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4a4 just sent you a PM before i read your post. I am sure that i am about to do things the other way round from you, I suspect that after taking off the cam cover and see the amount of carbonised oil in there that changing the pump is a good idea. I did vagcom my car and it didn't come up the code a...

I found this thread and it looks like you can...

http://www.passatworld.com/forums/showt ... p?t=215732

No i am very sure it is the tensioner as it a whiplash sound that is coming from the tensioner area. If you leave the engine to cool down for say 10 minutes and then start it. Then put the engine under load you can here the inlet followers rattle as the chain is slack and the cam timing is off...

Anybody replaced one?

Mine sounds like a diesel at the moment! Planning to just leave the original chain and replace the tensioner unit, its a full front end cam belt off exhaust cam out job to do the chain as well.

Went out today to look at trading my 1999 B5 1.8T sport estate for a newer B5.5 highline and was surprised at the book valve. Car has a full history with 101K on the clock and the trade value was around the £500 mark
The car must be worth more than that if I scrapped it??

Just out side Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.........

Had to dig my MK4 out and defrost it this morning. http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo314/vr6t_photo/DSC00014.jpg When i started it up this the oil temp reading http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo314/vr6t_photo/DSC00013.jpg It was reading -2.3 before i got my phone out to take the pic. When out ...

VR6T Aberdeenshire

As the man says what software you running, at a guess its REVO??

Very good on dip poo on full beam, but look the muts nuts.. 8)

Hi Dave my in laws live in Nairn, will look out for you nxt time i am up I have a red estate 1.8T with angle eyes and its lowered..

PS welcome to UKpassats..

Cool I was sure there was no difference to the fitment between B5 and B5.5

How much fun was it getting the down pipe off the cat??

According to milltek there Passat system will only fit on a post 2000 model or later (b5.5) for the 1.8T. Has anybody had any experience with fitting this system to a B5 1.8T Passat as i have checked the part numbers for the B5.5 and B5 1.8T and from the down pipe back, they are both the same number...

I am into my 4 week off work after having a knee op.....

Can't say i have found it a hardship, back to work next thursday/Friday then off for another 2 weeks for a beach hoilday with the wife and kids

Fitted one of these Newsouth pods yesrterday must say the fit and quality is like OEM

Took about one hour to fit.

mark wrote:try this site. im thinking of getting one for mine. See thread " turbo working ...or not.
http://www.awesome-gti.co.uk/vw%20passa ... erior.html

Anybody know if these will fit an APU engined car??

Here you go original suspension

Eibachs fitted


Sorry for the big pics!!!

Just back from the MOT, past no problem 8)

Went for a spin and i would say the eibach setup is the business...

Mind you I only got to try the sports set after the car had done 68K miles What i did find odd was the original rear shocks had a bump stop which was longer than the new "sports" one i got from VAG.... The fronts were the same. The standard sport shocks are a little soft IMO Aye I'm not af...

rears on and quite happy with the ride quality, miles better that the standard setup... 8)

The new eibach springs don't seem to lower the car any more than some of the B5.5's i have seen on the road. I will post up a before and after pic of the ride height. The standard sport shocks are a little soft IMO, it was like having a 100 mph car with 60 mph suspension. I drove a standard A4 1.8T ...

I got the eibach shocks to match the springs. IIFC its the pro kit, will find out tonight hopfully when a get the rears on. BTW the eibach shocks are made by sachs, its printed on the shock sticker. good effort, nice to hear you did the work yourself :) whats the ride like on the eibachs? have you u...

Well after much deliboration and the fact that my front drivers side spring was broken I have managed to splash the cash and buy some Eibach springs and shocks for the the 1.8T..... Its all true the top pinch bolts are a Bas***d, over 4 hours to do both bolts, drivers side had to be drilled out. Nut...

How many of you guys have a boost gauge fitted to your 1.8T's??

Show me some pic's of you mounting locations..

corsa245 wrote:Cheers everyone, got a few garages to call now for some prices, I'll let you know what I end up with.

Do it your self it only takes 3 to 4 hours i did, you will be surprised how easy it is...