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So just to wrap this problem up it turned out to be an egr valve problem which wasn't too expensive to have replaced and the cars been back in daily use since. This solved the smoking problem but there still is as there has been for many many months an underlying intermittent injector problem. The l...

Yes it was my fear that her loss would be someone else's gain, way of the world I guess, Im no mechanic but I would have loved to have the time to have a go at finding some of those small things but work 7 days a week.

Thanks for the help folks. Yes a 5.5 should have been a better choice for her and probably given the choice of unknown repairs and diagnosis probably getting one now is a better choice than having it fixed. However non of the places who have either seen it or shes talked to with a view to diagnosing...

Hi guys I'm making this enquiry on behalf of a friend, she has an 06 diesel estate she needs very much for work. Which was in daily use until very recently for the past four years. It hasn't started particularly well for a while but has run pretty ok. It has a history of two different injector failu...

New indicator arm purchased and awaiting fitting £23.00 Euro Car Parts.

Bloody clicking is driving me nuts

So thankfully after a massive £189 pants down at the main dealers for the supply of my new crash sensor, its fitted and its happy days with no dash warning lights present. Along with a new temperature sensor and a working temperature guage.. Still havent got the boot opening without the key so thats...

My mechanic got his hands dirty today and did some more scanning and removed the crash sensor which was indeed under the drivers seat. Happiliy it was nice and dry under there. The original scan said 01221 Side airbag Crash Sensor, then when the Sensor was removed and it was scanned again in additio...

So theres definitely a mix of success and failures with these crash sensors. Some people have had success with used parts and some people haven't. I have heard mention of VW needing the chassis no's to order the part even some mention of colour coding as well. However if some people were successful ...

I'm currently under the impression its on the floor underneath the seat I guess the mechanic will see in due course. There seems to be a lot of folks who found used items with matching serial numbers have not worked and theres some talk of colour codes on the sensor as well as the sensor needing to ...

My new 05 Highline estates boot doesnt open unless using the key. Changing the position of the key slot in the boot doesnt make a difference nor is there a slot for the key in the drivers door pocket. (Valet lock? ) Due to broken inner panel clips and other clues its obvious the panel has been off b...

My mechanic tells me my dash recorded fault and light, scan as Drivers side, side crash sensor G1 79 faulty


Does anyone have a part number for this on my new 05 Highline estate, or know the price new from VW please?

Thank You

Thank you Mclee, I dont get much time to search the forum so any help is appreciated

Hi mclee, that would be Nos 4 none of the above

Thanks mclee, I managed to get some time to read up on the forum and it does look like a stalk problem maybe cleaning will do it or more likely a new stalk. Hopefully someone will know of a reasonable priced option that goes the distance? When I tried an ebay replacement relay to try and solve it th...

On my 02 B5.5 estate I have recently started getting excess noise from the indicator relay. Either randomly or after turning the indicator off or it self cancelling there was lots of very rapid excess clicking. This wasn't accompanied by any indicators flashing as far as I could see. Anyway I assume...

I recently bought my third B5.5 estate. I'm a dog walker and use them for work. After looking for a low mileage good example for ages for work reliability either as a second car or as a replacement car I bought a 54 plate Highline with 71k, 2 owners, and some service history including an unconfirmed...

Its a hell of a slow update on this but the problem turned out to be the cheapest easiest it could be, a slowly leaking coolant reservoir cap. Couldn't believe my luck.

Thanks everyone

Just wanted to pop in and do an update say thanks again and get a bit more info please. So I had the drivers door catch module replaced along with a dodgy mirrors switch. so now the dash door open light comes on, the puddle light works and the alarm sounds if I try to exit and leave the lights on. (...

Thanks everyone its getting looked at today and I'm better able to oversee it thanks to your help.

Cheers

Thanks for your reply. Ive also now noticed that the drivers door doesn't bring up the door open warning when its opened on the dash nor does it sound the lights on buzzer when I open the drivers door. Ive also noticed the wing mirrors don't work anymore but obviously might not be related. Does that...

I have two problems with my 5.5 estate perhaps they have the same cause? Firstly the car regularly locks itself when I exit it followed by the alarm going off. Secondly when I leave the car with dogs in it and press the button on the door pillar and lock the car the alarm goes off. Previously this b...

I have an intermittent mostly present knocking when I apply the brakes from the rear of the car a 2001 B5.5 estate. Each application of the brakes causes a single knock, sometimes from the rear left sometimes the rear right sometimes from both almost simultaneously. I had an independent VW garage lo...

I have an intermittent mostly present knocking when I apply the brakes from the rear of the car a 2001 B5.5 estate. Each application of the brakes causes a single knock, sometimes from the rear left sometimes the rear right sometimes from both almost simultaneously. I had an independent VW garage lo...

I have an intermittent mostly present knocking when I apply the brakes from the rear of the car a 2001 B5.5 estate. Each application of the brakes causes a single knock, sometimes from the rear left sometimes the rear right sometimes from both almost simultaneously. I had an independent VW garage lo...

Thanks for all your replies its much appreciated. I guess despite the two garage visits which were very difficult to fit in as I need the car all the time I'm still really non the wiser. The garages having previously having done a pressure test on the system for an hour which showed no problem, they...