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How many of you tow with a lowered estate on 18's?

Im looking at lowering mine but i tow a caravan so want decent quality springs. Im looking at towing to france in the summer so cant have anything poo just incase

Right i think ive found it. The electric heater matrix. There is no codes stored. Ive disconnected it so il see what it does in the morning. Fingers crossed. Il leave it disconnected if it is ok.

None of the above. It literally comes from the left hand dash vent for about 30 seconds when started from cold. Im thinking an aircon temp sensor in the ducting but cant see one. There is nothing else in the heater box. Its not coming from under the bonnet or scuttle. Iv been driving it all day and ...

No one had this?

Right people. I have a 2008 B6 passat. I have a random burning smell coming through the vents. It is an electrical burning smell. Its aircon not climate. Now the weird bit. Its worse through the left hand dash vent and is only there when its been left. Like overnight and goes after about 5 mins and ...

Give them a good soak in wd40 everyday for a week before you do it. Never had a problem getting them out and iv dont loads. Just work the bolt backwards and forwards to loosen it off then tap it out.

Youl need to take it out to get the springs off or its a right pain in the bum.

Got to be the MAF sensor starting to go. These dont show a fault code. It wont be limp home mode if the engine warning lights not on.

Do you know of anyone near you with the same car you could swap some bits off to try?

Coil packs dont always show up. Theres 2 sensors 1 for the gauge and one for the ecu.

VW have a recall on coil packs on ALL of there petrol engines from 98 onwards i have heard aslong as they are vw coils not aftermarket. Might save you some moolah.

I reckon youv got 2 seperate faults there mate. The climate control fan is a seperate fan to the cooling fan. Does your climate not display anything at all?

If its n/s you dont have to take the suspension off. Just undo the hub bolt and pop the cv joint out of the hub. The wind the hub bolt into the end of the shaft and itl draw it off the shaft. Iv done a few o/s ones aswell where ive managed to get the joint out of the hub without taking the arms off.

If the filter is not tight then the pressure will cause it to pour out.

If he didnt remove the seal when he took the old filter off itl never seal. It comes out at quite a rate. He could have over tightened it and split the cooler.

Unplug the MAF and try it. Also have you checked the pump timing? My old passat was a couple of teeth out on the pump. Caused alsorts of trouble.

Did you drive the front ended car so you know the bits are good??

MInes lowred 40mm on apex springs. The springs cost me 80 quid and fitted myself. Havent got a picture but sits nice with 18's on.

Its 8 litres from when the light comes on. I reckon theres about 12 really. Thats from the top of the tank. Most people neck fll up the neck when they fil up aswell. I always go from full to the light and normally 30 or so miles with the light on. poo in the tanks a mith on newer cars. especially di...

I just got a new one from halfwitts for 12 quid and wired it in. perfect radio!!

Definatley sounds like the sendor seal. Mine leaked like a siv when i filled it up becasue the nut holding it all in was loose. Probably the same on yours. If you lift the boot mate, theres a cover on the plastic panel too remove to get top the sender. Take all that off and see if the nuts loose. Th...

Deffo sounds like pump timing is out. Did u use the pin in the pump and block in the cam? Also the mark on the flywheel fo the crank? The crankshafts turn very easy at tdc and are easy to get a tooth out.

Sounds like the water pump is gimped. As said rev it and see if coolant is returning to the tank. They are a plastic impellor on the water pump and they come loose on the shaft so they dont turn. very common but are cambelt off job.

Does it steam up all the time or just when the heaters on hot?

I have had Passat Tdi sport which was lowered on 17 inch nouvalari's. http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/upload/dads%20car.jpg http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/upload/DSC00068_2.JPG sold that as i needed some cash and bought this L reg audi 80 tdi. The wheels cost me nearly as much as the car. This was ...

Nice car there mate. If the splitter etc is the ones in the top picture then put them on they look nice!!

What wheels are they?

I had some ebay cheapies on my old saloon. Came from germany 160 quid delivered for the lot. Theyv been on there 5 years and done 75k. I replaced one lower arm 3 months ago because the ball joint was creaking and that was because the boot was split. It was lowered 40mm on 17s for over a year. I fitt...

Nice and clean. Lower it!!!

They all creak when you get in and out when parked up.

Going to look good that. You need to get them springs on there,

All of that and your not finishing it?!