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I get the feeling reading your symptoms that it's more likely to be an ignition switch you need. As for the factory immobiliser, it's built into the ECU and would need programming out by someone who does that sort of thing. I'm fairly sure it has something to do with the immobiliser, the key has a ...

I've a 2ltr petrol estate b4 that recently started cutting out while driving. If I fiddle withe the collar around the ignition barell most of the time it runsagain. It's something to do with the alarm. Any ideas how to bypass or remove it as it's getting to unreliable to use

My trusty tool needs a set of rear shocks but the pair on her are coilovers so can't rebuild them. So after a pair with springs. P reg 2ltr petrol estate
Cheers
Carl

i replaced them about a year ago with a pair that were adjustable in ride height, they worked fine until recently. Trouble is i scrapped the old springs and shocks so i cant just get a pair of shocks for these aftermarket ones. not keen on compressing springs either. that why i was after a complete ...

i'm getting rather sea sick driving my 2ltr estate B4, need a pair of rear shocks with springs
anyone?

Not certain without the engine code*, but all you need to do is to look for the two switches that look identical apart from the colour of their body, and change the white one. (Both will have just 1 wire going to each of them). *They may all be in the same place no matter which engine code you have...

Great advice thank you. Where is the high pressure switch located? There are two by the oil filter and another on the rhs gearbox side near the head.

I've had my B4 estate for about 4 years now, when it's cold and the engine rpm went over 2k the oil pressure light would flash and the buzzer would sound for about 10mins. well just recently it now stays on permanently when the engine goes over 2k. I've disconnected the oil pressure switch and the s...

pair of rear shocks wanted with springs, the cars a 2ltr petrol estate
I'm in Hampshire and can collect
cheers
carl

supergeeman wrote:Myth that oil wears out?..... Think you'll find its called a fact..... Jesus

but not in a gearbox subject to high sliding forces

Alan Gunn wrote:The op has done one by the looks of it.
Didn't mean to upset him honest.

Its just a test, its done 55k miles so far and is running fine. My sprinter has a sealed for life gearbox which has done 200k+ miles
glad it keeps you all amused

Alan Gunn wrote:And what myth would that be then.

oil wearing out

Alan Gunn wrote:Why ????????????????????????????????
Just because the oil is still brown doesn't mean it is still good.

to disprove a myth

I got my Passat 2ltr petrol estate about 3 years ago, it was a barn find, flat tyres full tank of fuel, she started first spin after a jump. sailed through the mot with no advises so I put an lpg conversion on it. 3 mot's later still no advises but I'm trying an experiment, the car had 85k miles on ...

fonzooorooo wrote:Excellent! It's worth joining vagcat so you can find part numbers yourself ;)

tried vagcat just now and it works a treat!
many thanks
carl

its square but I found one at silverlake car breakers so up and running again.
cheers for the offer tho
carl

ignition coil update the vw dealer in Basingstoke gave me the oem part code for the coil so I found this website http://www.germanautopartsdirect.co.uk/ELECTRICAL/c134/p1190/IGNITION-COIL-6N0905104/product_info.html which lists about 100 cars which use it so armed with this list I managed to find on...

well all the breakers in my area don't have one so anyone out there got an genuine ignition coil for a 2ltr petrol?
cheers
carl

hi, my p reg 2ltr petrol Passat estate died on me yesterday, I put a plug in the king lead from the ignition coil, nothing, then checked the 3 pin plug to the ignition coil, 12volts present and cranking the engine with a modern multimeter across ground and trigger I could see the multimeter dancing ...

Seems a reasonable assumption that the switch had been faulty as they do tend to fail. Before you get any further involved in all this it may be worth trying another X relay, (very basically, this is the relay that is operated by the ignition switch). If the contacts of the relay have suffered over...

The plot thickenes... the fault before was the engine would cut out (rev counter dropping to nothing) after about half hours driving, franticaly turning the key on/off seemed to fix the problem hence replacing the switch. so this morning, everything was fine until i got close to work (about 40 minut...

there is a splined collar behind the steering wheel which wouldn't budge so had to pull out the steering column shaft to change the starter switch, bitch of a job! :shock: They come off easy with a bearing puller :???: Rich tried a 2 arm and 3 arm puller, tight as it would go and hitting the end of...

If it's the sane crack as a mk3 golf or a t4 van then the only option is to drop the Steering collum....... yes that's what I did in the end, there is a splined collar behind the steering wheel which wouldn't budge so had to pull out the steering column shaft to change the starter switch, bitch of ...

hi, my p reg 2ltr estate has developed an intermittent problem with the ignition switch, I have a replacement switch body but I was wondering if the switch can be removed without having to take off the steering lock assembly. looking at the new switch it seems to have just one fixing screw holding i...

[quote="j or the timing is off...(if you can check the timing this costs nothing really if you do it yourself)[/quote]

why do you suspect the timing? it doesnt get any hotter than normal