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- Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:21 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: injectors
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2579
Re: injectors
Jultsu, you mustn't have seen my post a couple of weeks ago, when a bmw 3.5d left my paltry 175bhp passat in a cloud of black smoke. I was crushed, and all thoughts of bv43 turbos crumbled to dust. I already fitted the fmic and have the exhaust waiting for fitting, but what's the point when perfect...
- Mon Nov 26, 2018 11:05 am
- Forum: INTRODUCTIONS & NEWBIES
- Topic: Bought my first Passat
- Replies: 8
- Views: 632
Re: Bought my first Passat
Welcome to the forum, definitely the best colour
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 11:26 am
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Bonnet release cable snapped
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6322
Re: Bonnet release cable snapped
I'm not going to lie, it was an absolute bitch of a job and non of the crazy methods or suggestions I found on line worked. It involved making my own tool and lots of swearing brute force and a hack saw. I'll go through my project thread and post it up here. Ignore all that I miss read your post, fi...
- Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:15 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: How many miles are you getting from a tank ???
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2030
Re: How many miles are you getting from a tank ???
Got 730 miles out of a 2003 a4 with the 130 awx engine. Did alsager to neoux on one tank.
- Sat Oct 27, 2018 6:54 am
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Suspension arms
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1372
Re: Suspension arms
Personally I'd use lemforder or meyle hd, the latter I used on my b5.5 when I did the arms. I do think a lot of people's troubles come from how they fit them though. If they are fitted and torqued up in the correct manner (suspension loaded up not with it all hanging) the cheap ebay kits should last...
- Sat Oct 20, 2018 1:54 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Engine mounts
- Replies: 1
- Views: 793
Engine mounts
Will these fit my awx
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 1422515759
The listing says they're for the afn but surely there can't be that much difference.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 1422515759
The listing says they're for the afn but surely there can't be that much difference.
- Fri Oct 19, 2018 3:13 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: handbrake cables
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1673
Re: handbrake cables
Mine was fitted with a cheapo aftermarket cable that has started binding up.
- Thu Oct 18, 2018 4:46 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: handbrake cables
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1673
Re: handbrake cables
I've got one sat in the back room waiting to go on
- Sat Oct 13, 2018 5:06 pm
- Forum: B6/CC PASSATS
- Topic: Very high spec car.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2648
Re: Very high spec car.
Must have been bonus week when whoever bought it was ticking options.
- Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:15 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Budget tyres fitted 3A P606
- Replies: 50
- Views: 12107
Re: Budget tyres fitted 3A P606
I've got a couple on the pug, been great so far.
- Tue Oct 02, 2018 7:15 am
- Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
- Topic: Whats your mileage?
- Replies: 779
- Views: 140842
Re: Whats your mileage?
I still find it interesting, although mine needs another 20k adding to it now.
- Sun Sep 23, 2018 2:28 pm
- Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
- Topic: B5.5 Boring and on a Budget!
- Replies: 382
- Views: 36789
Re: B5.5 Boring and on a Budget!
This is how I did mine, but as you say it was only because I knew the top pinch bolt would come out. It had taken me 2 hours of constant heating and whacking and a full can of wd40 to get the bolt out previously, good job it was to replace the upper arms as both joints were shot by the time I'd got ...
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 1:30 pm
- Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
- Topic: Tuning boxes, or not!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2669
Re: Tuning boxes, or not!
Just to add I had a 'tdi tuning' box before I remapped my awx. I was given it as they had sold their passat. I put it on and yes it went better but it smoked like hell when giving it some and gave ridiculous mpg figures, like 65+ mpg. I binned it and put on a map I was sent buy T2000 and the differe...
- Sun Sep 09, 2018 3:37 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Door won't unlock
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2041
Re: Door won't unlock
It is a faff and a bit of a ball ache but the panel can be taken off with the door shut, I had to do it last time mine went.
- Mon Sep 03, 2018 7:07 pm
- Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
- Topic: B7 s4
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1811
B7 s4
Any one have any experience with an audi s4 of the b7 verity? I'm Toying with the idea of getting one, just wondering if any one has any ideas on what to look for, general running cost and any problems they have.
- Thu Aug 23, 2018 9:41 am
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: egr delete/disable better or worse MPG??
- Replies: 54
- Views: 11876
- Thu Aug 23, 2018 8:28 am
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: egr delete/disable better or worse MPG??
- Replies: 54
- Views: 11876
Re: egr delete/disable better or worse MPG??
With thr egr blanked off on out pd 130 I did notice it took longer to warm up but only slightly as in 5 minutes or so in winter.
- Sun Aug 19, 2018 4:09 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: egr delete/disable better or worse MPG??
- Replies: 54
- Views: 11876
- Sat Aug 18, 2018 7:43 am
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: mot
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4280
- Tue Aug 14, 2018 3:09 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Failed smoke acceleration test pre-MOT
- Replies: 51
- Views: 7483
Re: Failed smoke acceleration test pre-MOT
Just had a look at mine and there's no part number printed on it. I'm assuming it comes as part of the cover.
- Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:23 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Failed smoke acceleration test pre-MOT
- Replies: 51
- Views: 7483
Re: Failed smoke acceleration test pre-MOT
Mine is blanked and unplugged but still in place, blew through at 0.51
- Sat Aug 11, 2018 5:09 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Failed smoke acceleration test pre-MOT
- Replies: 51
- Views: 7483
Re: Failed smoke acceleration test pre-MOT
Yeah mine has a rubber cover over the hole.
- Sat Aug 11, 2018 3:01 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Failed smoke acceleration test pre-MOT
- Replies: 51
- Views: 7483
Re: Failed smoke acceleration test pre-MOT
With the standard engine cover fitted you can't see the egr fitted or removed .
- Fri Jul 27, 2018 1:20 pm
- Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
- Topic: My new Passat
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5944
Re: My new Passat
In all fairness my wife said the same thing when we were looking for our passat, and to be honest I agree with her. I hate the things.
- Thu Jul 26, 2018 12:52 pm
- Forum: B6/CC PASSATS
- Topic: New MOT rules regarding dpf (May 2018)
- Replies: 227
- Views: 38050
Re: New MOT rules regarding dpf (May 2018)
Still seeing lot of black smoking cars on the road that should be fails driven by the usual knobbery driving standards. There will still be quite a lot still not due an mot yet, and some that get them done just before the new regs were brought in. But I agree some of the cars you see makes me wonde...