Skoda octavia 1.6 petrol mk 2

[Hixyhicks]

Hello,last try before I get rid of the car .

My Skoda does this .
It's runs for about 10 miles then cuts out ,it won't restart straight away but if I leave it alone for 10 mins it starts and drives normally .
I have changed the battery as I was told it was that ,something to do with the immobiliser ?
I have changed the crankshaft sensor ,that didn't work .
I took it to a garage who replaced the tempreture sensor and then broke down again .I have just got the car back from them and they are saying they can't find the problem .

The Rac have scanned the car and it's showing no codes ,would anyone hazard a guess what's wrong with this ?
I don't want to get rid because it's nice car .
1.6 petrol
65000
Full service history .
Thank you .

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Sounds temperature related.

Does it have a temperature gauge?

 

[Hixyhicks]

Yes, tempreture guage is reading normal and the tempreture sensor was just replaced .

 

[Jurassicspark]

Checked the alternator?

 

[Hixyhicks]

It's been with a garage for 4 days I'm assuming they would off ,can I check it with a multimeter ?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

What happens, if when it stops, you remove the fuel filler cap, and refit it? Does it start now\\\\\\\\/

 

[Hixyhicks]

Hello Harry ,I haven't tried that ,ill give it a go .Could it really be something as simple as that ?
When it stops the engine just stops running ,but 10 mins later it starts again runs for about the same time then stops .

 

[Old Salt]

Some fuel caps have a small vent hole that needs to be clear to let air enter as the fuel is sucked out.

 

[Hixyhicks]

I have just ordered a new one.Thank you all for your replies ,ill let you know how I get on with a new filler cap .

 

[Burnerman]

A fairly typical camshaft position sensor problem (possibly of course).......for the cost, I’d replace that too.
John

 

[Mottie]

My Skoda does this .
It's runs for about 10 miles then cuts out ,it won't restart straight away but if I leave it alone for 10 mins it starts and drives normally .

Had a similar problem on our Golf a few years ago. AA came out, found nothing wrong but the patrolman put my car and the symptoms into the database on a laptop he had in the van and it came up with known faults on similar cars and prompted him to check the ignition/engine relay. Even told him where to find it and what the markings on it were (100 I think). We ran it for a while until it conked out again, gave the relay a tap and away it went again. He had an old standard relay in his spares box that got me home. A new relay from VW cost £9 I think. I would never had found it on my own. Diagnostics didn’t show it up either.

 

[Hixyhicks]

Hello,funnily enough that was the first thing I changed.Maybe I need to look at the connection in the fuse box .

 

[Hixyhicks]

A fairly typical camshaft position sensor problem (possibly of course).......for the cost, I’d replace that too.
John

Is that the sensor on the top of the engine ?bassically above the crankshaft position sensor .

 

[Burnerman]

Yes, that sounds about right.
John

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I have just ordered a new one.Thank you all for your replies ,ill let you know how I get on with a new filler cap .

I wasn't suggesting to just buy a new one, rather that it was something to try, as an easy bit of diagnostics.