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All in it was about £500.., £349 fixed price for the belt kit and £150 for the cam sensor (parts alone), no additional labour for the cam sensor...

That was Caffyns VW in Eastbourne...

Cambelt off job to replace it....
Had mine done (2006 BKP) before christmas... Best price was main dealer and they replaced cambelt/water pump/tensioners at the same time...

Symptoms was no start on a warm engine, started fine when cold.....

If it does need doing, I found VW main dealer was the cheapest recently at £349 fixed price which included the water pump too...

Well, just to update on this... Stereo fitted. All required leads/adaptors were autoleads Pioneer FH-X720BT Fakra aerial adaptor Iso to Quad block adaptor Aerial extension into back of head unit from connecor Fascia panel Had to find a switched live from the cigarette lighter, spliced into this and ...

Hi all,

Just bought a new Pioneer FH-X720BT stereo, along with the fascia, aerial Fakra adaptor and iso lead adaptor....

Going to try and fit it in the week.... Does anyone know if I will need to find and tap into a power source anywhere, or will this be plug and play..?

Cheers all..!

Dave.

Hi all,

Just bought a new Pioneer FH-X720BT stereo, along with the fascia, aerial Fakra adaptor and iso lead adaptor....

Going to try and fit it in the week.... Does anyone know if I will need to find and tap into a power source anywhere, or will this be plug and play..?

Cheers all..!

Dave.

Not sure if i'm the only one on here with a faded top cap for my 6 speed manual gear knob cap, such that you cant see any numbers or the R underneath, just shiny black... Anyway, VW want upwards of £20 and a new knob on ebay is £17+, but loads of cheap ones for the 5 speeds.... Here's what i did i...

I bought one of these .... http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/151680774669 off ebay, its a 6 speed cap for a T5 transporter that i bought for my B6. The whole cap wont fit, but I removed the black top disc from the silver insert from my old one / the T5 one and swapped them over and glued the new one on top, l...

Your steamed up interior is most likely the interior airflow recirculation motor/flap stuck in the closed position, not letting any air in from outside.... Had to change one on a mates Audi A3 before xmas as it was stuck closed. Have a few tries as pressing the recirculation button on your heater pa...

Well to update on this. Got various quotes from back street garages, VW specialists and the VW dealer... VW was the best quote, £349 for cambelt, tensioners and water pump, and £144 for the camshaft sensor, so all in all it came to £493. Some garages were as much as £600???!! Got the car in to t...

Thanks very much for the reply.... The belt was last replaced in 2011 at 75,000, car is now on 115,000... I managed to restart the car once it has cooled down 6 hrs later, drove it home and cleared the code. Drove it again Monday 100 miles on the motorway, switched it off and then restarted it again...

Actual code P0341 CamshFt position sensor (A) circuit bank: range/performance.

Help please..! 2.0 Tdi BKP (140). Can drove fine 1st thing to work, then again at lunchtime. Came back to it and it wont start, just cranking and cranking.... Had the rear seats up and you can hear the fuel pump prime. Plugged in my VAG code reader, getting code P0341.. Camshaft sensor. Is it likely...

I put a genuine VAG egr blanking plate on (with a hole already in it) and it put my dash light on too....
I removed the plate, opened up the hole to 11 or 12 mm and refitted it... Been fine since.....

When you unplug the Maf, the ecu will default to some basic engine parameters and ignore whatever bad sensor/component is causing the issue...

Just unplug it...
Will bring on the eml also tho.... But if it drives better, you've found the problem...

Yes, you have said that previously, but it's at least worth a try...?

Have you disconnected the egr valve yet..????

You know what..? I would love to help people out on this issue, but the problem is that things can go wrong with any car repair and i'd hate to be in a situation where i was faced with sheared bolts etc and not get it all back together without specialist tools...!!! Dave. That said, i'm near Basings...

If you go onto KMB Parts direct website and give them your chassis no. They will tell you if its a gear or chain but as yours is a 2006, then likely its a gear driven.
Mine is gear driven but the hex key was still worn....

I'd suspect a faulty EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) Valve in this case. It opens and closes at varying engine loads within the RPM range that you are experiencing. When i gets dirty and 'coked' up with carbon and oily gunk, the valve doesnt seat properly and will chatter giving the symptoms you've ...

Thanks to those who commented and added advice, i have now replaced the balance shaft and hex key using a KMB item on my car (106,000 miles)... Was a fairly easy task, just had to be methodical, think i got it just in time..! For those who havent had this work done, you're sitting on a ticking time ...

KMB Balance shaft install I'm going to be tackling the task of replacing the Balance shaft and hex drive in my car (just bought the kmb shaft and hex) 2006 2.0 tdi sport (gear drive). Can anyone tell me what spare bolts/seals/circlips i need from VW please..? Ive got: New shaft and hex Oil Filter Ba...

Good afternoon everyone. I have an issue with my 2006 tdi estate. The boot interior light doesnt work, i've checked the bulb and its ok. All of the other interior lights work fine. I've read alot about the B5 and B5.5 CCM issues, but is the B6 affected by the water ingress and subsequent corrosion i...

06 2.0 tdi 140 (BKP) estate Sport, 105k.