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yep! I can feel it clicking! So it IS a problem with the unit?

ive started getting a clicking from behind the dash. I think it is connected somehow to the indicator flasher unit because after I cancel the indicator is when it occurs. It sounds like the flasher unit when there is a bulb out ( none are!) - a faster click than the indicators themselves make. Any i...

maclee wrote:

missmouse wrote:no sign of any sticker on car or handbook! Im attempting to uupload a photo but not sure if it will work as I am trying to use an ipad to do this!

Not the handbook, the service record book (the one they stamp when the car has been serviced).

Nope! have that with FSH from main dealer!

thanks for that mate - LOL @ the changes to my last post!

ok, here we go!

ah oh fiddlesticks!! it says file is too big! Ill have to get it on my pc first ( bloody Apple poo!)

no sign of any sticker on car or handbook! Im attempting to uupload a photo but not sure if it will work as I am trying to use an ipad to do this!

where is the paint code for a 2005 Passat estate? I tried to do a small paint job on mine ( its a dark met green) & used the aerosol the guy in motor factors sold me but its totally the wrong colour! The can said dragon green & the cap looks identical but whats in the can is deffo not! Mayb...

where is the paint code for a 2005 Passat estate? I tried to do a small paint job on mine ( its a dark met green) & used the aerosol the guy in motor factors sold me but its totally the wrong colour! The can said dragon green & the cap looks identical but whats in the can is deffo not! Maybe...

on a further note: when I undid the old bolt, I managed it easily using only the strong bar & no extension & only hand pressure!

not only is it clicking at its max long before it gets to +180° but I also have a 3' long bar which I put onto a 2' strong bar & I weigh 13st & Im hard pressed to get +110°!! Many others are finding the same BTW! Dare say I could borrow a 3/4" sq drive strong bar & a 6' extension ...

mine has the 14mm bolt which is 85lbft + 180° but if I set my torque wrench to its max ( 250lb) it clicks at about +70° ! so if I had a big enough torque wrench Im guessing it would take the torque to a massive number before it got to + 180° !
( oiled threads here!)

never got mine to the recommended either. like you i put mine at 85lbft +90. and i was a torque wrench and a 3ft scaffolding pole. Was a little concerned, that it wasn't tight enough, but 6 months on, 5000 miles and an MOT pass, (and the driveshaft is still attatched) I'm happy with my effort. yep,...

anyone ever tightened their CV bolt to the "recommended" torque? - on most websites this is supposed to be for the 14mm dia bolt, 85lb ft PLUS 180° I stopped at +90° today as I felt the bolt would have snapped or stripped at + 180°! I would also have probably needed a 6' long extension ...

yes, I changed it a few months ago, wish Id done the alternator then too!

changed my alternator pulley this morning. Thought it would be a dead easy job until I found the alternator bolts were fitted from the front! Took a wee bit of searching about to find the fan & its pulley could be ( had to be!) removed fairly easily to allow the bottom bolt to come out! All back...

oh I know how to do it but its a bit of a faff with all the fasteners that need to be removed, think if i need to do the pulley Ill just remove the alternator - if you use an impact gun to undo the spline nut it doesnt need to be held that tight.
still not sure if this is the cause of the noise tho.

thanks guys. Do you think its l;ikely to be the cause of the noise Im getting? Do these usually cause a lot of noise? I checked it when I did the cam belt in the summer & it was ok then.
The noise actually sounds more like the plastic engine cover rattling - but worse than that!

getting a lot of noise from my engine ( 1.9tdi '05) when idling just now Im told this might be the alternator pulley? ( noise disappears when the idle speed is increased) Ive seen a few vids on how to check it - loosen the belt & jam the alternator & try turning the pulley each way - but is ...

I get the problem with many sites inc this one, Audi addict is another I visit regularly.
I downloadde chrome by just doing a google search in IE ( which was only browser installed)
as I say tho all is normal in Firefox so ill just keep that!

that does change the text size in CERTAIN applications such as web searching but its when I open some webpages the text is tiny! Its deffo Chromes problem cos now Im using firfox & everything is how its meant to be! Id say its a bit like opening some full webpages on a mobile phone - the text is...

calumvw? are you here? Ill try reinstalling

All fixed now - seems chrome wont work properly with win7 which is a pity as i liked chrome! changed to firefox & all behaving normally again! thanks for all the advice!

I dont see "board preferences" in the control panel!

'fraid youve lost me there mate! Im no computer geek so all theose terms mean nothing to me! Are you saying if I abandon chrome & use IE or Firefox thing should be ok? If so why? has Win 7 got the problem cos chrome worked fine on my old Vista machine!