.

Wrong a timing chain does need maintenance . you should google it

Collabora

so no product recall

http://www.driving.co.uk/news/car-clinic-skoda-are-recalling-octavia-1-4-tsi-engines-as-an-owner-should-i-be-worried/

m0bov

Collabora wrote: »

Wrong a timing chain does need maintenance . you should google it

Hi, I have and found nothing. Nothing is mentioned in my handbook either.

m0bov

Collabora wrote: »

so no product recall

http://www.driving.co.uk/news/car-clinic-skoda-are-recalling-octavia-1-4-tsi-engines-as-an-owner-should-i-be-worried/

Mine is the 2.0L TSi.

Spicy_McHaggis

m0bov wrote: »

Mine is the 2.0L TSi.

For a couple of hundred quid I'd still have considered having it looked at.

Didn't someone I think Vauxhall have a problem a few years ago with their timing chains failing due to the oil feeder blocking?

Just because something should last the life of the engine doesn't mean it's maintenance free. One could argue yours has lasted the life of the engine if both are done for. However I would expect that to be more than five years.

Get onto the Skoda forum, you may get more help.

Collabora

m0bov wrote: »

Its a timing chain, there is no maintenance on it, should last life of the [STRIKE]car[/STRIKE] engine. Yes its got FMDSH.

i corrected to the most likely scenario as some cars will outlast their engines

forgotmyname

m0bov wrote: »

Most people get no notice, I noticed a slight rattle a few weeks ago and had it booked in, they wanted it back the following week for further work but it failed a few days before it was due in. The failure happens when you turn the key.

Always puzzles me why people drive a car knowing something is wrong with it, Especially a rattle from the engine.

Although not quite as bad as those that said the oil light came on but they were only a few miles from home so carried on anyway.

Although i do remember one thread where they had the oil light on and had planned to get it checked at the weekend. Intended to use it for 4 days with the oil light on.

Madness.

JJ_Egan

OP needs advice from Trading Standards .