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I replaced the broken coil doughnut today.

There was a post on Facebook the other day and one of the replies was recommending the op remove the dpf and that It will make no difference on the mot

I took the pug estate 2.0 110 hdi to download at the weekend, me the wife and a boot load of stuff and 600 miles. I got 54 mpg on the trip computer, worked out on the calculator at 52 mpg. Not as quick or as comfortable as the passat but has cruise control which made the m6 and a50 easier and I felt...

As above my grandfather had one for a while, the passat takes my vote every time I'd even take my ropey 406 estate over one.

Just a quick oil change at just under 130k miles this evening before the rain starts.

Well the new mid section of exhaust turned up yesterday so that today's job, at least it was a nice day for it. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/caprixpack/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_24052018_192555_zpsz9zi5pj9.jpg Anyway here we go. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/caprixpack/Mobile%20Uploads...

J&r seems to be a bit hit and miss some people have no problems some people do. Personally reading the reviews on Google put me off and I bought a new one from GSF, at the moment they can be had for around £100 with code CLUBGSF

https://g.co/kgs/EmvKQ8

Also depends on the tester, some will just do it cold and not care, where I take mine they leave it running from the moment the take it in and wait for it to get up to temperature.

Really? Hadn't thought about that. Even better if it doesn't effect the noise levels.

I've seen that they are well made and double skinned but when the hanger came off it took a fair bit if the outer skin with it and I can see the stainless inner wall. There's nothing really suitable to weld it back onto as the surrounding metal is crusty.

It's already been welded back on previously by the looks of things and not very well.

While out in the b5.5 today I noticed a knocking noise from underneath, so I pulled over and sure enough the exhaust was knocking. The hanger on the centre box had broken off and was swinging around in the breeze. Anyway does anyone have any suggestions on where to get the center box section or what...

I know of a couple of 924 owners who have used their tie rods and have had no problems.

My 924, bought in October 2012.
The passat, bought in June 2015
And the pug, adopted February this year.

Probably best to put it down to personal preference. The pinch bolt is a sod to get off without any form of grease. Personally I used cv/molly lithium based grease because it's all I had at the time, when I came to remove the bolt a year or so later to change the uppers it came out with no hassle.

Suppose us is the biggest market for them, saves shipping them over there I guess.

I thought the x5 was built by bmw in the States.

Sounds like you'd made your mind up before asking the question.
Having been in the same position when buying our passat, I looked at loads probably 10 or more b6 tdi 140 and 170 and only 1 b5.5 tdi 130. Can you guess what I took home with me?

I did wigan and back last night around 250 miles on £30 of diesel. Display said 50.9 mpg and the fuel gauge is just above the red. I was hammering it a bit though.

:- Speaking of dogs, people who pick up and bag their dogs poo then throw the bag back on the floor ~x( You do realise theyre planning to get it on the way back, so as to spend less time carrying it around with them any longer than needs be. No they're not, it's a regular thing round here. The publ...

Speaking of dogs, people who pick up and bag their dogs poo then throw the bag back on the floor

Either way there's no chance it will blow 0.60.

The VIN on my 2005 tdi 130 is 0.60, how can they be so all over the show.

I'm further north near Whitehaven, we moved up hear from Merseyside 3 years ago. To say it was a culture shock an understatement, there just seems to be no rush for anything up here. As for the pot holes some if them are just dangerous you'd think someone had been trying to dig up the road.

You haven't been to western Cumbria have you? It's like the area never progressed past the 40s