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well new calipers, disks and pads on the rear and every bleed kit on the market later, the phatshat is back on the road :D :D :D and pulling up nice and smoothlly, but more importantly - when i want it to! got a few favours on this one, meaning that the new calipers only cost me £80 for the pair an...

haha nice one JK! not to do things by halfs eh?! got those wheels on aswell, going to start refurbing them no as i have to wait for parts for my motor, i will get a loada things done to it while i cant drive! the AA are horendous, mind you i dont rate the RAC either! had a ford st24 before the passa...

piston fluid seal had a split in it allowing the aluminium oxide deposists to get into the bore and jam it.

all being cleaned, and soaked over night, and new seals arriving tomorrow

Update: took the wheel off and eventually mannaged to get the caliper off the carrier...was alot of work as the pads were being pushed into the disk as tho the car was under heavy braking. but the piston's movement is very limited, and a jumpy. you can hear it catching on something, so im going to t...

as it says, was on my way home from work in rush hour traffic, coming along Outland Road for those of you who know the Plymouth area, and the car felt very sluggish and bogged down :?: i thought at first it might have been a puncture, but there was no vibration. as i slowed up and pressed the clutch...

welcome along fella! nice motor you got there, and above all else they are amazingly reliable. my dad an F reg one with 228,000on the clock and it NEVER missed a beat! what you got planned for it?

OUCH! thats definatly the end of that engine - sorry to hear it

dont suppose there is any chance you could post some pics of the damage?

certainly is a piece of mind, and its alot cheaper than having the belt go snap while driving! that was the best price by far! sounds alot smoother now without a grindy water pump - ive got to be honest though, i didnt realise it was grinding, it was only after it was replaced, that i noticed tjhe d...

my passat had hit 164,500 miles last week - due for a cambelt change, but looking through the history i couldnt find any record of it being done...so was a bit worried to say they least. rang up Murray VW for a good laugh at the price they'd quote for a cambelt kit, and water pump including fitting,...

That sounds good to me - but i got to say i do like the drives up the motorway, so maybe if we get a few more definates up the line, and they are garentueed to be there, then that might be a possibility?

was good yea! was good to see you again, been a long time! gotta love driving behind you tho, put your toe down on the slip and it was almost time to get the head lights on haha!

i'd been looking at this, and had over looked the sensor ontop of my original intercooler, thinking it would be on the new pipe...i can see now why its only £200...

whats sort of difference does it make to your car when running? you got any pics of the front of your car with it in place?

charlie

ye a bra that fits might be a good bet, but it still looked good i gotta say! on the wheel front, im not sure, i like them...i think they suit the style of the car - real squat like, but as you've got coilovers, you could wind them down if you went any smaller!

what rims you thinking about?

Well a big thank you to those who turned up! was good to meet you all and have a good chat and a bite to eat - even if we never did get our sauces! here are the photos i took today - not a bad selection to be honest! http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo138/Charlie169_2008/SS100030.jpg http://i369.p...

I Know what you mean! mines not blue anymore, its a nice shade of road grime and salt...looks interesting
will see you there mate.

sounds gd to me! im there!

Not a worry Rob, Me and Chris are contemplating trying to make this a regular meet idea, as there isn't much about for us Passat owners so i think it would be good to get a group together - and it always seems to be groups of 106's and Saxo's driving round in massive loud SLOOOOW convoys so lets pla...

lmao sounds like a laugh!!! Will check that I'm free and let you know, will be interesting being in a passat convoy !! :twisted: :lol: my passat is totally unmodified which is a bit gay haha you wont be the only one mate! aside from the dump valve, mines standard! looking at a few things for it tho...

Put/add your names on the list for the meet on March 15th just so we've gota rough idea of who is coming! would be good get a crowd out!

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cheers guys, Chris & Charlie

you can count me in for this one lads! willbe good to meet a few more people...get ideas and stuff!

hey all! my names charlie - 19, based in plymouth and im new to this forum, and have a VW passat 1.8T 20v sport B5 with 162,000 on the clock. be good to here from more people who have passats, particulary you younger ones as most young people are sold to hot hatches and coupes... :shock: hope to see...