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by Roylewaa
Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:34 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: Weighing up options here, whats is worth??
Replies: 10
Views: 1977

Re: Weighing up options here, whats is worth??

Thanks mate, aside from desperately needing a service it runs well, the little 1.5 runs like a sewing machine

Totally gutless tho, I will miss that about my b5 afn :(
by Roylewaa
Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:15 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: Weighing up options here, whats is worth??
Replies: 10
Views: 1977

Re: Weighing up options here, whats is worth??

Well chaps I'm afraid to say but I sold the passat on sunday night :esm I got in the car Sunday morning and literally just drove it less than a mile and the temp rose up past the halfway mark, so quickly pulled over and when I undid the expansion cap coolant burst everywhere with massive over pressu...
by Roylewaa
Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:47 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: Favorite Music Albums :-
Replies: 8
Views: 17081

Re: Favorite Music Albums :-

I couldn't agree more on the black album, I never tire of listening to it

A few more

Fleetwood Mac - rumours
Prodigy - jilted generation and fat of the land, still go back to these
Poison - poison
by Roylewaa
Sun Mar 04, 2012 3:12 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Opinions wanted - should I just get it done??
Replies: 12
Views: 2356

Re: Opinions wanted - should I just get it done??

Just looking like the waterpump on mine after much head scratching

Out of the 6 mechanics I've had look at mine, all of them bar 1 said it was the waterpump
by Roylewaa
Sat Mar 03, 2012 3:08 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: Favorite Music Albums :-
Replies: 8
Views: 17081

Re: Favorite Music Albums :-

Pink Floyd - Wish you were here, timeless
Pink Floyd - Dark side of the Moon
Puddle of Mudd - Come Clean
Jagged Edge - Fuel for your soul
Skin - Skin

To name a few :esm
by Roylewaa
Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:15 am
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: Weighing up options here, whats is worth??
Replies: 10
Views: 1977

Re: Weighing up options here, whats is worth??

I havent got the heart to start pulling it to bits on the drive :sad:

I just wish it didnt have the problem it does then it would be a no brainer to keep it, built like a tank, big, comfortable, reliable and economical

No car has come close to it in those respects for a long time
by Roylewaa
Fri Mar 02, 2012 11:16 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: Weighing up options here, whats is worth??
Replies: 10
Views: 1977

Weighing up options here, whats is worth??

I'm weighing up a few options here whilst trying to get the money together to get the HG done, basically my mum has offered to pay either all or most towards the work being done which is awesome of her to offer, but I don't like taking that much money off her, as at the end of the day she's a pensio...
by Roylewaa
Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:53 pm
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: B5 2.8 V6 4motion...now Skoda Octavia vRS 24/06/2016
Replies: 250
Views: 4926

Re: Prism's 1999 B5 V6 Syncro

Nice motor mate, you travelled a hell of a way to get it :shock: , Glasgow to Southend, thats about a 800 mile round trip :0
by Roylewaa
Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:48 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Opinions wanted - should I just get it done??
Replies: 12
Views: 2356

Re: Opinions wanted - should I just get it done??

mini_dub wrote:That sound like a fair price to me make sure he replaces all the head bolts and injector bolts as there one use only
Will do mate, cheers :esm
by Roylewaa
Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:04 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: passat 1.9 Tdi newbie help
Replies: 4
Views: 1187

Re: passat 1.9 Tdi newbie help

What year is it mate?, thats the thing that will tell, afaik pd engines were fitted from 2000, mines a 99 B5 tdi 110 and it has an AFN engine never heard of a pdu engine :???: Here's the blurb on VW Diesel engines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Volkswagen_Group_diesel_engines#1.9_R4_TDI_29-81kW
by Roylewaa
Fri Mar 02, 2012 8:34 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Opinions wanted - should I just get it done??
Replies: 12
Views: 2356

Re: Opinions wanted - should I just get it done??

i had same problem with my afn 110 no other symptoms other than venting water from flute under header tank, stumped a few mechanics, had it sniff tested ect, thort ide go cheapest first so i did this header cap header tank thermostat radiator waterpump no change what so ever for about 3 months, unt...
by Roylewaa
Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:04 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: TINT OR NOT TO TINT THATS THE QUESTION ?
Replies: 21
Views: 2035

Re: TINT OR NOT TO TINT THATS THE QUESTION ?

