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Polly

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Polly

Polly

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It’s a Skoda Octavia 2019 model. There are 4 rear parking sensors and one is bleeping red with nothing behind the car. 
I cleaned it with WD 40, even tried a hairdryer on it. 
This has come on since I jet washed the car last weekend. 
My brother suggested covering it with duck tape, and that has worked as a temporary fix. Any ideas for a more permanent solution? Help? 😘

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Mouldy

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1 hour ago, Polly said:

This has come on since I jet washed the car last weekend. 
My brother suggested covering it with duck tape, and that has worked as a temporary fix. Any ideas for a more permanent solution? Help? 😘

Fairly certain it will be water ingress as the result of pressure washing.  I occasionally get this when I’ve washed my Octavia, but it usually goes away after a couple of hours.  I fear that applying WD40 may have made it worse, but covering it with duct tape will make the sensor believe that there is something there and will not improve the issue.

Skodas are covered by a three year warranty, so going to your local agent would be best.

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floydraser

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This is just one reason I never use a jet wash. The others being the noise, the faff with the electrics and the fact that a normal hose delivers more water quickly. A quick pre-rinse softens any mud which will then come off easy with a brush. 

Jet wash around the engine can also cause belts to slip. I used to have one but binned it as a waste of time.

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32 minutes ago, ranworthbreeze said:

WD40 should never be used on any form of electronics, as already stated it causes more problems than it fixes.

I never knew this stuff existed until I went looking for something to clean the sliding volume controls on an old Bontempi organ:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/wd-40-specialist-contact-cleaner-400ml/92716

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annv

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W D is a dispersonce it just moves the water from a to b widely used in 60's 70's by AA,   R A C and breakdown's on cars, on distributor caps,  plugs etc to get you going and move the problem elsewhere it does have it's uses but not on electric's. John

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