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Patience was what I needed. She's alive again And the midrange misfire has gone

Cheers

Hmm done lots of that and she's having none of it.

IS there anyway to prime the system manually?
schoolboy error on not filling the filter lol

I changed the filter this morning, Fired her up and she idled fine for about 30 seconds then stalled, now she's refusing to start.

I'm guessing there is a load of air in the injectors etc now :( Is there a way to bleed it or is it a case of keep trying to crank every half hour?
I've released all ...

Finding the DBC file(S) for the network would be your best bet....

My PD130 had the ESP faul and EML turn up with Injector 1 going missing etc. A quick reset and all was happy.
Then we noticed if the air temp was between 3 and 10 degC the damn thing would missfire under moderate load (feels like clutch slip but I know its not).

Replaced the In Head Harness and the ...

When we had the october heatwave, after a period of idling stationary P1163 Fuel temp sensor - Open or Short to Plus occured.
I reset it with VCDS and the fault hasnt reappeared, nor has the sensor reading been iffy looking.

I've also noticed the long term average and also short average dropping by ...

Changed the front pads, feels better but the pedal still drops after getting initial pressure up.

Cretins who serviced it last topped the brake fluid up, so when pushing the pistons back the reservoir massively overflowed grrr.

Anyhooo, With the engine off the pedal is rock hard and wont drop ...

Hmm, playing about and reading generic brake diagnosis it would seem that the MC is dying Ah well atleast its a cheap part lol

Got the check pads light coming up on the dash (B5.5 PD130 wagon). The brakes dont feel as great at they did when we got the car, so I have picked up new pads ready to change them tomorrow. Thing is the pedal feels funny, in that pressing it stops the car , but if you come to a stop you can press ...

Does the Passat self bleed? or do I need to remove bleed points etc?

Sprung a leak fron 1/4 the way up on the drivers side... not from the end cap/corners.

Still a very easy job and didnt put the front end in 'service' position either

Its the rad. Hosing out the drivers side.. lovely.


Atleast its a cheap fix

Transmission feels fine, no notchyness or bad noises etc...


Will fill her up and see if it leaks out standing still or running tomorrow

Since weve had the pd130 b5.5 estate its always dropped a little coolant when in use (no loss when standing). Always kept topped up aside from recently when I've not looked at it since November.

Anyhooo, today I get the "STOP check coolant" (or equivalent) message on the dash. No coolant in the ...

As the weather has moved towards the car getting misted up, what settings are 'ideal' on the climate (single zone) unit on a 5.5?

I've tried allsorts and at best I can keep the screen and front sides clear (on econ mode etc), and then all clear with it on auto belting out at max chat...

Hey,

As its got colder I've noticed the damn PD130 wagon is a bit rough/flat when the ambient temp is 10deg or less.

I wait for the GPL to go out before start etc but nothing changes till the engine warms up and all is perky again.

My thoughts are a screwy CTS or iffy glow plugs (it does white ...

lmao, well thats a lot better

oops.....

What the hell is 4.454 stuck in my mind for then hmmm off to convert to find out

So weve done a few tank fulls of derv and the last two have been according to the trip comp(2) 44.xmpg and according to my maths 41.xmpg (the last tank having had a nice long run getting 52.xmpg from MPg(1) )

my maths being
Odo Miles/(Litres to click/4.454)

I know 3mpg dosent seem like much in ...

I did the maths on the last fill.

trip computer claimed 44.4mpg
My calculations = 41.5mpg

I know which I'll trust ;) given I know how trip computer software is gently massaged by the mfrs lol

my 'recent' (read that as a year ago!) purchase from DX hasnt turned up, and they wont refund me as my account as "vanished" from their system too, despite me having pas emails with account details they refuse to accept I placed an order and only recieved half of it etc.

Shifty far eastern company ...

500ma is the low power charge though.....

might aswell make it run the full USB 3.0 power requirements of 5.4Amps lol


Ohh its very very easy :)
take one 5V regulator (like this http://www.rapidonline.com/sku/Electronic-Components/Integrated-Circuits/Voltage-Regulators-Linear/2A-Fixed-voltage ...

You could get one of those 12V to USB adaptors that plug into the cigarette lighter and 'mod' the wiring so you can attach it to the cables inside the dash and then use a USB etension cable to hook it upto a blanked switch plate, then hide everything else inside the dash.

I'll have a look into the ...

Hi we got our B5.5 a month ago and didnt get the Audio manual with it.

I think I've mastered 'most' of the functionality but having a manual would be handy to see what other bits we can use (aside from the TMC of course lol)

Its the Cd/Nav double Din unit with 6cd changer

Mine hisses too... and the car

Ours is dropping water at a moderate/irritating rate. Picked it up 2 weeks ago and of coruse wouldnt notice level dropping a little on a short test drive lol.

Cant seem to see any fluid on the ground/undertray, but there is no white smoke while driving etc either...

I did see a thing on ...