UKPassats

Working is a real joy only spoilt by smart bum presenters who believe that they know a great deal more than they actually do! Personally I'm glad that the standard's regarding diy headlamp convertions as almost all are unsatisfactory in either light output or beam pattern, and just for information a...

If you don't know what you're doing take it to your favourite mot centre spend a few quid and get it set up properly.

Beam pattern & light output is checked with approved equipment, and a visual assment is made on the wiring and light colour.
Hid/led lamps are a different colour & easy to spot by an experienced tester, who will figure it out in short order.

As a mot tester I would like to point out a few things. There's now a fail for headlamp bulb/light source and lamp being incompatible. Most led/hid headlamps are required by law to to have a cleaning device ie washer. Hid/led headlamps are required by law to to have a automatic level device. Afterma...

Try having the rear window removed & re sealed

mrderv wrote: ↑Tue Apr 24, 2018 7:58 pm Highly recommended to get the emissions update removed. Did with mine and had no issues since

Where, when & how much? I've got a 1.6 that could do with a bit of extra goooooo!

When I am rich enough to fill my tank the best way is to hold the filler nozzle horizontal then it doesn't click out till it is actually dull if you know what I mean.

As an mot tester I fail at least 3 car's a week with broken springs, this can be on any make or model , I recon that cheaper and thinner metal with added potholes all a factor.

Well this is really giving me the hump, new slave cylinder fitted with new high pressure pipe in case of air ingress & still no real improvement so I bit the bullet new clutch assembly complete with dmf. Guess what , I now have a nice light pedal but now sits about an inch below the level of the...

Thanks for that, there is no sign of any leaks from the slave cylinder, but as it is a 5 speed I will give it a go.

Hi all, I am fail sure that this has probably been talked about before, but here we go again. For a few months I have had to give the clutch pedal a couple of pump's 1st thing in the morning and that will ensure a drive to work & home without any drama. Last week I took the plunge & replaced...

Especially with Kia and their warranty programme... Mind you, they're keen to get your business 8-| Anyone who thinks VW service is poor would be amazed at the staggeringly poor service offered by the local Nissan & Kia dealer's that I have been unfortunate enough to have to deal with.... They ...

The issue of parking brakes that operate on discs releasing is not limited to EPB, as any hot brake disc will shrink when it cools down. Does anyone else know about the Citroen parking brake that operates on the front brakes, that due to more applied effort get hotter than rear brakes, shrink on coo...

EPB is legal for mot IF it works as intended, it has after all been type approved by our EU master's. If you learn the "rules of operation" for the auto hold / epb & figure out how to get the best from these systems I can sure that you will find that these two system's complement each ...

Just remember gent's that a missing dpf will FAIL Mot

Poverty spec mine....

EPB are becoming more popular because they are effective and powerful & can be controlled by an ECU, and hand operated parking brake's do fail with snapping cable's, sticking on or just not having enough effort or stopping power. By having an electric motor acting directly it removes one of the ...

gizmo-98 wrote:

Holophyte wrote:Stay clear completely from a Passat per say. Use your money more wisely and buy something that lasts...a Toyota or Ford or Mazda, or anything else.

a Ford or a Mazda ? seriously ?

Maybe someone who wants to take up welding for a hoby!

Gazwould wrote:Isn't there a free DVLA site you can put any reg in for tax and mot info ?

Yes there is https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/

Can't advise strongly enough against part worn tyres. I see far too many part worn tyres on re-test, part worn = part safe. Part worns are all I used on my previous car,never had an issue with them? A big if, but if the seller sticks to the code of conduct regarding used/part worn then you are redu...

Can't advise strongly enough against part worn tyres.
I see far too many part worn tyres on re-test, part worn = part safe.

Maybe if you tell LV that you are considering a complaint to the ombudsman it may liven up there idea's

Thanks all, I will look around as suggested and hopefully find a decent used one. I too have recently read somewhere that there are to be more stringent checks for the presence of the DPF. I understand that In Germany they plug into the OBD11 to check the ECU as part of their version of the MOT for...

Pollen filter should be changing at least 1 time each year & regass every 2. I am fairly sure that you have to use the on button to make it work.

I guess when you vary from standard you make your own path, I suppose that you could have the front & rear tracking checked to see if it is far from stadard and adjusted accordingly.