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I’ve just started using the adam’s polishes range which is imported by prestige car care, after scrubbing the tyres with there tyre and rubber cleaner I was amazed how much better they looked then just finished it off with VTR which gives a nice look to the tyre,

Mine does this too, I’ve just had a top end rebuild on mine (cambelt came off) so everything has been checked and even after the rebuild it still does it.

Thanks for the heads up it’s always the way with the cheap parts they always make up for it with the labour

It's probably dirty as the hole in the engine into the dry bell housing of the gearbox is open to the elements. I have previously cured a "faulty" G28 crank sensor on a Golf tdi with some brake cleaner and a long straw cap fitted - turns out it was dirty and not reading the phase ring pro...

So it’s back up and running temporarily although I’ve been told not to go to far in it, it will be going back to the garage on Wednesday hopefully. Any way with regards to the codes it would appear my code reader has been lying to me :(( The AA man only found two codes one of which being the handbra...

Now stopped completely and broken down in Leicester :cry: lost power at the traffic lights which it regained for long enough to pull over then the glow plug light start flashing with warning saying go to the nearest garage unfortunately it died before I could get there and we’re now waiting for the AA

My old Land Rover used to suffer similar problems with the injector harness which is what gave me the idea. I’ve still been using the car as I have no other way to get to work, and I’ve noticed that everything is fine unless I go above 2600 ish rpm by that I mean you can drive the engine hard up to ...

Generic scanners / code readers are sometimes inaccurate with VAG cars as the fault codes are held on a modular level as well as in the ECU. 01650 and 01652 are glow plug faults on cylinders 2 and 4 respectively. 05714 usually refers to something wrong with the Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) but as...

I was coming home tonight and I’ve had this code come up on the scan tool 05714 and last week I had 01650, 05491, 01652 with these coming on together after starting it. With the first code not sure if this is linked but driving home tonight down the dual carriageway about 70ish it seems to cut out f...

Thanks, it was the nkg ones I was looking at

As above really, I’ve had glow plug no. 2 fail and have decided to replace all 4. The only thing is I’ve noticed that some say 4.4v and others are 7v, so which ones do I need or does it not matter as I’m replacing the set?
It’s a 2.o tdi 140 bkp engine

It's now back on the road



Total cost £1275 including vat which included; full replacement cylinder head, VAG timing belt kit, gaskets and head bolts, full service including coolant flush, mot and 2&1/2 weeks car hire.

Small update, I purchased a second hand complete cylinder head on Friday which should be with the garage early next week and fingers crossed be back on the road Friday/Monday :0 Went and had a look at it last Friday and wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, bottom end has two very small mar...

Fingers crossed, he has said he'll do what he can. I'll report back once I have more info

It was a full kit when the belt was done, I've been shown the invoices and I know the garage manager so I believe what he's said and shown me as he didn't need to go to all the effort of finding the invoices and paperwork etc.

Only just realised I hadn't pressed the notification button :oops: Any way thanks for the replies, and I have some news... Cambelt was replaced 3 years ago and has covered 22000 miles, it also looks perfect and hasn't broke or been chewed up :sad: It was the stud that the tensioner bolts to that she...

My B6 estate has just snapped its cambelt 9000 plus miles prematurely, what else will be effected? Is it worth fixing? If I do fix it what sort of money will it cost? Is it worth arguing with the garage I brought it from 11 months ago seeing as they sold it after being fully maintained by them?

Gave it a clean the other day, and decided to get a few photos as it was a nice day :D http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah281/Jack1982R/IMG_1348_zpsx5xadvax.jpg http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah281/Jack1982R/IMG_1349_zpsfe5kckhe.jpg http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah281/Jack1982R/IMG_135...

Just realised I've missed this I only work over the road from there as well

*AJ* wrote:Welcome mate, recognise the car from the DW forum!

Looking good mate! Some nice little updates!

Thanks. I'm guessing I know you too, have you got the blue R36 estate?

Been on here for a few months now and I've just thought I haven't posted any photos yet, so here's my b6 daily driver. It's a 56 plate 2.0 tdi s dsg (140), with 106k on the clock. The plans are a few minor mods mainly to make it easier to live with etc. so don't expect nothing to wild. Some of you m...

Quick update, head unit is now in and working not managed to do the airbag light as I managed to drop my laptop on the way to the car so need to borrow the work laptop next week

Just a bit rusty, must be an age thing. I'm going to have another look in a few days when I've got a bit more time.

Twincam wrote:Take the switched life from a switched live fuse in one of the fuse boxes situated on either side of the cars dashboard.

Where in the country are you?

Thanks, I'm in Market Harborough on the Leicestershire/ Northamptonshire border

Ive figured out where I've gone wrong now, missed off the switched live oops. Just need to figure out a few other bits then it should be good to go