Thats what i'm going for, moreso for my kids in the back seats, the sun glare really gets my litt'l ones back up
by Roylewaa
Fri Mar 02, 2012 11:17 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: TINT OR NOT TO TINT THATS THE QUESTION ?
Replies: 21
Views: 2035

Re: TINT OR NOT TO TINT THATS THE QUESTION ?

torque777 wrote:I've been thinking about this Ian, I am going to lightly tint from b piller back , I think this looks best and not cheap , got the cash now just trying to get a mates mate to do it for me now lol
Thats what i'd go for aswell, How much advertising would be put on the car to have it done?
by Roylewaa
Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:49 pm
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: B5 Passat TDi
Replies: 52
Views: 851

Re: B5 Passat TDi

Top work mate, the stance is superb :esm
by Roylewaa
Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:55 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: What was I thinking?
Replies: 16
Views: 2811

Re: What was I thinking?

Yeah, When it came to the crunch I just could'nt part with it

Might sound weird but ive kind of bonded with the car now and can't imagine anyone else driving it :esm
by Roylewaa
Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:59 pm
Forum: B6/CC PASSATS
Topic: rear speakers not working
Replies: 4
Views: 1181

Re: rear speakers not working

From what I've read on here I don't think the lower spec models have rear speakers fitted

Welcome to the club :esm
by Roylewaa
Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:41 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: What was I thinking?
Replies: 16
Views: 2811

Re: What was I thinking?

Classic :hyst
by Roylewaa
Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:03 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Opinions wanted - should I just get it done??
Replies: 12
Views: 2356

Re: Opinions wanted - should I just get it done??

try changing the header bottle cap first before you go deep into a big repair, :ymapplause: i have seen heads removed from golfs just for a dodgy rubber seal in the bottle cap, ~x( :0 if you are stuck for a head, give me a shout im sure i have a good second hand one in the back of the shed for an A...
by Roylewaa
Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:05 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: theiving scumbags
Replies: 25
Views: 3633

Re: theiving scumbags

Yep, Horsley Hill Cheviot Road to be exact, was a poky little 1 bed flat, lived there 6 months, The worst place ive lived Then moved to Flagg court behind Ocean Road, that wasint much better :sad: handy when I fancied a curry tho :D Lovely area :roll: I then moved to South Stanley for neirly 4 years...
by Roylewaa
Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:52 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: theiving scumbags
Replies: 25
Views: 3633

Re: theiving scumbags

When I lived in South Tynside (South Shields), I had my car broken into 3 times in 1 month, speakers, head unit, glove box rifled through

Scallywags even nicked my favourite mix tape :(
by Roylewaa
Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:50 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Why is there a key hole on the inside of my door?
Replies: 21
Views: 2462

Re: Why is there a key hole on the inside of my door?

to disable the passengerside airbag??
by Roylewaa
Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:46 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Opinions wanted - should I just get it done??
Replies: 12
Views: 2356

Re: Opinions wanted - should I just get it done??

Could'nt agree more, I won't know the condition of the head that's on till it's off :(

Skimming it I can live with, just wondering how common cracked heads are with the afn lump?
by Roylewaa
Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:45 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: What was I thinking?
Replies: 16
Views: 2811

Re: What was I thinking?

Totally agree with the comments I deserve a slap :(
by Roylewaa
Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:47 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Opinions wanted - should I just get it done??
Replies: 12
Views: 2356

Opinions wanted - should I just get it done??

Got put onto a chap who runs his own garage by my bro (he's a good mate of his aswell so bonus) Anyway i'm going to see him tomorrow to arrange getting my cambelt and waterpump done, He does all the jobs for the local taxi lads aswell so can work on Passats in his sleep :D Should I just swallow my b...